Windsurf
Overview
Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf, and before that Codeium) is Cognition's agentic code editor. Windsurf was renamed Devin Desktop on June 2, 2026 and shipped as an over-the-air update. Plans, extensions, keybindings, and MCP connections all carried over — no reinstall and no migration wizard.
Key Features
Agent Command Center
The default launch surface changed from the editor canvas to a Kanban-style Agent Command Center. It manages local and cloud agents side by side in one view, and the classic editor experience remains one click away.
Devin Local (formerly Cascade)
The local agent moved from Cascade to Devin Local, with up to 30% better token efficiency, subagent support, and sandboxing, running the same architecture as Devin CLI. The old Cascade agent was retired in July 2026, so any CI pipeline or automation script that invokes Cascade explicitly must be repointed at Devin Local.
SWE-1.6 and Codemaps
Cognition's in-house coding model SWE-1.6 now powers Codemaps — AI-annotated visual maps of code structure. It runs at ~200 tokens/sec on the free tier and up to 950 tokens/sec on paid plans, and is aimed at quickly understanding large monorepos and unfamiliar legacy code.
Third-party agents via ACP
Devin Desktop supports the Agent Client Protocol (ACP), so Codex, Claude Agent, OpenCode, and other ACP-compatible agents run from the same surface.
Pricing
On March 19, 2026 the credit system was retired in favour of daily and weekly quotas, and Pro moved from $15 to $20. Devin Cloud's cloud agents are now reachable from the $20 Pro plan. The June rebrand itself changed no prices.
| Plan | Monthly | Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Limited daily quota |
| Pro | $20 | Standard quotas, Devin Cloud |
| Max | $200 | Highest quotas |
| Teams | $40/user | Centralized billing, team management |
| Enterprise | Contact | SSO, audit, on-prem |
Legacy Windsurf Enterprise plans remain supported.
Typical Uses
- Mapping the structure of a large codebase with Codemaps
- Autonomous multi-file edits via Devin Local
- Running several tasks in parallel from the Agent Command Center
- Driving third-party agents from the same workspace over ACP
Strengths
- ✅ Agent Command Center unifies local and cloud agents
- ✅ Devin Local improves token efficiency and adds subagents
- ✅ Codemaps has no direct competitor equivalent — strong on monorepos and legacy code
- ✅ SWE-1.6 delivers fast agent execution (up to 950 tokens/sec on paid plans)
- ✅ ACP support lets rival agents live in the same editor
- ✅ Self-hosted option still available
Weaknesses
- ❌ The rename plus Cascade's retirement forces rewrites of runbooks and CI config
- ❌ The quota migration raised Pro from $15 to $20
- ❌ Thinner ecosystem and extension layer than Cursor
- ❌ Limited Japanese documentation
Official Resources
- Website: https://devin.ai
- Devin Desktop docs: https://docs.devin.ai/desktop
- Cognition: https://cognition.ai
使いこなし Tips
SNS・コミュニティで共有されている実践的な使い方
- In Windsurf (Devin Desktop)'s Cascade, add a `// turbo` comment above a command to auto-run just that one, or `// turbo-all` anywhere in the workflow file to auto-run every command in it (Source: https://x.com/windsurf_ai/status/1929697293613330515)
- In Windsurf, save your preferred PR description format as a Cascade rule, then just ask Cascade to write a PR description and it follows that format automatically (Source: https://x.com/windsurf_ai/status/1893746108406349826)
- In Windsurf (Devin Desktop)'s Cascade, use the Revert feature to roll back to a previous step's changes — a built-in undo separate from your version control (Source: https://x.com/windsurf_ai/status/1892658688013619346)
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