Windsurf
An AI-native IDE by Codeium that combines a highly collaborative local agent with background cloud agents to autonomously write, test, and deploy code.
What it is
Windsurf is an IDE built to keep developers in flow. It features a local collaborative agent named "Cascade" that deeply understands your actions, and integrates a cloud-based agent named "Devin". Developers can plan work locally and then delegate long-running tasks to background agents via a unified command center.
When you would use it
You use Windsurf when you want an editor that functions as a collaborative workspace, allowing you to hand off time-consuming implementation work to autonomous agents while you focus on higher-level design.
Common operations
- Delegating tedious test coverage generation to a background cloud agent.
- Generating UI code directly by dropping images into the chat.
- Connecting to external services directly via built-in MCP support.