Windsurf Changelog

Windsurf 1.0.2

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Windsurf Launch

Windsurf General Release!
Chat with Cascade, Codeium’s full repo-aware chat with ability to make multi-file edits
Blazing fast Autocomplete, with fast mode
Supercomplete, a new modality that predicts next intent
Command, with a brand new UX, with an ability to do larger file diffs and modifications

Windsurf 1.0.3

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Improvements & fixes

Minor fixes to Cascade

Windsurf 1.0.4

Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Cascade Explain & Fix Problem

Explain & fix problem

Cascade will attempt to fix issues in the codebase
Option appears on hover of the issue

Import from Cursor

Import settings and extensions
Available via Command Palette or Reset Onboarding

New keybindings

Keybinding for accept all active diffs in a file (⌘/Ctrl + ⏎ by default)
Keybinding to reject all active diffs in a file (⌘/Ctrl + ⌫ by default)
⌘/ctrl + shift + L open new conversation in Cascade. It also copies selected terminal / editor text to new conversation

Improved Command

Improved Command experience in Jupyter notebooks

Improved diff views

Removes diffs in deleted files by Cascade
Clearer cursor indication that text in a deleted text diff is selectable

Misc

Windsurf quick settings dismisses when clicking outside the panel
Increased visibility of elements on onboarding for certain themes
Fixed minor layout issues
Added button to join Discord community
Increased stability of Cascade panel over SSH
Files edited / created by Cascade will automatically open in the background. If there is no active editor, then the first edited / created file will open as current active editor
Added a link to changelog in the title bar dropdown menu. Also added changelog nudge on title bar, which will show after user updated the version

Windsurf 1.0.5

Wed, 27 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Image Upload

Upload Images to Cascade

Cascade now supports uploading images on premium models
Ask Cascade to build or tweak UI on image upload

New keybindings

Keybindings to navigate between changes in a Cascade diff (⌥/Alt + j and ⌥/Alt + k by default)
Keybindings to navigate between files with Cascade diffs (⌥/Alt + h and ⌥/Alt + l by default)

Misc

Cascade panel open diff button now opens to the first change in the file
Added option to control whether Cascade automatically opens created / edited files (enabled by default)
Fixed minor autocomplete settings issues that affected some users
New quick settings panel UI

Windsurf 1.0.6

Fri, 06 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Usage Transparency

Usage Transparency and Pricing

Rolling out updated usage and pricing system for Windsurf. Seepricingfor details
Quick settings panel now additionally shows current plan usage, with information on trial expiry, next refresh cycle, and links to upgrade
Introduction of new "Legacy Chat" mode in Cascade that activates when users run out of Flow Credits. This mode is limited compared to Cascade's normal capabilities, but does not require any Flow Credits to use
View Cascade usage in the settings panel. Learn more about viewing Cascade usagehere.

Cascade Image Uploads

Cascade image uploads are no longer limited to 1MB

Improved Language support for Python

Added feature-rich language support for Python with Windsurf Pyright. Windsurf Pyright is a Pylance alternative

Misc

Importing from other VS Code-based IDEs now imports snippets alongside settings
AI-related Keybindings can be viewed and configured in the quick settings panel
Added clearer error messages and debug handling for users experiencing auth issues

Windsurf 1.0.7

Sat, 07 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Patch Fixes

Misc

Fixes for some crashes for some users
Fixed bug where changing Cascade models would toggle the mode to Chat only

Windsurf 1.1.0

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Cascade Memories

Cascade Memories

You can configure rules for Cascade Memories to follow. For example, you can use rules to specify if you want Cascade to respond in a certain language, communicate in a specific style, or use a specific API
Rules can be found in the Windsurf Quick Settings panel by clicking on "Windsurf Settings" on the status bar
Global rules are rules that will be applied to Cascade in all workspaces
Workspace rules are rules that will be applied to Cascade in the current workspace
More information can be found on ourdocs.

Cascade Auto Run Commands

Cascade can now automatically detect to run certain terminal commands if it deems safe to do. This option is checked off by default and can be enabled in the Settings page, accessible in the top right dropdown. This only affects Cascade responses by premium models
Supports an allow list and deny list of commands for Cascade to run. Allow list always accept the command and deny list always requests for permission to run a command.
More information can be found on ourdocs.

Extensions

WSL support is now in beta
Bug fixes and improvements to devcontainer support, notably on Mac
Updates to Windsurf Pyright

Misc

Added Cascade undo/redo for full-file accept/reject and workspace-wide accept/reject all
One-time check to install Windsurf Pyright if Python found

Windsurf 1.1.1

Thu, 19 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Quick Updates

Product Improvements

Added a "Send to Cascade" button in the Problems tab
Autocomplete and supercomplete show up regardless of intellisense.
You can now see your plan on the Status Bar, with usage information on mouse hover
Improvements to the onboarding flow
Ability to download Windsurf Logs to help with support tickets

Fixes

Fixed a bug for Cascade unable to apply its proposed code edits in chat mode on Windows
Fixes autocomplete speed slowdowns affecting some users
Bug fixes and stability improvements

Windsurf 1.1.2

Sun, 22 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Patch Fixes

Fixes

Fixed text wrapping layout bugs in Cascade
Fixed a bug where "Show Logs" did not read the correct path

Windsurf 1.1.3

Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Patch Fixes

Fixes

Fixed Cascade's Chat Mode sometimes not giving an "Apply" button
Dev Container Stability Improvements
Some Fixes for Cascade Flow Actions on Windows users

Windsurf 1.2.1

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Cascade Memories, Web Search and Docs

Web and Docs Search

Cascade can now search the web! There are a couple of ways to use this:Automatically: Simply ask a query that needs a live internet search and Cascade will trigger web search automatically.URL Input: Paste in a URL and Cascade will use your URL as context (works well with blog posts, docs, articles, public GitHub files, etc.).@web: If you prefer to explicitly ask Cascade to search the web, use the@webcommand.@docs: Cascade can search through some popular documentation sites, including Windsurf's own help docs!
Automatically: Simply ask a query that needs a live internet search and Cascade will trigger web search automatically.
URL Input: Paste in a URL and Cascade will use your URL as context (works well with blog posts, docs, articles, public GitHub files, etc.).
@web: If you prefer to explicitly ask Cascade to search the web, use the@webcommand.
@docs: Cascade can search through some popular documentation sites, including Windsurf's own help docs!
Web tools like search and URL reading can be enabled and disabled via the Windsurf Settings panel in the bottom right of your status bar.
A web search is 1 flow action credit and the resulting URL page reads are additional credits.

Cascade Auto-Generated Memories

Cascade can now automatically generate memories to retain context between conversations
You can prompt Cascade to create a memory at any time if you want it to remember key context
Memories are visible in the Memories Panel, which is accessible when Cascade makes a memory or through the command palette
Memories can be deleted from the Memories Panel
Memories do not cost any flow action credits to generate

Improvements to Dev Container Support (Beta)

Dev Container support for Windows is now in beta
UI T...

Windsurf 1.2.2

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Quick Updates

Improvements

Cascade Web search now includes the website description and uses page rank to determine relevance
Improvements to Cascade Auto-Generated Memories (Beta)

Fixes

Fixed input lag in long Cascade conversations
Increased precision when Cascade makes code edits
Fixed issues around Cascade edits with .gitignore files
Fixed Tab to Jump Quick Setting configuration

Windsurf 1.2.4

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

New Models: DeepSeek-R1, DeepSeek-V3 and o3-mini

Models

Cascade now has new premium models available: DeepSeek-R1, Deepseek-V3 and o3-miniDeepseek-V3 and Deepseek-R1 are available to users on Pro and Pro Ultimate PlansDeepseek-V3 takes 0.25 user prompt credits on every message and 0.25 flow action credits on each tool callDeepSeek-R1 takes 0.5 user prompt credits on every message and 0.5 flow action credits on each tool callo3-mini is available to all users on paid planso3-mini takes 1 user prompt credit on every message and 1 flow action credit on each tool call
Deepseek-V3 and Deepseek-R1 are available to users on Pro and Pro Ultimate Plans
Deepseek-V3 takes 0.25 user prompt credits on every message and 0.25 flow action credits on each tool call
DeepSeek-R1 takes 0.5 user prompt credits on every message and 0.5 flow action credits on each tool call
o3-mini is available to all users on paid plans
o3-mini takes 1 user prompt credit on every message and 1 flow action credit on each tool call

Fixes

Further fixes to input lag in long Cascade conversations
Fixed a bug where Cascade panel would always open on reload, even if the user disabled it in their settings
@docshas more options to choose from
Fixed Tab to Jump Quick Setting configuration
Added support for drag and drop images into Cascade

Windsurf 1.2.5

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Patch Fixes

Fixes

Fixed tool calls errors, specifically around invalid tool calls by the model
Fixed Web Search setting unavailable message option

New Models

Cascade now has a new premium model available: Gemini 2.0 FlashGemini 2.0 Flash takes 0.25 user prompt credits on every message and 0.25 flow action credits on each tool call
Gemini 2.0 Flash takes 0.25 user prompt credits on every message and 0.25 flow action credits on each tool call

Windsurf 1.2.6

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Patch Fixes

Fixes

Fixed issues with partial credits when transitioning to flex credits

Windsurf 1.3.3

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Model Context Protocol, Custom App Icons, and Tab to Jump

Model Context Protocol

Cascade now supports Model Context Protocol (MCP)
You can setup your Cascade conversation to make tool calls to user-configured MCP servers
You can setup MCP by clicking on the hammer in the Cascade input tool bar
Available to all individual plans
Every MCP tool call costs one flow action credit, regardless of the execution result

New Customizable App Icons

You can now change Windsurf's App Icon (Beta & Mac Only)
Paying users can choose between Classic, Blueprint, Hand-drawn, and Valentine options
Updates across entire operating-system, though a restart is required for a system-wide change to take effect
Available to all paid user plans
Customization coming to Windows and Linux soon

Improvements to Completions

Fully releasing Tab to Jump, an enhanced editor experience that predicts the location of your next edit and navigates you there with a tab keypress
Background predictive completions for improved latencies
Performance and quality improvements for supercomplete and autocomplete

Cascade Turbo Mode

Cascade has a revamped "Turbo Mode" that allows Cascade to auto-execute terminal commands, unless specified in deny-list
Available to all individual plans

Cascade Drag and Drop Image Support

Cascade now allows you to drag and drop images into Cascade
Works from system files or screenshots

Credit Visibility

Cascade now shows many credits an action took.
You can see the number of credits consumed by mouse hovering over the completed action in Cascade.

Misc

Fixes to some bugs in Cascade terminal commands.
Comm...

Windsurf 1.3.4

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Patch Fixes

Fixes

Some fixes for Cascade write tools
Fixes some bugs around user message cancellation
Fixes around enabling Cascade Base when low on credits
Catches some error cases around auth entry login and surfaces error message to user

Windsurf 1.3.9

Tue, 25 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Claude 3.7

New Cascade Models

Cascade now has a new premium model available: Claude 3.7 SonnetTakes 1.0 user prompt credits on every message and 1.0 flow action credits on each tool callSupport for Claude 3.7 Sonnet ships with Thinking, with a 1.5x multiplier on credit cost.
Takes 1.0 user prompt credits on every message and 1.0 flow action credits on each tool call
Support for Claude 3.7 Sonnet ships with Thinking, with a 1.5x multiplier on credit cost.
[ROLLING] Cascade supports GPT-4.5 as a beta modelDue to costs, rate limits, and quality from early testing, we will be rolling it out to users incrementally.
Due to costs, rate limits, and quality from early testing, we will be rolling it out to users incrementally.

Windsurf 1.3.10

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Patch Fixes

Patch Fixes

Improvements for Cascade credit usage for Claude 3.7 Sonnet
Once updating, try running all future credits in a new conversation
MCP fixes for incorrectly formatted MCP tools in JSON
Better MCP Error Handling
Fixes for some App Icon issues for Mac users
Option for Cascade to view / edit .gitignore files

Windsurf 1.3.11

Mon, 03 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Patch Fixes

Fixes crashes due to permissions errors on Ubuntu 24.04

Windsurf 1.4.3

Wed, 05 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Windsurf Previews, Auto-Linter, and new MCP servers

Windsurf Previews (Beta)

Cascade will now let you preview locally run websites in your IDE or in your browser.
You can select React and HTML element(s) within the preview to send to Cascade as context.
This context will be included in your Cascade conversation so you no longer need to copy-paste or send screenshots.
You can also send console errors to Cascade as context.
A Windsurf Preview can be activated by asking Cascade to start your web application or through the Website tools icon in the toolbar above conversation input.
A preview can be shown in the IDE or in a new browser on Chrome, Arc, and Chromium based browsers.
Can be turned off via Windsurf Settings.
Available to all plans and costs no credits.

Cascade Auto-Linter

Cascade now auto-lints proposed code changes it has made.
If an output from a code edit proposes a lint error, Cascade will automatically fix it in a subsequent edit.
Fixes to lints are available to all plans and the Cascade edit step to fix the lints costs no credits.
For example, if Cascade made 4 lint errors in a step, Cascade will try to fix the 4 lint errors at no credit charge.
Disclaimer: The LLM decides when its purely fixing lints and when to not charge a credit.
Can be turned off via Windsurf Settings.
Available to all plans.

New MCP Server Integration

You can now setup Cascade to make tool calls to trusted MCP servers.
A list of common MCP servers can be found in the new Windsurf Settings Page.
Brand new UX to make it easier to add and configure MCP servers.
A user-configurable JSON is still available via the Settings page.
Available to Pro and Pro Ultimate plans, with support to Teams and Enterprise plans coming so...

Windsurf 1.4.4

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Patch Fixes

Fixes to Windsurf Previews where certain routes would not load.
Fixes to open Cascade shortcuts (cmd/ctrl+shift+L)
Re-added new settings configs to new settings panel (proxy settings, index size)

Windsurf 1.4.6

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Patch Fixes

Fixes crashes around MCP misconfiguration
Fixes around web search for Sonnet 3.7
Fixes for proxy settings

Windsurf 1.5.6

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Windsurf Tab

New Windsurf Tab Experience

Rolled up Autocomplete, Supercomplete, Tab to Jump, and Tab to Import into one experience called Windsurf Tab
Windsurf Tab runs a larger and higher quality model, increasing contextual awareness, quality, and speed

Context Improvements

Completions now use more signals including recently viewed files, terminal commands and outputs, Cascade conversations
Optional clipboard as context for completions (default off, opt-in via Advanced Settings)
Expanded context length, including more signals to improve completions

Quality Improvements

Increased precision choosing between Autocompletes (insertions) and Supercompletes (edits)
Higher recall and more than double the jump distances for Tab to Jump from previous versions
Improved indenting and spacing for next-line suggestions

Speed Improvements

Added predictive triggers, leading to consecutive completions after your previous completion or tab to jump
Increased server capacities and improved inference speeds
Improved networking, leading to reduced network latencies
Tab to Import shows quicker and applies more reliably

Tab UX Improvements

Accepted completions are highlighted green (can be disabled via Advanced Settings)
Tab to Jump and Tab to Import widgets have a refreshed, more visible UI
Tab to Jump and Tab to Import widgets are clickable

Misc Improvements

More reliable credit discounting for lint-fixing edits in auto-fix lint mode
In-IDE Terminal commands are now used as context for Cascade
The Tab key works to accept intellisense in the Debug Console
Improved Cascade diff review UX
Fixes to low credit warnings
Fixes to Autocomple...

Windsurf 1.5.8

Mon, 24 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Patch Fixes

Fixes for Cascade, which now better respects User-Defined Memories
Improvements for Browser Previews
Fixes for a few Cascade layout issues impacting icons

Windsurf 1.5.9

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

New Model

Gemini 2.5 Pro (Beta)

Gemini 2.5 Pro is now available in beta!
Gemini 2.5 Pro takes 1x user prompt credits on every message and 1x flow action credits on each tool call
Available for users Free and Pro Plans
Currently experiencing high-demand and working to increase capacity

Fixes

Fixes to "Remote - SSH" extension, including custom SSH binary path setting

Windsurf 1.6.1

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Deploys

Deploys (Beta)

Deploy your application with one prompt to Netlify under a windsurf.build domain
Claim your application's URL via Netlify
Once claimed, continue deploying to the same project as you make updates
To deploy a new site or change your subdomain, just ask Cascade to deploy to a new subdomain
Available to all users for all tiers, with more for paid plans

Commit Message Generation (Beta)

Generate commit messages with a click in the Source Control Panel
Available to users on paid plans with no additional credit cost per use

Improvements to Memories

New memories tab in Cascade
New ability to edit Cascade's generated memories, including the memory's title, content and tags
New ability to search Cascade's generated memories
User setting toggle for Auto-Generate Memories
When enabled, Cascade will autonomously generate memories to remember important context
When disabled, Cascade will only create memories when you explicitly ask in your prompt

Improvements to Long Conversations

Introduced Cascade table of contents of all past user messages, which appears on conversation scroll
Table of contents enables the ability to revert or scroll to any past message
Improved performance when interacting with long conversations

Improvements to Windsurf Tab

Jupyter Notebook Support for Windsurf Tab
Additional context signals for Windsurf Tab, including in-IDE search

New Mac Icons

Two new application icons (Retro and Pixel Surf) are available for users on paid plans

Misc

Cascade new conversation screen now has a new toolbar for tools like MCP, Preview and Deployments.
Cascade now supports SSE MCP servers in the JSON ...

Windsurf 1.6.2

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Patch Fixes

Fixes to "Remote - WSL" extension
Minor UX fixes

Windsurf 1.6.3

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Patch Fixes

Fixes to Commit Generation parsing on Windows
UI Fixes to Rules
Allow empty files on website deploy
Better Deploys error visibility
Ability to edit subdomain on website deploy
Increased stability around MCP SSE connections
Cascade bug fixes

Windsurf 1.6.4

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

GPT 4.1 Available

New GPT 4.1 Model available and Free (Limited Time)

Windsurf now supports the new GPT 4.1 model, which is free for all users
Usage in Windsurf is free for a limited time from April 14th to April 21st

Windsurf 1.6.5

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

o4-mini Available

New o4-mini models available and Free (Limited Time)

Windsurf now supports the o4-mini medium and o4-mini high models, which are free for all users
Usage in Windsurf is free for a limited time from April 16th to April 21st

Windsurf 1.7.0

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Updated & Simplified Pricing

We're getting rid of Flow Action Credits

We're simplifying our pricing model by removing Flow Action Credits
Change takes effect April 21st, 2025
Plans now come with prompt credits with add-on credits available for purchase

User Prompt Credits

Plans now come with prompt credits, which are consumed per every message sent and not via every tool call
Add-on credits are available for purchase
Auto-top off (with max limits) can be enabled via profile

Existing Plans

Existing plans are migrating over to the new pricing model
For more information, please visit thePricing page

Windsurf 1.7.1

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Patch Fixes

Updates IDE marketplace link by mirroring Open VSX

Windsurf 1.7.2

Mon, 28 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

New App Icon & Upgraded Free Tier

New App Icon

Windsurf is now refreshed with a new app icon
Windsurf.com has been updated with the new wordmark
(Mac) Customizable app icons now use the new logo

Upgraded Free Tier

Free tier now has new, higher limits
Ability to use Cascade in write mode
Cascade prompt credits: 5 to 25 Cascade prompt credits per month
Unlimited Fast Tab
Unlimited Cascade Base
Access to Previews
1 Deploy

Performance Improvements

Performance and reliability improvements when deploying an app using Deploys
Allow users to create a new deployment even if they have an existing deployment config yaml
Deploy web app tool now has a check deploy status tool call
Stability improvements for remote extensions (WSL, SSH, Dev Containers)
Performance improvements when typing in a large active diff zone

Misc

Adds GPT-4.1 to Command
Upgraded to VSCode base version 1.98

Windsurf 1.7.3

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Patch Fixes

Reduced errors for edit tool calls for Windows
Fixed model selection and loading bugs on Command

Windsurf 1.8.0

Tue, 06 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Teams Features

Teams: Windsurf Reviews

Team admins can install a Github app for code review and PR title/description edits
Available to Teams and Enterprise SAAS for 500 reviews/month

Teams: Conversation Sharing

Team users can generate a shareable URL to a Cascade conversation
Only fellow team members can access this URL
Available to Teams and Enterprise SaaS

Teams: Knowledge

Team admins can connect their Google account and curate relevant Google Docs
Team members will be able to @mention these docs, and Cascade can retrieve them
Available to Teams and Enterprise SaaS

Teams Deploys

Teams users can connect their Netlify account via Windsurf settings
Deploy apps through Cascade directly to your Netlify team for full control
Supports team-specific settings like SSO, custom domains, and more through the Netlify dashboard
Team admins can manage Deploy permissions and settings for their team.

Teams Analytics

Teams users get a refreshed analytics dashboard for their team
Includes new Cascade analytics such as messages sent, total tool calls, model usage, and more

Misc

Upgrade to VS Code 1.99.1

Windsurf 1.8.2

Tue, 06 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Cascade Customization

Cascade UX Improvements

Redesigned Model Selector
Continue button when reaching individual tool call limit
Opening conversations will now open the associated workspace
Hunk accept/reject widget now has a compact mode to cover less code
Improvements to commit message generation quality
Commit message generation reads from global rules as context
Ability to edit proposed terminal command

Custom Workflows

You can create “workflows”, saved prompts that Cascade can follow
Workflows can be invoked via slash command
Cascade can help create and edit workflows
Workflow files are saved in the workspace, under .windsurf/workflows

File-Based Rules

You can create granular rules files that are always on, @mention-able, requested by Cascade, or attached to file globs
Rules files are saved in the workspace, under .windsurf/rules

Simultaneous Cascades

Allow Cascade to keep running when switching to another conversation
Add support for switching between conversations via a dropdown menu or keyboard shortcuts

Cascade Plugins

New panel in Cascade for managing MCP Servers
Easier one-click uninstall and install
Easier search
MCP now has MCP resources and multimodel responses
More MCP Server options coming soon

Fixes

Fixed tool call errors for users with disabled telemetry
Fixed crashes around workspace conversation

Windsurf 1.9.0

Thu, 15 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000

New Family of SWE-1 Models

SWE-1

New SWE-1 Model made by Windsurf is available in Cascade
SWE-1 is a new model with frontier model-level capabilities
Free for a limited time for Pro Users

SWE-1-lite

SWE-1-lite is a new, far more capable model replacing Cascade Base
Free to use for all plans and tiers

SWE-1-mini

SWE-1-Mini is our revamped model for tab completion in Windsurf

Misc

Few memory leak bug fixes
Various fixes to Cascade Plugin Panel

Windsurf 1.9.1

Wed, 21 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000

SWE-1 Improvements

Adds multi-modal (image) support to SWE-1

Windsurf 1.9.2

Thu, 22 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Bring your Own Anthropic Key

BYOK (Anthropic Key)

You can now bring your own API Key from Anthropic to use the Claude 4 Sonnet, Claude 4 Sonnet (Thinking), Claude 4 Opus, and Claude 4 Opus (Thinking) models in Cascade
To use BYOK, go toprovide API keysand input your key
Once entered, go back to Windsurf and reload the window. You should now be able to use the new models
This is only available for Free and Pro users at this time

Windsurf 1.9.4

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Patch Fixes

Fixed Cascade and terminal integration issues for Mac and Linux users
Merged upstream changes from VS Code 1.99.3
Improvements to import behavior during onboarding
Fixed shadow with the App Icon on Mac

Windsurf 1.10.1

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Planning Mode

Send messages to Cascade in Planning Mode, a setting that will let Cascade plan before making edits
Cascade will create a plan.md file of the actions it plans to take before taking action
The plan is user-editable, and Cascade will pick up on user changes

Terminal Improvements

Native terminal in Cascade panel
Terminal now accepts user inputs in the Cascade panel

Legacy Mode Removal

Legacy mode has been removed, leaving Write and Chat mode

Improvements

Icons in @-mentions
Theme-aware codeblocks with refreshed design
Improvements to.codeiumignore
New menu to open previous conversations to quickly switch conversations

Windsurf 1.10.3

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Windsurf Browser

Ability to share browser context with Windsurf
Share code blocks, selected text, web page elements, screenshots, and console logs
Send blocks directly to Cascade

Fixes

Fixed writing to plan.md files for Enterprise users

Windsurf 1.10.4

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Patch Fixes

Fixed API Pricing labels in the model selector
Fixed bugs related to planning mode
Fixed some behavior around conversation button dropdown

Windsurf 1.10.5

Thu, 19 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Browser Fixes

Fixed unauthenticated missing CSRF token

Windsurf 1.10.6

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Patch Fixes

Minor improvements and bug fixes

Windsurf 1.10.7

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Cascade Improvements

Improvements to Cascade reliability

Windsurf 1.10.8

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Linux Fixes

Fixes to RHEL 8 Support

Windsurf 1.11.0

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Speak to Cascade

Voice

Users can now speak into the chat rather than having to type things out.

@-mentioning conversations

@-mention the first conversation so Cascade has full context of it as it goes to write tests for you.

Deeper Browser integration

Chat with Cascade about tabs that are open in the Browser using @-mentions

JetBrains improvements

Planning Mode, Workflows, and file-based Rules are now available for Cascade on JetBrains

Improvements

Now you can @-mention terminal in Cascade.
You can turn on the Auto-Continue setting to have Cascade automatically continue its response if it hits a limit.
Support for more MCP servers with easier and more secure authentication by integrating the new Streamable HTTP transport (replaces SSE) and MCP authentication (replaces access tokens or API keys in the config).
Important for enterprise customers who use Windsurf across lots of repos. Now, you can enforce ignore rules across all repositories by placing .codeiumignore in the ~/.codeium/ folder

Windsurf 1.11.1

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Kimi K2 Available

Windsurf now supports Kimi K2 model which costs 0.5 credits per prompt.

Windsurf 1.11.2

Wed, 30 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Patch Fixes

Minor improvements and bug fixes

Windsurf 1.11.3

Mon, 04 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Patch Fixes

Minor improvements and bug fixes

Windsurf 1.11.5

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

GPT-5 Available

Windsurf now supports the GPT-5 suite of models including GPT-5 (low reasoning), GPT-5 (medium reasoning), and GPT-5 (high reasoning). They are available for free for a limited time for paying users!

Patch Fixes

Minor improvements and bug fixes

Windsurf 1.12.1

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Devin features in Windsurf, stability improvements, and a brand new UI

Stability & Performance: Over 100 bug fixes and reliability improvements.
DeepWiki in Windsurf: Hover over code symbols for intelligent DeepWiki-powered documentation.
Vibe and Replace: AI-powered find and replace functionality. Apply intelligent transformations to multiple code matches.
Cascade Agent Improvements: Automatic planning mode with no manual toggles required. Revamped tools with more accurate edits. Enhanced code exploration leveraging long context models.
Tab Autocomplete: New system with more frequent and smarter suggestions.
UI Redesign: All-new Chat, Cascade, and home screen panels.
Dev Containers: Support for development containers via remote SSH access.

Windsurf 1.12.2

Fri, 15 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Patch Fixes

Minor improvements and bug fixes

Windsurf 1.12.2

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

GPT-5 Pricing Changes

Starting on Tuesday, August 26, our GPT-5 promotion will end for all users. The new pricing will be:

GPT 5 High: 2x Credits
GPT 5 Med: 1x Credits
GPT 5 Low: 0.5x Credits

Windsurf 1.12.2

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Grok Code Fast is now in Windsurf!

Grok Code Fast 1 is now available in Windsurf for Pro and Teams users! We're excited to enable it for free (0x credits) for a limited time.

Windsurf 1.12.3

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Patch Fixes

Minor improvements and bug fixes
Memory improvements

Windsurf 1.12.3

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Deprecation Notice

The Windsurf Browser will be deprecated on Sept 11. We plan to refactor and release a replacement feature in the coming months. Please usePreviewsinstead.

Windsurf 1.12.4

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Patch Fixes

Minor improvements and bug fixes

Windsurf 1.12.5

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Patch Fixes

Minor improvements and bug fixes

Windsurf 1.12.6

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Cascade Improvements

Queued messages

Users can now add follow-up messages to Cascade while it is working, and Cascade will process them in order after the current task is complete.

Mermaid diagram support

Cascade now renders mermaid diagrams in the conversation.

Deprecation

Windsurf Browser is now deprecated. We plan to refactor and release a replacement feature in the coming months. Please usePreviewsinstead.

Patch Fixes

Made improvements to the sign up onboarding flow.
Various bug fixes and stability improvements.

Windsurf 1.12.8

Tue, 23 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

GPT-5-Codex is now in Windsurf!

GPT-5-Codex is now available for free (0x credits) for a limited time for paid users!

Free users can use GPT-5-Codex as well for 0.5x credits.

Windsurf 1.12.9

Wed, 24 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Patch Fixes

Fix to Cascade slowness issues

Windsurf 1.12.11

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Patch Fixes

Fix using MCP tools with certain models.
Fixes to terminal issues on Windows.

Windsurf 1.12.12

Mon, 29 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Claude Sonnet 4.5

Claude Sonnet 4.5 is now available

Windsurf 1.12.16

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Codemaps

Codemaps is a beta feature for codebase understanding and navigation. Open the codemaps pane to try it out!

Patch Fixes

Fixes to Cascade to reduce internal errors.
Fixes to Cascade not seeing terminal output.
Various other bug fixes and stability improvements.

Windsurf 1.12.18

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Patch Fixes

Fixes issue with custom MCP servers not being displayed correctly in the new MCP panel.
Improvements and bug fixes for the beta Codemaps feature.
Fixes issue where some bash commands would get stuck.
Fixes issue where certain models couldn't create or edit Jupyter notebooks.
General bug fixes and improvements.

Windsurf 1.12.20

Thu, 16 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

New Features

Fast Context: Introduced Fast Context subagent powered by SWE-grep, enabling agents to find relevant code context up to 20x faster with >2,800 tokens per second throughput.

Learn more on ourblog.

Bug Fixes

Fixed issues with WSL compatibility.
Fixed bugs in Workflows and Rules UI.
Various stability improvements and minor bug fixes.

Windsurf 1.12.21

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Patch Fixes

Resolved issues affecting SSH remote connections with high resource usage.
Fix certain models seeing increased error rates on editing files.
Improved diagnostics for third party extensions.

Windsurf 1.12.25

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Patch Fixes and Improvements

Support and fixes for AGENTS.md
Improvements and bug fixes for Codemaps.
Improvements to Fast Context. Enterprises can opt in using the Windsurf Team Settings. Users can toggle Fast Context automatically using "CMD/Ctrl + Enter" on the first message in a chat.
New auto-linting behavior that speeds up Cascade.
Fix for MCP Marketplace not respecting team whitelist options.
Fixes for Jupyter Notebook tool.
Fixes for Memories, Rules, and Workflows.
General bug fixes and improvements.
Performance optimizations and stability enhancements.

Dependencies

Updated Code OSS to version 1.105.0 (Electron: 37.6.0, Chromium: 138.0.7204.251)

Windsurf 1.12.27

Sun, 26 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Falcon Alpha

You can now try a new stealth model in Windsurf: Falcon Alpha. Falcon Alpha is a powerful agentic model designed for speed. We're excited to hear what you build with it!

Patch Fixes and Improvements

Various performance improvements and bug fixes.

Windsurf 1.12.28

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Features

Expanded Codemaps

Codemaps now include powerful new capabilities:

Chat with map- Interact directly with your codebase visualizations
Mermaid diagrams- Generate visual diagrams within maps for better code understanding
Cascade suggestions- Get AI-powered suggestions directly in your maps
Map option in chat/edit nudges- Easily create maps from chat and edit interactions
Smart mode option- Enhanced intelligent assistance when working with maps

Cascade Summarization Fix

Improved Cascade summarization to better handle longer conversations. Previously, summaries could be too aggressive and drop important context. Now maintains better continuity across long sessions with multiple file changes and user messages.

MCP Enhancements

Path component handling- Improved support for MCP URLs with path components (e.g., Smithery MCPs)
OAuth flow improvements- Better OAuth flow for streamable HTTP MCPs

Bug fixes and improvements

Performance Improvements

Sticky scroll lag fixes- Resolved lag spikes when using sticky scroll with Vim bindings
General slowness fixes- Addressed performance issues caused by VSCode OSS update
Terminal rendering optimization- Fixed rendering loop that caused 500ms+ delays on first terminal open

Terminal Fixes

PowerShell improvements- Fixed Windows terminal integration edge cases where commands would appear stuck
Shell theme compatibility- Resolved edge cases with custom shell themes (zsh, fish, powerlevel10k, etc.) that could cause Windsurf to break or show stuck commands

Editor Stability

Terminal freeze fix- Fixed an issue where the editor would freeze when opening the terminal
CMD+J fix- Resolved layout thrashing issue when opening terminal...

Windsurf 1.12.31

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

GPT-5.1 and GPT-5.1-Codex

GPT-5.1 and GPT-5.1-Codex are now available in Windsurf. GPT-5.1 will become the default model in Windsurf for one week, and paid users get free access during this period.

GPT-5.1 and GPT-5.1-Codex deliver a solid upgrade from GPT-5 for agentic coding workflows. They're noticeably better at understanding what you're asking for and working with you to get it done. The new variable thinking feature dynamically adjusts reasoning depth—providing quick responses for simple tasks and more thoughtful analysis when complexity demands it.

Patch Fixes and Improvements

MCP Improvements

Loading state indicators: Show loading state per installed MCP to improve visibility during initialization.
Refresh only edited MCPs: Whenmcp_config.jsonis modified, only the affected MCP server instance is initialized/refreshed; no other instances are refreshed.
Increased initialization timeout: MCP initialization timeout increased to 60s.
Refresh button for error states: Show refresh button for MCPs in error state to allow manual recovery.

Cascade Hooks

Cascade Hooks feature: New Cascade Hooks feature available to all tiers.
Documentation: SeeCascade Hooks docsfor available hooks and usage examples.

SWE 1.5 Image Support

Image understanding: SWE 1.5 now supports image understanding, enabling visual content analysis.

Removed Features

Knowledge Base: Removed the Knowledge Base feature.

Bug Fixes

Vim extension typing lag: Fixed bug causing typing lag when Vim extension is enabled.
PowerShell + Turbo Mode: Fixed an issue where PowerShell was not running commands when Turbo Mode is enabled.

Shortcuts

Attach current file to Cascade: New shortcutOption/Alt+Cmd+Lwhen in an editor to...

Windsurf 1.12.32

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

GPT-5.1 Priority Mode

Added priority processing support for GPT-5.1 models, providing guaranteed low-latency responses for faster (~50 tokens/sec), more reliable AI assistance.
Priority processing costs 2x the standard rate, which will be reflected in the Windsurf credit system.

Patch Fixes and Improvements

Fixed tool call calling issues for GPT-5.1-Codex and GPT-5.1-Codex Mini models

Windsurf 1.12.33

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Gemini 3 Pro Preview

You can now use Gemini 3 Pro (Low and High) in Windsurf! This is a preview release that is available to paid Trial, Pro, and Teams subscribers and will soon be extended to Enterprise users as well.

Windsurf 1.12.35

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

AI Models

Gemini 3 Pro

Resolved an issue where Gemini 3 Pro caused internal Cascade errors for some users.

SWE-1.5

Fixed notebook tool functionality for SWE-1.5.
Addressed an issue where SWE-1.5 would unexpectedly stop or return "No response requested".

Sonnet 4.5

Added support for Sonnet 4.5 with a 1M token context window.
Reduced the frequency of unnecessary Markdown file creation by Sonnet 4.5.

GPT-5.1 Codex and Codex Mini

Added support for GPT-5.1 Codex and Codex Mini with low reasoning effort configuration.

Features & Tools

Codemaps

Improved reliability of saving and retrieving Codemaps.
Fixed Codemap sorting and increased the limit of visible open Codemaps.
Resolved issues with mentioning Codemaps in Cascade.

MCP Servers

Fixed scope handling and OAuth authentication flows for various MCP servers.
Resolved issues preventing installation of new MCP servers.
Added support for handling embedded resource content in tool call responses.

Tab Completion

Improved latency, responsiveness, and accuracy of autocomplete.

Note: The Autocomplete setting has been removed as it was a legacy option that had no effect. Windsurf's Tab autocomplete feature is powered by Supercomplete.

Vibe and Replace

Fixed reliability issues with Vibe and Replace.

Fast Context

Added support for.codeiumignoreand.gitignorefor Fast Context.

General Improvements

Fixed various UI alignment issues with icons and styles.
General performance and stability improvements.
Fixed issues with the file search tool.

Windsurf 1.12.36

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Claude Opus 4.5

You can now use Claude Opus 4.5 in Windsurf!

Opus 4.5 is the most capable model in Windsurf yet and is now available at Sonnet pricing for a limited time (2x credits compared to 20x for Opus 4.1).

This model is available to all paid Windsurf subscribers.

Windsurf 1.12.37

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Patch Fixes and Improvements

General bug fixes and improvements.

Windsurf 1.12.39

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

GPT-5.1-Codex Max

Introducing GPT-5.1-Codex Max in three reasoning tiers (Low, Medium, High). Low variant available at no cost to paid users for a limited time.

Windsurf 1.12.41

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Features & Tools

Cascade Hooks on User Prompts

Users can now configure Cascade Hooks on user prompts for logging all user prompts and blocking policy-violating prompts.

MCP Servers

Added support for GitLab remote MCP.
Added OAuth support for GitHub remote MCP.
Fixed an issue where every MCP would reauth on opening Windsurf.
Added support forMCP prompts
Added toggles to enable/disable MCPs in the Cascade header

Diff Zones

Fixes issues with diff zones not rendering correctly or jumping to the end of a file when editing

Tab (Supercomplete)

Improves reliability of Tab autocomplete
Makes Tab more responsive and faster in the appropiate circumstances

Bug fixes and improvements

General stability and performance improvements
Fixes issues with login timing out too quickly during onboarding

Windsurf 1.12.43

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

GPT-5.2

GPT-5.2 is now available in Windsurf. This model will be available for 0x credits in Windsurf (to paid users) for a limited time.

GPT-5.2 represents the biggest leap for GPT models in agentic coding since GPT-5 and is a SOTA coding model in its price range. The version bump undersells the jump in intelligence. We`re excited to make it the default across Windsurf and several core Devin workloads. - Jeff Wang, CEO of Windsurf

Download thelatest version on Windsurfto try it out!

Bug fixes and improvements

General Windsurf stability and performance improvements
General Tab (Supercomplete) improvements and stability
Fixes issues with Cascade running commands that could not be cancelled during certain long-running processes

Windsurf 1.12.44

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Patch Fixes and Improvements

Reduce occurrence of "prompt is too long" errors
Request all supported scopes if no scopes are provided in MCP OAuth config

Windsurf 1.12.47

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Features

Added a new "Promo" label to LLM models that are newly available or have special discount pricing

Bug fixes and improvements

Agents & Tool Execution

Fixed Command-I functionality
Fixed Ctrl+C during tool execution not working properly
Fixed Go (fallback) processes not being killed properly
Fixed handling of parallel tool call errors
Improved MCP tool call visibility (show tool name, args, etc)
Fixed fallback diff handling for nonexistent files in code actions

UI & Rendering

Fixed incorrect indentation from code blocks in terminal rendering
Fixed nested lists not rendering on new line in terminal markdown
Fixed content spacing issues
Fixed streaming flashes
Enhanced code block file path display to hide line numbers for whole files
Improved citation and language parsing in code blocks with a more robust regex pattern
Updated the UI for code block title bars to properly handle long paths with truncation
Improved the auto-run command menu interface and its display logic
Added loading indicators when thinking or during long running operations
Fix opening old Cascade diffs

Platform & Messaging

Fixed rate limit error message to say "no credits were used" instead of "credits have been refunded"
Fixed continuously rechecking for updates on macOS
Added a user-facing message when API providers are exhausted

Workspace & Onboarding

Allowed clicking items in the Windsurf onboarding pane
Respect gitignore patterns in the workspace directory tree