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Windsurf

Now Devin Desktop, Cognition's agentic IDE.

Windsurf, renamed Devin Desktop by Cognition in June 2026, is an AI-native IDE with an agent manager built in. Devin Local succeeds the Cascade agent as its main local agent.

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What to check before shipping

Windsurf is good at getting a working demo fast. These are the production checks it typically skips.

Secret API Key Exposed in Client Bundle

A sensitive key (Stripe secret, OpenAI, Supabase service role) has a NEXT_PUBLIC_ prefix, so it is inlined into the browser bundle for anyone to read.

No Rate Limiting on Sensitive Endpoints

Authentication, OTP, password reset, and LLM proxy endpoints accept unlimited requests per user, enabling brute force, quota exhaustion, and runaway costs.

For a deeper dive on production readiness specific to Windsurf, see the Windsurf vibe coding guide.

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