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The agentic AI IDE by Codeium
Windsurf is an AI-powered IDE by Codeium that introduces Cascade, an agentic AI that can autonomously plan and execute complex coding tasks.
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Windsurf is an AI-powered integrated development environment created by Codeium, launched in November 2024. Its standout feature is Cascade, an agentic AI system that can read, write, and execute code across multiple files autonomously. Unlike traditional AI code completion, Windsurf's Cascade maintains awareness of your entire project, can run terminal commands, browse the web, and complete multi-step development tasks end-to-end. It competes directly with Cursor as a next-generation AI IDE.
Cascade agentic AI
Multi-file autonomous editing
Terminal command execution
Web browsing from IDE
Codebase-wide context
Real-time collaboration
Built-in AI chat
Supercomplete inline suggestions
Windsurf founded
by Codeium
Cascade agentic AI
Multi-file autonomous editing
Terminal command execution
Web browsing from IDE
Windsurf today
Active platform with 2+ years of development
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