Connecting PF Create to Zed

Difficulty: Moderate — Zed routes remote SSE servers through a local bridge.
Requires: Zed v0.18+, Node.js (for mcp-remote bridge)

Before You Start

• Your pfk_… API key — find it on your account page
• Install the mcp-remote bridge: npm install -g mcp-remote

Why a Bridge?

Zed does not natively pass auth headers for remote SSE servers. The mcp-remote bridge proxies the connection and injects the Authorization header on your behalf.

Config File

Edit ~/.config/zed/settings.json (global) or .zed/settings.json (project) and add or merge the context_servers block:

{
  "context_servers": {
    "pfcreate": {
      "command": {
        "path": "npx",
        "args": [
          "-y",
          "mcp-remote",
          "https://mcp.pfcreate.ca/sse",
          "--header",
          "Authorization: Bearer pfk_YOUR_KEY_HERE"
        ]
      }
    }
  }
}

Activate

1. Replace pfk_YOUR_KEY_HERE with your API key.
2. Restart Zed.
3. Open the Assistant panel — PF Create tools will be listed.

Troubleshooting

mcp-remote not found — Run npm install -g mcp-remote and confirm npx is in your PATH.

Tools not listed — Confirm the settings JSON is valid and restart Zed fully.

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