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ACP Support¶

altimate implements the Agent Communication Protocol (ACP), allowing it to act as a backend for editors and IDEs.

Usage¶

altimate acp

This starts altimate in ACP mode, ready to accept connections from compatible editors.

Editor Configuration¶

Zed¶

Add to your Zed settings:

{
  "language_models": {
    "altimate": {
      "command": ["altimate", "acp"]
    }
  }
}

JetBrains IDEs¶

Configure altimate as an external AI provider in your JetBrains IDE settings.

Neovim¶

Use an ACP-compatible Neovim plugin to connect to altimate:

require("acp").setup({
  command = { "altimate", "acp" }
})

Features¶

ACP mode provides:

  • Model access through your configured providers
  • Tool execution (file operations, search, shell commands)
  • Agent selection and switching
  • Full data engineering tool access