diff --git a/macos/.config/homebrew/Brewfile b/macos/.config/homebrew/Brewfile
index ad788f1..0baf1f4 100644
--- a/macos/.config/homebrew/Brewfile
+++ b/macos/.config/homebrew/Brewfile
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ cask "viscosity"
 cask "visual-studio-code"
 cask "vlc"
 cask "wireshark-app"
+cask "zed"
 
 cask "font-input"
 cask "font-inter"
diff --git a/zed/.config/shell-common/99_zed.sh b/zed/.config/shell-common/99_zed.sh
index 13fa1fb..8ae4e64 100644
--- a/zed/.config/shell-common/99_zed.sh
+++ b/zed/.config/shell-common/99_zed.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 # Zed specific shell configuration
 
-# Detect Zed installation in common locations
-for zed_path in "$HOME/Applications/Zed.app" "/Applications/Zed.app"; do
-    if [ -d "$zed_path" ]; then
-        alias zed="$zed_path/Contents/MacOS/cli"
-        break
-    fi
-done
+# Rather than installing or linking the Zed CLI, we define a function that
+# locates the Zed application and invokes its CLI directly.
+function zed() {
+    for zed_path in "$HOME/Applications/Zed.app" "/Applications/Zed.app"; do
+        if [ -d "$zed_path" ]; then
+            "$zed_path/Contents/MacOS/cli" "$@"
+            return
+        fi
+    done
+    echo "Zed application not found in common locations."
+    return 1
+}
diff --git a/zed/.config/zed/tasks.json b/zed/.config/zed/tasks.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe51488
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zed/.config/zed/tasks.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[]