Renamed Devin Desktop on 2026-06-02 (verified 2026-09-30)
Cognition (owner since its 2025-07-14 acquisition) shipped the rename as an over-the-air update. Windsurf is now Devin Desktop, described by Cognition as “the next generation of Windsurf”; existing projects, plans and settings carried over. Cognition’s announcement is primary (cognition.com/blog/introducing-devin-desktop); details beyond it come from secondary write-ups. This was “unverified” in the audit’s Appendix A; it is confirmed.
Windsurf Agentic IDE and Co-pilot
Built to keep you in flow state
windsurf Editor is made by codeium
Agentic Cascade and Copilot
MCP support, own IDE and can use different models
Originally credits-based; see the plans under History.
See https://codeium.com/windsurf
History
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2024-11/12: Codeium launches Windsurf (Wave 1); 2025-04-04 Codeium company renamed Windsurf (secondary source).
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2025-07: after a reported OpenAI buyout fell through, Google struck a separate licensing/hiring deal (reported $2.4B) taking the CEO and part of the team into DeepMind; Cognition acquired Windsurf (product, IP, brand, remaining team) on 2025-07-14.
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2026-06-02: rebranded Devin Desktop: Agent Command Center as the default surface for local and cloud agents, Cascade replaced by “Devin Local” (secondary sources; rewritten in Rust per Cognition’s announcement as reported), Spaces for shared context, and Agent Client Protocol (ACP) support so third-party agents (reportedly Claude, Codex, OpenCode) run alongside Devin.
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Plans now follow devin: Free (desktop download with Tab and inline edits), Pro, Max, Teams, Enterprise custom. Current prices: see https://devin.ai/pricing.
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Rules: Devin Desktop reads
.windsurf/rules/,.windsurfrulesand.devin/rules/per Claude Code’s/initmigration list; see also agents-md.
Releases
- 2025-05: Wave 9
- 2025-05: Wave 8
- 2025-04: Wave 7
- 2025-04: Wave 6
- 2025-03: Wave 5
- 2025-03: Wave 4
- 2025-02: Wave 3
- 2025-01: Wave 2
- 2024-12: Wave 1
Sources
- https://cognition.com/blog/introducing-devin-desktop (2026-09-30)
- https://devin.ai/pricing (2026-09-30)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Antigravity (Devin Desktop = former Windsurf; 2026-09-30)
- https://news.creeta.com/en/windsurf-renamed-devin-desktop-2026/ and https://www.itechguides.com/cognition-maker-of-the-ai-coding-agent-devin-acquires-windsurf/ (secondary; 2026-09-30)
- https://code.claude.com/docs/en/memory (rules file locations; 2026-09-30)