Windsurf

About Windsurf

Windsurf Editor, developed by Codeium, is an AI-powered Integrated Development Environment (IDE) that transforms how developers code with AI. At its core is Cascade, a proprietary agentic AI assistant that maintains deep codebase understanding, accesses advanced tools, and tracks all developer actions in real-time to create a seamless collaborative flow. Unlike traditional AI coding assistants that require constant context, Windsurf introduces "flow awareness" – the AI maintains a shared timeline with you, remembering conversations, understanding project evolution, and picking up exactly where you left off. Windsurf's Memory system allows Cascade to persist context across conversations, with both user-generated rules and automatically generated memories that retain important information about your workflow and preferences. The editor features Supercomplete, which goes beyond traditional autocompletion by predicting intent rather than just the next line of code, generating entire functions tailored to your context. With support for Mac, Windows, and Linux, Windsurf integrates MCP support for connecting custom tools and services, offers drag-and-drop image building, terminal command shortcuts, and automatic lint error detection and fixing. The platform supports the latest AI models including proprietary SWE-1.5 which operates up to 13 times faster than competitors, giving developers unprecedented speed and accuracy. Windsurf is designed for developers who want to maintain their flow state while leveraging AI to handle boilerplate, routine tasks, and complex multi-step changes across their codebase.

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