zed-logs

Check Zed editor logs for banjo/agent errors. Use when user says "check zed logs", "zed errors", or "what's the zed error".

$ Installer

git clone https://github.com/joelreymont/banjo /tmp/banjo && cp -r /tmp/banjo/.claude/skills/zed-logs ~/.claude/skills/banjo

// tip: Run this command in your terminal to install the skill


name: zed-logs description: Check Zed editor logs for banjo/agent errors. Use when user says "check zed logs", "zed errors", or "what's the zed error".

Zed Logs

Check Zed editor logs for ACP agent issues.

Commands

# Recent agent logs (banjo + errors)
tail -100 ~/Library/Logs/Zed/Zed.log | grep -i -E "(banjo|agent|error)" | tail -30

# All recent logs
tail -50 ~/Library/Logs/Zed/Zed.log

# Follow logs live
tail -f ~/Library/Logs/Zed/Zed.log | grep -i agent

# Clear and watch
: > ~/Library/Logs/Zed/Zed.log && tail -f ~/Library/Logs/Zed/Zed.log

Log Patterns

  • agent stderr: - Output from agent process (banjo logs here)
  • agent_servers::acp - ACP connection handling
  • error(...) - Error from agent
  • info(banjo) - Banjo startup
  • debug(agent) - Request handling

Common Issues

ErrorCauseFix
UnknownFieldMissing field in param structAdd field or ignore_unknown_fields = true
not registeredConfig key mismatchCheck agent_servers key in Zed settings
No outputAgent crashed on startupRun ./zig-out/bin/banjo manually to see error

Zed Config Location

~/.config/zed/settings.json → agent_servers