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Run Lazygit as a Task

Launch lazygit in Zed's terminal for a powerful Git workflow

git intermediate January 20, 2026 · JosephTLyons
#git #terminal #tasks
Run Lazygit as a Task

Love using lazygit for Git operations? You can configure it as a Zed task to launch it directly in the integrated terminal.

Add this to your project’s .zed/tasks.json:

[
  {
    "label": "lazygit",
    "command": "lazygit",
    "use_new_terminal": true
  }
]

Now you can:

  1. Open the command palette (Cmd-Shift-P)
  2. Search for “task: spawn”
  3. Select “lazygit” from the list

Lazygit will launch in a new terminal pane, giving you full access to its TUI for staging, committing, pushing, rebasing, and all other Git operations without leaving Zed.

This works with any terminal-based tool you frequently use - just add it as a task configuration!

Note: Make sure lazygit is installed on your system first: