Windsurf Editor is an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) that leverages AI to enhance the developer’s workflow. Aimed at keeping developers in ‘flow state’, it incorporates an AI agent that interoperates closely with developers, offering a coding experience that feels harmoniously human-centric and AI-enhanced.

The Windsurf Editor is built to work across multiple platforms including Mac, Windows, and Linux.Windsurf reinvents conventional IDEs by using AI in collaborative aspects, behaving both as a Copilot and an Agent.

It introduces ‘Flows’, a system where the developer and AI function in sync, fostering a immersive coding experience.A key feature of the Windsurf editor is ‘Cascade’, a smart tool that offers deep codebase understanding, advanced tools, and real-time recognition of your coding actions.

Cascade creates a robust, seamless, and collaborative coding flow with features such as deep contextual awareness for relevant suggestions, command suggestion and execution, issue detection and debugging, and the ability to pick up your work where you left off.

The Windsurf Editor also provides multi-file editing through context awareness and tool integration, as well as terminal command suggestions and enhanced search tools.An interesting ability of Cascade is its capacity to let you see your website live in the IDE, and allow instant reshaping of any clicked element, providing real-time results.

Additionally, Windsurf integrates with various tools and services/APIs via the Model Context Protocol (MCP).Windsurf Editor also introduces features like in-line code refactoring using natural language, cursor location prediction, advanced code completion suggestions, and elaborate AI settings management.