> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# ZenRows MCP Integration for Zed

> Learn how to set up the ZenRows MCP server in the Zed code editor so your AI assistant can scrape web pages and extract data easily.

## Before You Start

You need:

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  <Card icon="user" href="https://app.zenrows.com/register" title="ZenRows Account">A **ZenRows account**</Card>
  <Card icon="key" href="https://app.zenrows.com/dashboard" title="ZenRows API Key">Your **ZenRows API key**</Card>
</Columns>

<Card icon="code" href="https://nodejs.org/en/download/" title="Node.js">Latest version of **Node.js** installed on your machine</Card>
<Card icon="robot" href="https://zed.dev" title="Zed">**Zed** installed</Card>

## Setup

<Steps>
  <Step title="Step 1: Open the settings file">
    Open the Zed global settings file:

    ```
    ~/.config/zed/settings.json
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Step 2: Add the ZenRows MCP server">
    Add the following block inside your existing settings, replacing `YOUR_ZENROWS_API_KEY` with your actual API key:

    ```json theme={null}
    {
        "context_servers": {
            "zenrows": {
                "command": {
                    "path": "npx",
                    "args": ["-y", "@zenrows/mcp"],
                    "env": {
                        "ZENROWS_API_KEY": "YOUR_ZENROWS_API_KEY"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Step 3: Restart Zed">
    Save the file and restart Zed to load the new configuration.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Start scraping

Ask Zed's AI assistant to scrape a webpage or automate a browser workflow in plain English:

```
Get the product names and prices from https://www.scrapingcourse.com/ecommerce/.
```

```
Scrape https://www.scrapingcourse.com/antibot-bypass using Premium Proxies.
```

```
Fetch https://www.scrapingcourse.com/javascript-rendering/ with JavaScript rendering enabled and return the page as Markdown.
```

```
Open https://scrapingcourse.com/login in a browser, fill in the credentials, click submit, then extract the account details.
```

## Troubleshooting

**The `scrape` tool is not available**

Confirm the `context_servers` block is correctly nested inside `~/.config/zed/settings.json` and the file contains valid JSON. You can validate the JSON syntax at [jsonlint.com](https://jsonlint.com). Then restart Zed.

**Page content is missing or incomplete**

The page likely loads content dynamically. Ask the assistant to enable JavaScript rendering:

```
Scrape https://www.scrapingcourse.com/javascript-rendering/ with `js_render: true`.
```

**Requests return a 403 or bot detection page**

Ask the assistant to use Premium Proxies:

```
Scrape https://www.scrapingcourse.com/antibot-bypass using `premium_proxy: true`.
```

For more troubleshooting options, see the [ZenRows MCP overview](https://docs.zenrows.com/integrations/mcp/mcp-overview#troubleshooting).