zed-industries/zed
Oct 2025 – Jun 2026
9 Months active
Languages Used
MarkdownRustJSON
Technical Skills
Frontend DevelopmentRustUI/UX Designdocumentationsoftware developmenttechnical writing
Katie Geer
PROFILE
Katie Geer
Over nine months, contributed to the zed-industries/zed repository by delivering 17 features and addressing key user experience challenges across frontend, backend, and documentation. Work included building telemetry instrumentation for agent panels and thread history, revamping the settings UI, and implementing configurable AI integration. Enhanced onboarding through migration guides and clarified trial sign-in benefits, while improving error handling and observability with robust Rust backend development. Leveraged skills in Rust, UI/UX design, and technical writing to standardize documentation, optimize SEO, and streamline performance monitoring. Each change emphasized maintainability, actionable analytics, and reduced support overhead, supporting both developer workflows and end-user adoption.
Overall Statistics
Feature vs Bugs
94%Features
Repository Contributions
33Total
Bugs
1
Commits
33
Features
17
Lines of code
19,348
Activity Months9
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Work History
June 2026
1 Commits • 1 Features
Jun 1, 2026June 2026 (2026-06): Delivered end-to-end telemetry instrumentation for thread history and agent thread imports in the zed repository. Implemented and standardized events: Thread History Viewed and Agent Threads Import Clicked, covering entry points such as buttons, keyboard shortcuts, and onboarding banners to illuminate how users navigate thread history and import flows. Change tracked under commit eb4e2e8c7b822ce74254ca3534ac0e018e41597a. Enforced code quality and testing gates: cargo fmt --check, git diff --check, ./script/clippy -p sidebar, and cargo test -p sidebar. Release Notes: N/A.
1 Commits • 1 Features
Jun 1, 2026June 2026 (2026-06): Delivered end-to-end telemetry instrumentation for thread history and agent thread imports in the zed repository. Implemented and standardized events: Thread History Viewed and Agent Threads Import Clicked, covering entry points such as buttons, keyboard shortcuts, and onboarding banners to illuminate how users navigate thread history and import flows. Change tracked under commit eb4e2e8c7b822ce74254ca3534ac0e018e41597a. Enforced code quality and testing gates: cargo fmt --check, git diff --check, ./script/clippy -p sidebar, and cargo test -p sidebar. Release Notes: N/A.
June 2026
May 2026
1 Commits • 1 Features
May 1, 2026May 2026: Delivered a clarity-focused Trial Sign-In Benefits Disclosure in the zed repo (zed-industries/zed). Removed credit card requirements for trial sign-in and explicitly listed features available during the trial, improving onboarding clarity and reducing potential friction. The change centers on accurate trial-benefit messaging and aligns with product terms.
May 2026
1 Commits • 1 Features
May 1, 2026May 2026: Delivered a clarity-focused Trial Sign-In Benefits Disclosure in the zed repo (zed-industries/zed). Removed credit card requirements for trial sign-in and explicitly listed features available during the trial, improving onboarding clarity and reducing potential friction. The change centers on accurate trial-benefit messaging and aligns with product terms.
April 2026
3 Commits • 2 Features
Apr 1, 2026April 2026 performance summary for zed-industries/zed. The month prioritized UX-driven reliability, observability, and latency analytics across the Agent Panel and application-level telemetry. Delivered two main features with strong business value: (1) Agent Panel UX and Telemetry Enhancements, and (2) Application Window Telemetry and Latency Monitoring. Key work focused on actionable error messaging, robust error handling, and comprehensive telemetry to drive faster issue diagnosis and performance optimization.
3 Commits • 2 Features
Apr 1, 2026April 2026 performance summary for zed-industries/zed. The month prioritized UX-driven reliability, observability, and latency analytics across the Agent Panel and application-level telemetry. Delivered two main features with strong business value: (1) Agent Panel UX and Telemetry Enhancements, and (2) Application Window Telemetry and Latency Monitoring. Key work focused on actionable error messaging, robust error handling, and comprehensive telemetry to drive faster issue diagnosis and performance optimization.
April 2026
March 2026
5 Commits • 2 Features
Mar 1, 2026March 2026 (2026-03) monthly summary for zed-industries/zed. Key features delivered include telemetry and monitoring enhancements for subagent lifecycle and user interactions, featuring five new telemetry events (Subagent Started, Subagent Completed, Subagent Toggled, Subagent Stopped, Subagent Maximized) to improve observability and UX analytics; and comprehensive documentation improvements covering voice/tone guidelines for agent rules, a new Roles page, student plan usage and spend limits, and concrete AI tools usage guidance to boost user understanding and onboarding. SEO readiness was advanced via cross-linking and enhanced tool usage examples in /docs/ai/tools. Major bugs fixed: none identified this month. Overall impact and accomplishments: enhanced observability, better user guidance, and clearer onboarding paths, driving faster issue diagnosis, improved adoption, and stronger search visibility. Technologies/skills demonstrated: telemetry instrumentation, documentation best practices, content strategy and SEO, and cross-team collaboration.”,
March 2026
5 Commits • 2 Features
Mar 1, 2026March 2026 (2026-03) monthly summary for zed-industries/zed. Key features delivered include telemetry and monitoring enhancements for subagent lifecycle and user interactions, featuring five new telemetry events (Subagent Started, Subagent Completed, Subagent Toggled, Subagent Stopped, Subagent Maximized) to improve observability and UX analytics; and comprehensive documentation improvements covering voice/tone guidelines for agent rules, a new Roles page, student plan usage and spend limits, and concrete AI tools usage guidance to boost user understanding and onboarding. SEO readiness was advanced via cross-linking and enhanced tool usage examples in /docs/ai/tools. Major bugs fixed: none identified this month. Overall impact and accomplishments: enhanced observability, better user guidance, and clearer onboarding paths, driving faster issue diagnosis, improved adoption, and stronger search visibility. Technologies/skills demonstrated: telemetry instrumentation, documentation best practices, content strategy and SEO, and cross-team collaboration.”,
February 2026
11 Commits • 5 Features
Feb 1, 2026February 2026 — zed-industries/zed: Delivered configurable Edit Prediction Providers, expanded telemetry/observability, and advanced AI docs/SEO and migration guidance. Focused on business value by enabling configurable prediction providers, actionable UX telemetry for product decisions, improved error and notification observability, and clearer onboarding through docs and migration guidance.
11 Commits • 5 Features
Feb 1, 2026February 2026 — zed-industries/zed: Delivered configurable Edit Prediction Providers, expanded telemetry/observability, and advanced AI docs/SEO and migration guidance. Focused on business value by enabling configurable prediction providers, actionable UX telemetry for product decisions, improved error and notification observability, and clearer onboarding through docs and migration guidance.
February 2026
January 2026
4 Commits • 2 Features
Jan 1, 2026January 2026 performance summary for zed-industries/zed: Delivered telemetry improvements and documentation/Git enhancements, with a clear focus on business value, operability, and maintainability. Key outcomes include more accurate user telemetry, better visibility into agent panel errors, and clearer documentation to accelerate onboarding and product usage.
January 2026
4 Commits • 2 Features
Jan 1, 2026January 2026 performance summary for zed-industries/zed: Delivered telemetry improvements and documentation/Git enhancements, with a clear focus on business value, operability, and maintainability. Key outcomes include more accurate user telemetry, better visibility into agent panel errors, and clearer documentation to accelerate onboarding and product usage.
December 2025
4 Commits • 2 Features
Dec 1, 2025Month: 2025-12. Focused documentation-driven delivery for the Zed repo, with two major features shipped and no reported major bugs fixed in this period. Key outcomes include improved onboarding for migrating users and standardized guidelines for future documentation, enabling faster future updates and cross-team collaboration. What was delivered: - Zed IDE Migration Guides (feature): Comprehensive migration guides for users switching to Zed from VS Code, IntelliJ IDEA, WebStorm, PyCharm, and RustRover. Also established standardized rules for writing future docs. Commit highlights include: - 3d3d124e018148dba7173ecdb968b3189bfe8e89 (docs: Migrate from VS Code (#43438)) - 7098952a1ca229d113a18b08477ee8a5aa663d9 (docs: Migrate from Intellij (#44928)) - ad58f1f68b322e9654c993b6fe32fd35fb091b30 (docs: Add migrate docs for Webstorm / Pycharm / RustRover (#45128)) - Dev Containers Documentation (feature): Documentation detailing how to set up and use Dev Containers within the Zed development environment. Commit: - 081e820c43d9786287c85cf942024aa1adf88695 (docs: Dev container (#44498)) Impact and value: - Business impact: Reduced onboarding time for new Zed users migrating from popular IDEs and streamlined future documentation with a reusable framework, lowering support load and speeding feature adoption. - Technical achievements: High-quality, release-ready docs; cross-repo collaboration (co-authored documentation); established reusable doc guidelines; demonstrated proficiency with repository-wide documentation patterns and containerized development workflows.
4 Commits • 2 Features
Dec 1, 2025Month: 2025-12. Focused documentation-driven delivery for the Zed repo, with two major features shipped and no reported major bugs fixed in this period. Key outcomes include improved onboarding for migrating users and standardized guidelines for future documentation, enabling faster future updates and cross-team collaboration. What was delivered: - Zed IDE Migration Guides (feature): Comprehensive migration guides for users switching to Zed from VS Code, IntelliJ IDEA, WebStorm, PyCharm, and RustRover. Also established standardized rules for writing future docs. Commit highlights include: - 3d3d124e018148dba7173ecdb968b3189bfe8e89 (docs: Migrate from VS Code (#43438)) - 7098952a1ca229d113a18b08477ee8a5aa663d9 (docs: Migrate from Intellij (#44928)) - ad58f1f68b322e9654c993b6fe32fd35fb091b30 (docs: Add migrate docs for Webstorm / Pycharm / RustRover (#45128)) - Dev Containers Documentation (feature): Documentation detailing how to set up and use Dev Containers within the Zed development environment. Commit: - 081e820c43d9786287c85cf942024aa1adf88695 (docs: Dev container (#44498)) Impact and value: - Business impact: Reduced onboarding time for new Zed users migrating from popular IDEs and streamlined future documentation with a reusable framework, lowering support load and speeding feature adoption. - Technical achievements: High-quality, release-ready docs; cross-repo collaboration (co-authored documentation); established reusable doc guidelines; demonstrated proficiency with repository-wide documentation patterns and containerized development workflows.
December 2025
November 2025
1 Commits
Nov 1, 2025Month: 2025-11 — Focused on stabilizing Markdown editing behavior and delivering a reliable user experience in zed. Key change: set the default for removing trailing whitespace on save in Markdown to false to prevent unintended syntax alterations, addressing user-reported edge cases and reducing support overhead. This aligns editor behavior with Markdown semantics, improving reliability and predictability for content authors. Core business value: fewer erroneous edits, lower support cost, and steadier release quality.
November 2025
1 Commits
Nov 1, 2025Month: 2025-11 — Focused on stabilizing Markdown editing behavior and delivering a reliable user experience in zed. Key change: set the default for removing trailing whitespace on save in Markdown to false to prevent unintended syntax alterations, addressing user-reported edge cases and reducing support overhead. This aligns editor behavior with Markdown semantics, improving reliability and predictability for content authors. Core business value: fewer erroneous edits, lower support cost, and steadier release quality.
October 2025
3 Commits • 2 Features
Oct 1, 2025October 2025 highlights for zed: Delivered two major feature areas and improved developer and user experience. 1) Settings UI Revamp and New Search Settings: reorganized settings UI for better navigation, added search-related settings, and removed outdated options. Commits: e11e39f9b481a0b1a6c6a429a30e08b9d3d7cf5c. 2) Documentation Improvements: Windows Support, Install Tips, and Troubleshooting: updated and consolidated installation guidance, Windows-specific details, troubleshooting, uninstall/update sections, and remote development guidance. Commits: 6f97d74ff99bfa23a8a9ee89237282fc4f32404e; b75736568b1ad26ccf95721f8a87213bceb4201e. Impact: improved user onboarding and install reliability across Windows, enhanced remote dev experience, and reduced maintenance debt. Technologies/skills: UI/UX design, documentation engineering, cross-platform support, collaboration and release-note discipline.
3 Commits • 2 Features
Oct 1, 2025October 2025 highlights for zed: Delivered two major feature areas and improved developer and user experience. 1) Settings UI Revamp and New Search Settings: reorganized settings UI for better navigation, added search-related settings, and removed outdated options. Commits: e11e39f9b481a0b1a6c6a429a30e08b9d3d7cf5c. 2) Documentation Improvements: Windows Support, Install Tips, and Troubleshooting: updated and consolidated installation guidance, Windows-specific details, troubleshooting, uninstall/update sections, and remote development guidance. Commits: 6f97d74ff99bfa23a8a9ee89237282fc4f32404e; b75736568b1ad26ccf95721f8a87213bceb4201e. Impact: improved user onboarding and install reliability across Windows, enhanced remote dev experience, and reduced maintenance debt. Technologies/skills: UI/UX design, documentation engineering, cross-platform support, collaboration and release-note discipline.
October 2025
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Quality Metrics
Correctness98.2%
Maintainability93.4%
Architecture94.6%
Performance93.4%
AI Usage40.6%
Skills & Technologies
Programming Languages
JSONMarkdownRust
Technical Skills
AI integrationAPI integrationBackend DevelopmentError HandlingFrontend DevelopmentGitPerformance MonitoringRustRust DevelopmentRust ProgrammingSEOTelemetryTelemetry ImplementationUI developmentUI/UX Design
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