Add GSC PAP to Zed Editor

Steps

1. 1

   Open Zed settings

   Cmd/Ctrl + , opens the settings.json file. Zed uses a JSON config, no UI for MCP servers as of writing, you edit the file directly.

2. 2

   Sign in to GSC PAP and copy your token

   Visit gscpap.com → Sign in with Google → grant Search Console + GA4 scopes → copy the bearer token from the connect page.

3. 3

   Add gsc-pap to context_servers and restart Zed

   Add (or extend) the `context_servers` block. Replace YOUR_TOKEN with your bearer. Save the file, restart Zed, then open the AI assistant panel and ask a Search Console question.

   jsonCopy

   {
     "context_servers": {
       "gsc-pap": {
         "transport": {
           "type": "http",
           "url": "https://mcp.gscpap.com/mcp",
           "headers": {
             "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN_HERE"
           }
         }
       }
     }
   }

Common gotchas

• ·Zed's MCP config schema has changed across releases. If `transport.type="http"` isn't accepted, check the Zed docs for the current shape, older versions used a different key name.
• ·Zed reads settings.json on startup only. After edits, fully quit and relaunch (Cmd+Q on macOS).
• ·If the AI panel doesn't show gsc-pap tools, Zed may not have loaded the server. Check Zed → Help → Open Logs for an error line containing `gsc-pap`.