Windsurf
AI-powered code editor with deep agentic capabilities for autonomous multi-file coding workflows.
Features
- Agentic AI coding with Cascade
- Multi-file context and editing
- Inline completions and chat
- Built on VS Code
- Autonomous multi-step task execution
Windsurf is an AI-first code editor originally created by Codeium and later acquired by OpenAI. Its flagship feature, Cascade, acts as an agentic coding assistant that can reason across your entire codebase, make coordinated multi-file edits, and execute multi-step development tasks autonomously. Built on VS Code, it combines familiar editor ergonomics with deep AI integration.
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