Updated March 27, 2026
Autonomous spec-driven coding agent for complex long-horizon tasks. Runs a structured discovery loop and delivers production-ready PRs.
Windsurf (by Codeium) is an AI-powered IDE that combines copilot-style code completion with agentic multi-file editing capabilities. It features Cascade, a deep context engine that understands your codebase and can autonomously plan and execute multi-step coding tasks. Windsurf supports all major programming languages and provides both inline suggestions and chat-based coding assistance.
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