AI: Zed repeatedly shows "These files changed since last read" notifications during normal development workflow

[binarylogic]

Summary

Zed repeatedly shows "These files changed since last read" notifications during normal development workflow

Description

Steps to trigger the problem:

1. Open a project with multiple files in Zed
2. Begin actively editing/refactoring files (creating, modifying, moving functions between files)
3. Use AI assistant features during development workflow
4. Notice frequent interruptions with "These files changed since last read:" notifications

Expected Behavior: File change notifications should only appear when files are modified by external processes or when changes are unexpected/conflicting. During active development sessions, these notifications should be suppressed or batched.

Actual Behavior: Continuous notifications appear saying "These files changed since last read:" followed by a list of files, even when the changes are intentional and part of the current development workflow. These notifications interrupt the development flow and appear even for files being actively edited.

Model Provider Details

• Provider: Anthropic via API key
• Model Name: Claude 4 Sonnet
• Mode: Agent Panel
• Other Details: Occurs during active file editing/refactoring sessions, particularly when using AI assistance for code organization and structure changes

Zed Version and System Specs

Zed 0.190.6 - Mac Studio M4

[binarylogic]

Is there a way to disable file change notifications for the AI Agent? I never need it, and it doesn’t work properly. Along with #32762, this bug makes the agent nearly unusable.

[osyvokon]

#31693 that addresses this issue has been merged today

[binarylogic]

Thank you!