ACP Internals
The ACP adapter wraps Hermes' synchronous in an async JSON RPC stdio server. Key implementation files: Boot flow The Zed ACP Registry path launches the same ada
The ACP adapter wraps Hermes' synchronous in an async JSON-RPC stdio server. Key implementation files: The Zed ACP Registry path launches the same adapter through , pointed at the PyPI release. Stdout is reserved for ACP JSON-RPC transport. Human-readable logs go to stderr. implements the ACP agent protocol. Responsibilities: tracks live ACP sessions. …
What this page covers
- Boot flow
- Major components
- HermesACPAgent
- SessionManager
- Event bridge
- Permission bridge
- Tool rendering helpers
- Session lifecycle
- Cancelation
- Forking
- Provider/auth behavior
- Working directory binding
- Duplicate same-name tool calls
- Approval callback restoration
- Current limitations
- Related files
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