What is Windsurf?

Windsurf is a next-generation AI coding editor built by Codeium, designed to keep developers in a state of creative flow by handling the repetitive and boilerplate-heavy parts of coding automatically. At its core is Cascade, an agentic AI engine that understands your entire codebase context, remembers your preferences, auto-fixes lint errors, executes terminal commands in Turbo mode, and interprets drag-and-drop image inputs to build UI from designs. Trusted by over 1 million developers and 4,000+ enterprise customers, Windsurf writes 94% of code via AI, supports MCP server integrations, and works seamlessly across solo projects, teams, and enterprise environments.

Key Features

Cascade AI AgentCodebase MemoryMCP Server SupportAuto Lint FixingTurbo ModeDrag and Drop Image InputTerminal Command ExecutionPlugin StoreMulti-model SupportContext-aware CompletionsTab AutocompleteLive PreviewsDeploy IntegrationTeam CollaborationEnterprise SSORules EngineContinue My WorkCodebase SearchMulti-file EditingCode Explanation

How to Use Windsurf

1Download Windsurf at windsurf.com/download for macOS, Windows, or Linux

2Open your project folder in the Windsurf editor

3Access Cascade in the sidebar and describe the feature or change you want to make

4Cascade analyzes your codebase, writes code, and applies changes across multiple files

5Review the diff and accept or reject individual changes

6Enable Turbo Mode in settings to let Cascade auto-execute terminal commands

7Drag and drop a design image into Cascade to generate matching UI code

8Add MCP servers in settings to connect Figma, Stripe, GitHub, and other tools

9Use Rules to set persistent preferences for your coding style and framework conventions

✅ Best For

Full-stack developers building complex features across multiple files
Frontend developers converting designs to code using drag-and-drop
Teams needing AI that understands their full codebase context
Enterprises requiring secure, auditable AI coding with SSO
Developers who want an agentic AI that can execute autonomously
Solo founders building MVPs quickly with minimal boilerplate

❌ Not For

Developers needing a pure cloud-based IDE without a local install
Teams primarily working in JetBrains IDEs (Windsurf is VS Code based)
Users needing built-in design tools without MCP setup
Developers who prefer manual control over all code changes

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Pricing

Free$0

✓Light usage quota
✓tab completions
✓Cascade chat
✓previews and deploys

Pro$20/mo

✓Standard daily quota
✓all models
✓priority support
✓Turbo mode

Max$200/mo

✓Maximum daily quota
✓highest-tier models
✓power user access

Teams$40/user/mo

✓Shared quota management
✓admin controls
✓team collaboration

Prompts to Try

Build a complete authentication system with JWT, refresh tokens, and password reset using Next.js and Prisma

Refactor this entire codebase to use TypeScript strict mode and fix all type errors

Add real-time collaborative editing to this React app using WebSockets

Create a REST API with rate limiting, request validation, and Swagger documentation

Use Cases

A solo developer uses Cascade to build an entire SaaS MVP with authentication, dashboard, and payment integration in a weekend by describing each feature in plain English

A frontend engineer drags a Figma screenshot into Cascade and gets matching React components with Tailwind CSS in seconds

An enterprise team connects their GitHub, Figma, and Stripe MCP servers to Windsurf, giving Cascade full context to make cross-service code changes

A developer uses Continue My Work to pick up a multi-file refactor mid-session without re-explaining codebase context to the AI

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