Windsurf

Windsurf is an AI-native IDE from the team formerly known as Codeium. Its organising idea is flow: staying aware of what you are doing and proposing next steps without being asked each time.

Highlights

• Cascade agent. A multi-step agent that can read files, run commands and fix its own mistakes.
• Deep context tracking. Tracks recent edits and terminal output to reduce repetition.
• Generous free tier. Its in-editor completions have long been available at no cost.
• Enterprise deployment. Self-hosted options and codebase indexing controls.

Worth knowing

The product landscape around it moves fast, and some advanced agent behaviour is still inconsistent on large monorepos.

Best for

Developers who want an agentic editor with a low entry price, and teams that need on-premise deployment.