codespace-zed

CLI and menu bar applet for starting or creating GitHub Codespaces and opening them in Zed via SSH remoting.

What it does

1. Authenticates with GitHub via the gh CLI
2. Lets you pick a repository and codespace (interactive TUI with type-ahead filtering)
3. Creates a codespace if none exists
4. Configures SSH and Zed's remote connection settings
5. Launches Zed with the remote workspace

Quick start

# Install with Nix
nix profile install github:linuskendall/zed-spaces-launcher

# Or build from source
go install github.com/ananth/codespace-zed@latest

# Run interactively
codespace-zed

# Or with a named target from config
codespace-zed work

Menu bar applet

The applet provides a system tray icon with quick access to your codespaces, a global hotkey, and lifecycle management (auto-stop, pre-warm).

codespace-zed applet

See Menu Bar Applet for details.