Remove unused --nc flag and nc crate - #55962
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The `nc` crate and `zed --nc <socket>` flag were added in #34577 to let the Claude Code integration spawn the running zed binary as a netcat- style bridge between stdio and a Unix socket for its MCP server. That integration was removed in #37120 in favor of the external `@zed-industries/claude-code-acp` npm package, which dropped the only caller of `--nc`. The flag, its dispatch in `main.rs`, and the `nc` crate itself were left behind and have been unused since. Nothing in the Zed codebase spawns `zed --nc` anymore, so remove the flag and delete the crate. The unrelated `--askpass` netcat bridge (in the `askpass` crate) is unaffected.
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The `nc` crate and `zed --nc <socket>` flag were added in zed-industries#34577 to let the Claude Code integration spawn the running zed binary as a netcat-style bridge between stdio and a Unix socket for its MCP server. That integration was removed in zed-industries#37120 in favor of the external `@agentclientprotocol/claude-agent-acp` npm package, which dropped the only caller of `--nc`. The flag, its dispatch in `main.rs`, and the `nc` crate itself were left behind and have been unused since. Nothing in the Zed codebase spawns `zed --nc` anymore, so remove the flag and delete the crate. The unrelated `--askpass` netcat bridge (in the `askpass` crate) is unaffected. Release Notes: - N/A
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The `nc` crate and `zed --nc <socket>` flag were added in zed-industries#34577 to let the Claude Code integration spawn the running zed binary as a netcat-style bridge between stdio and a Unix socket for its MCP server. That integration was removed in zed-industries#37120 in favor of the external `@agentclientprotocol/claude-agent-acp` npm package, which dropped the only caller of `--nc`. The flag, its dispatch in `main.rs`, and the `nc` crate itself were left behind and have been unused since. Nothing in the Zed codebase spawns `zed --nc` anymore, so remove the flag and delete the crate. The unrelated `--askpass` netcat bridge (in the `askpass` crate) is unaffected. Release Notes: - N/A
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The `nc` crate and `zed --nc <socket>` flag were added in zed-industries#34577 to let the Claude Code integration spawn the running zed binary as a netcat-style bridge between stdio and a Unix socket for its MCP server. That integration was removed in zed-industries#37120 in favor of the external `@agentclientprotocol/claude-agent-acp` npm package, which dropped the only caller of `--nc`. The flag, its dispatch in `main.rs`, and the `nc` crate itself were left behind and have been unused since. Nothing in the Zed codebase spawns `zed --nc` anymore, so remove the flag and delete the crate. The unrelated `--askpass` netcat bridge (in the `askpass` crate) is unaffected. Release Notes: - N/A
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The
nccrate andzed --nc <socket>flag were added in #34577 to let the Claude Code integration spawn the running zed binary as a netcat-style bridge between stdio and a Unix socket for its MCP server.That integration was removed in #37120 in favor of the external
@agentclientprotocol/claude-agent-acpnpm package, which dropped the only caller of--nc. The flag, its dispatch inmain.rs, and thenccrate itself were left behind and have been unused since.Nothing in the Zed codebase spawns
zed --ncanymore, so remove the flag and delete the crate. The unrelated--askpassnetcat bridge (in theaskpasscrate) is unaffected.Release Notes: