zed nightly

flake.nix

@@ -8,13 +8,15 @@
       "https://cache.garnix.io"
       "https://install.determinate.systems"
       "https://noctalia.cachix.org"
+      "https://zed.cachix.org"
     ];
     extra-trusted-public-keys = [
       # "kclejeune:u0sa4anVXC4bKlzEsijdSlLyWVaEkApu6KWyDbbJMkk="
       "kclejeune.cachix.org-1:fOCrECygdFZKbMxHClhiTS6oowOkJ/I/dh9q9b1I4ko="
       "cache.garnix.io:CTFPyKSLcx5RMJKfLo5EEPUObbA78b0YQ2DTCJXqr9g="
       "cache.flakehub.com-3:hJuILl5sVK4iKm86JzgdXW12Y2Hwd5G07qKtHTOcDCM="
       "noctalia.cachix.org-1:pCOR47nnMEo5thcxNDtzWpOxNFQsBRglJzxWPp3dkU4="
+      "zed.cachix.org-1:/pHQ6dpMsAZk2DiP4WCL0p9YDNKWj2Q5FL20bNmw1cU="
     ];
   };
 
@@ -76,6 +78,14 @@
     # once the change is merged.
     noctalia.url = "github:kclejeune/noctalia-shell/kcl/restart-auth-support";
     noctalia.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixos-unstable";
+
+    # Zed editor — pulled from upstream to track the preview channel
+    # (the flake's `default` package is built from main, ahead of the
+    # stable channel in nixpkgs). Follows `nixos-unstable` to match
+    # upstream's own pin (their flake points `nixpkgs` at
+    # `nixos-unstable`), avoiding drift between the channel Zed expects
+    # and the one we hand it.
+    zed.url = "github:zed-industries/zed";
   };
 
   outputs = inputs: inputs.flake-parts.lib.mkFlake { inherit inputs; } (inputs.import-tree ./modules);

modules/home/default.nix

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ in
         flakeCfg.flake.homeModules.tldr
         flakeCfg.flake.homeModules.tmux
         flakeCfg.flake.homeModules.yazi
+        flakeCfg.flake.homeModules.zed-editor
         flakeCfg.flake.homeModules.nixpkgs
       ];
 

modules/home/zed-editor.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+_: {
+  # Linux-only: Zed preview build from the upstream flake input (see
+  # `modules/overlays.nix`). macOS gets Zed via Homebrew cask in
+  # `modules/darwin/brew.nix` ("zed@preview"), so this module no-ops
+  # there. Gated on `desktop.enable` so headless Linux hosts skip it.
+  flake.homeModules.zed-editor =
+    {
+      config,
+      pkgs,
+      lib,
+      ...
+    }:
+    {
+      config = lib.mkIf (config.desktop.enable && pkgs.stdenvNoCC.isLinux) {
+        programs.zed-editor = {
+          enable = true;
+          package = pkgs.zed-preview;
+        };
+      };
+    };
+}

modules/nixos/desktop-base.nix

@@ -288,7 +288,6 @@ in
         pkgs.vscode
         pkgs.yubikey-manager
         pkgs.yubioath-flutter
-        pkgs.zed-editor
         pkgs.zoom-us
 
         # Standalone GNOME apps — usable without gnome-shell. Picked to

modules/overlays.nix

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
         determinate-nixd = inputs.determinate.packages.${system}.default;
         nix = inputs.determinate.inputs.nix.packages.${system}.default;
         nh = inputs.nh.packages.${system}.default;
+        zed-preview = inputs.zed.packages.${system}.default;
 
         # 0.8.0 introduced the Tempo module (clock + weather + calendar);
         # nixpkgs-unstable still has 0.7.0 at this rev. Pin until upstream