Zest

Zest is positioned as an AI coding companion designed to sharpen the AI coding edge for engineers and teams. It integrates directly with popular AI-powered code editors like Cursor and VS Code to analyze coding activity, AI usage, and team performance.

The main use cases include tracking AI vs. coding time, generating automatic standup summaries, sharing effective AI prompts (cheatcodes), and benchmarking team velocity through leaderboards. It aims to help teams ship products faster by optimizing their "Human + AI" workflow and driving organization-wide AI adoption.

The target audience ranges from individual developers (solo) to professional teams and large enterprises looking to standardize AI best practices and improve overall coding productivity.

• AI Standups: Automatically generates daily summaries of coding activity, file changes, PRs, and AI usage without any manual note-taking, providing a clear snapshot of the workday.
• AI Cheatcodes: Allows teams to capture and share winning AI prompts and strategies from real coding sessions, turning top performer tricks into standardized team habits.
• AI Team Leaderboard: Provides a scoreboard to identify top performers, benchmark team velocity, and see which teammates are saving the most time with AI.
• AI Metrics Tracking: Tracks key productivity metrics such as AI Time vs. Coding Time, Agent Usage, and overall Velocity to optimize human and AI collaborative output.
• AI Coach: Offers instant feedback on coding sessions to help improve code quality and avoid repeating inefficient patterns or failed prompts.
• Adoption Analytics: Shows charts detailing who is using AI, how often, and where value is being gained, helping teams drive toward 100% organizational adoption.
• Activity History: Stores coding session history with different retention periods based on the plan (e.g., 3 days, 90 days, or 365 days) for review and analysis.

• Step 1: Sign Up: Create a free account on the Zest website to get started with the Developer plan.
• Step 2: Install Extension: Install the Zest extension in your supported code editor (Cursor, VS Code, or Claude Code).
• Step 3: Connect & Authorize: Connect the extension to your Zest account and authorize it to analyze your coding activity and AI usage.
• Step 4: Code as Usual: Use your AI-powered editor normally; Zest will run in the background, collecting data on your sessions and AI interactions.
• Step 5: Review Insights: Check your Zest dashboard to view AI Standups, metrics, and personalized feedback from the AI Coach.
• Step 6: Share & Collaborate: If on a team plan, share effective AI cheatcodes with teammates and view the team leaderboard to benchmark performance.
• Step 7: Optimize Workflow: Use the insights on blockers and successful strategies to refine your prompts and improve your coding velocity over time.

• Zero-Effort Standups: Eliminates the need for manual daily standup notes by automatically generating accurate summaries from actual coding activity.
• Data-Driven Improvement: Provides concrete metrics on AI efficiency, helping developers understand exactly where they slow down and how to improve.
• Promotes Best Practice Sharing: Facilitates the capture and distribution of effective AI prompts across the team, preventing knowledge silos.
• Focuses on Team & Org Adoption: Goes beyond individual metrics to provide tools (leaderboards, adoption charts) that help entire organizations maximize AI tool usage.
• Seamless Editor Integration: Works natively within the developers' existing workflow in Cursor, VS Code, and Claude Code, requiring no context switching.
• Actionable Feedback: The AI Coach provides instant, contextual feedback aimed at improving code quality and prompt effectiveness in real-time.

• Dedicated Support (Enterprise): Enterprise plan customers receive dedicated support and onboarding assistance.
• Online Resources: Access the FAQ section on the website for answers to common questions.
• Account Registration: Users can get started and access basic platform features by creating an account at the provided registration link.

• Web application — The Zest dashboard is accessible directly in a web browser at app.meetzest.com.
• Editor Extensions — The Zest extension must be installed within supported code editors like Cursor, VS Code, or Claude Code. Installation is typically done via the editor's marketplace or extension manager.