- Download Windsurf — Get it at codeium.com/windsurf. Free tier available.
- Sign in with Codeium — Create or use an existing Codeium account to activate AI features.
- Open Cascade — Click the Cascade icon or press Ctrl+L. This is Windsurf's AI agent panel.
- Give Cascade a task — Describe what you want to build or fix. Cascade reads files, writes code, runs commands, and iterates.
- Review and accept changes — Cascade shows diffs for each file change. Accept individually or all at once.
Windsurf
by Codeium
An AI IDE with "Cascade" — an agentic AI that can browse the web, run terminal commands, and autonomously complete coding tasks. Built on VS Code.
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