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Windsurf

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Agentic IDE experience (Devin Desktop) focused on Cascade flows and collaborative AI coding.

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Windsurfv3.11.216Oct 24, 2026

v3.11.216 October 24, 2026

  • Members whose org role has no Devin Cloud session permissions can see, open and start Devin Local sessions again.
  • On Windows, devin is available in a new terminal (PowerShell, Command Prompt, Windows Terminal and Git Bash) right after Install Devin CLI , without signing out first.
  • On macOS and Linux, running Install Devin CLI again refreshes the link instead of failing.
  • A saved sign-in keeps working after updating on machines where the editor’s own connections to the Devin servers fail.
  • +2 more changes
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v3.11.216 October 24, 2026

Fixed

  • Members whose org role has no Devin Cloud session permissions can see, open and start Devin Local sessions again.
  • On Windows, devin is available in a new terminal (PowerShell, Command Prompt, Windows Terminal and Git Bash) right after Install Devin CLI , without signing out first. On macOS and Linux, running Install Devin CLI again refreshes the link instead of failing.
  • A saved sign-in keeps working after updating on machines where the editor’s own connections to the Devin servers fail.
  • Devin Local sessions no longer crash when a terminal command prints an inline image (sixel, iTerm2 or kitty). Download 3.11.216
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Windsurfv3.11.212Oct 23, 2026

v3.11.212 October 23, 2026

  • New Agent Window The Agent Window now runs the same interface as the Devin web app: the sessions sidebar, session view, Automations, Review, Wiki, settings, and Command Palette (⌘K) match app.devin.ai, and follow your Devin Desktop theme.
  • Sessions:
  • Drag a session from the sidebar onto an open session to view up to 8 sessions side by side.
  • Group sidebar sessions by workspace, with a ”+” on each group to start a session in that folder.
  • Start a child session from any session’s “More” menu.
  • +41 more changes
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v3.11.212 October 23, 2026 New Agent Window The Agent Window now runs the same interface as the Devin web app: the sessions sidebar, session view, Automations, Review, Wiki, settings, and Command Palette (⌘K) match app.devin.ai, and follow your Devin Desktop theme.

  • Sessions:
  • Drag a session from the sidebar onto an open session to view up to 8 sessions side by side.
  • Group sidebar sessions by workspace, with a ”+” on each group to start a session in that folder.
  • Start a child session from any session’s “More” menu.
  • Sessions grouped into Spaces now appear under a parent session in the sidebar.
  • Files, changes, and terminals in every session:
  • A Files view shows a local session’s working directory or a cloud session’s machine as a file tree next to the editor.
  • The Changes tab now works for local sessions, with per-file diffs and a “Since last seen” scope.
  • Terminal in a session’s add-tab menu opens a terminal on the session’s machine, or a local shell in the session’s folder.
  • Cmd/Ctrl+O opens a local file in the Agent Window, and Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+F searches the text of the session’s files.
  • Files open in the Agent Window’s editor support code actions and rename.

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Windsurfv3.10.67Oct 12, 2026

v3.10.67 October 12, 2026

  • Added support for connecting to MCP servers on protocol revision 2026-07-28 ( server/discover , no initialize ).
  • Enterprise admins can now set an Extension marketplace URL in the Devin Desktop team settings.
  • When set, Devin Desktop searches for and installs extensions from that marketplace only.
  • See Admin controls .
  • Improved performance for very large or deeply nested folders.
  • Replaced folder and git-@ mention system with a faster integration while removing the code context @-mention category.
  • +4 more changes
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v3.10.67 October 12, 2026

Devin Desktop

  • Added support for connecting to MCP servers on protocol revision 2026-07-28 ( server/discover , no initialize ).
  • Enterprise admins can now set an Extension marketplace URL in the Devin Desktop team settings. When set, Devin Desktop searches for and installs extensions from that marketplace only. See Admin controls .
  • Improved performance for very large or deeply nested folders.
  • Replaced folder and git-@ mention system with a faster integration while removing the code context @-mention category.
  • The model picker remembers the variant you last used for each model family, instead of resetting to the family default.
  • [Private Preview] Devin Desktop can now connect to remote MCPs configured in Devin Cloud. Only enterprise-level MCPs will be reached. Download 3.10.67
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Windsurfv3.10.48Sep 29, 2026

v3.10.48 September 29, 2026

  • Sign in with ChatGPT You can now sign in to Devin with ChatGPT and use your eligible ChatGPT Plus or Pro plan for GPT model usage in Devin Desktop.
  • Choose a GPT model and those requests are billed to your ChatGPT plan; for the best value, use Fusion with GPT-6 Astra as the lead and SWE-2 as the sidekick.
  • See Use your ChatGPT plan for setup and eligible models.
  • New commands Devin: Save Language Server Memory Profile and Devin: Save Language Server CPU Profile save a diagnostic .zip you can send to support.
  • +6 more changes
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v3.10.48 September 29, 2026 Sign in with ChatGPT You can now sign in to Devin with ChatGPT and use your eligible ChatGPT Plus or Pro plan for GPT model usage in Devin Desktop. Choose a GPT model and those requests are billed to your ChatGPT plan; for the best value, use Fusion with GPT-6 Astra as the lead and SWE-2 as the sidekick. See Use your ChatGPT plan for setup and eligible models.

Devin Desktop

  • New commands Devin: Save Language Server Memory Profile and Devin: Save Language Server CPU Profile save a diagnostic .zip you can send to support.
  • Long or noisy shell commands no longer grow the Agent window’s memory with every terminal refresh, which could crash the window.
  • New Agent sessions started without a folder pick keep every folder of a converted multi-folder workspace, instead of only the first one.
  • Devin Desktop keeps a much smaller local settings file for accounts with many available models, and resolves user settings once per change instead of on every read. Typing, selecting text, and copy/paste no longer stall the extension host.
  • Session list polling backs off while Devin Desktop is unfocused or the conversation dropdown is closed. Download 3.10.48
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Windsurfv3.10.35Sep 24, 2026

v3.10.35 September 24, 2026

  • Devin Desktop no longer crashes at startup on Apple Macs using M6 chips
  • Fixed a memory leak with the agent command center
  • Choosing a folder for an agent on an SSH or WSL host now works when the side panel and a new-session welcome are both open.
  • MCP servers passed by an ACP client in session/new / session/load are now usable by the agent and listed in /mcp , including for HTTP and SSE MCP servers
  • Download 3.10.35
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Windsurfv3.10.31Sep 16, 2026

v3.10.31 September 16, 2026

  • Restricted Mode blocks restricted workspace settings written in nested object form, not just the dotted form (CVE-2026-81376).
  • Switching back to one of your 10 most recently viewed sessions shows its transcript immediately.
  • Download 3.10.31
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Windsurfv3.10.27Sep 15, 2026

v3.10.27 September 15, 2026

  • Dragging files from the Explorer onto the agent panel, or sending an editor selection to chat, adds them to the composer again.
  • Remote SSH sessions open right after a reload or relaunch, without a “session is locked by another process” error.
  • Devin Fusion can be activated even when Claude Fable 5.1 isn’t available as a lead model.
  • Download 3.10.27
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Windsurfv3.10.23Sep 10, 2026

v3.10.23 September 10, 2026

  • Remote agent hosts: connect to agents over SSH from the location selector, with saved hosts, status dots, and a server icon in the sidebar.
  • SSH sessions recover the exact transcript after a reconnect.
  • Local sessions can now be deleted from the agent sidebar.
  • Faster startup, bounded memory for background transcripts and streamed file writes, and cheaper loading spinners.
  • When switching between sessions in the Agent Command Center, the file explorer now updates to match the working directory of the active session.
  • +10 more changes
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v3.10.23 September 10, 2026

Devin Desktop

  • Remote agent hosts: connect to agents over SSH from the location selector, with saved hosts, status dots, and a server icon in the sidebar. SSH sessions recover the exact transcript after a reconnect.
  • Local sessions can now be deleted from the agent sidebar.
  • Faster startup, bounded memory for background transcripts and streamed file writes, and cheaper loading spinners.
  • When switching between sessions in the Agent Command Center, the file explorer now updates to match the working directory of the active session.
  • ACP is always enabled — the Enable ACP toggle is gone.
  • MCP authorization opens the provider directly, and Docker-based MCP servers from the registry launch correctly.
  • Agent activation failures report the agent’s last stderr line and open that agent’s output channel.
  • Some legacy Cascade entry points are removed: new-agent option, annotations, conversation mentions, settings group, automatic Lifeguard checks, Vibe & Replace, Deploy, and workflow commands.
  • Files Devin edits in Desktop count toward lines-of-code analytics.

Devin Cloud

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Windsurfv3.9.19Sep 8, 2026

v3.9.19 September 8, 2026

  • Cascade has been removed.
  • Devin Local is now the only agent available in Devin Desktop.
  • Use the Continue in Devin Local prompt to migrate existing conversations to the new agent.
  • The agent location picker now shows Local , Worktree , and Cloud as top-level options, with existing worktrees in a searchable nested submenu.
  • Agent sidebar: sessions updated in the last 30 days are shown by default.
  • +10 more changes
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v3.9.19 September 8, 2026

Devin Desktop

Cascade has been removed. Devin Local is now the only agent available in Devin Desktop. Use the Continue in Devin Local prompt to migrate existing conversations to the new agent.

  • The agent location picker now shows Local , Worktree , and Cloud as top-level options, with existing worktrees in a searchable nested submenu.
  • Agent sidebar: sessions updated in the last 30 days are shown by default.
  • The agent inbox list view now has per-row checkboxes for batch archive/unarchive, and the title-bar back/forward arrows navigate between the inbox and opened sessions.
  • Trigger menus ( / , @ , ! ) no longer open when followed by whitespace, and stay closed after you click into the conversation.
  • Cmd/Ctrl+F opens find-in-page in Devin Review and embedded Devin web surfaces. Devin Review tabs show the PR title, open GitHub links at their diff anchor, and the sessions sidebar swaps to a PR files/review sidebar (or the wiki page tree) while a fullscreen review or wiki is open.

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Windsurfv3.8.20Aug 21, 2026

The Agent Command Center now follows whichever space is selected instead of being tied to one folder, converts an editor window in place (no reload, no save prompt), and any number of agent windows can run side by side.

  • A new Agent Command Center location setting ( devin.agentWindow.location ) can be used to split the agent command center into a separate window from the editor.
  • Significantly improved performance for switching between Agent and Editor mode (Ctrl/Cmd+G).
  • Improved update process on Windows to only install after explicitly clicking Restart to Update .
  • +23 more changes
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v3.8.20 August 21, 2026

Devin Desktop

  • The Agent Command Center now follows whichever space is selected instead of being tied to one folder, converts an editor window in place (no reload, no save prompt), and any number of agent windows can run side by side.
  • A new Agent Command Center location setting ( devin.agentWindow.location ) can be used to split the agent command center into a separate window from the editor.
  • Significantly improved performance for switching between Agent and Editor mode (Ctrl/Cmd+G).
  • Improved update process on Windows to only install after explicitly clicking Restart to Update .
  • Windows: Install Devin CLI now writes a shim to the bundled CLI, so updating Devin Desktop updates the devin command too.
  • Linux: uninstalling or upgrading the .deb no longer removes the shared Microsoft apt keyring, so other repositories signed by it keep working.
  • The agent sidebar, composer, and welcome page now warn when a workspace is untrusted and offer a trust workspace prompt to activate local agents.
  • Fixed a rare bug where the window could scroll up after a mode switch.
  • Improved recovery for corrupted file:// working directories.

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Windsurfv3.7.25Aug 13, 2026

v3.7.25 August 13, 2026

  • Faster sidebar for users with thousands of cached sessions: filtering, space grouping, and sorting now only process the sessions actually fetched for display, eliminating multi-second lag after “Reload Window” or while scrolling.
  • Sessions appear immediately on startup: the agent sidebar and the Sessions board and list views are pre-populated from a per-session cache while the first session list request is still in flight.
  • +5 more changes
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v3.7.25 August 13, 2026

Devin Desktop

  • Faster sidebar for users with thousands of cached sessions: filtering, space grouping, and sorting now only process the sessions actually fetched for display, eliminating multi-second lag after “Reload Window” or while scrolling.
  • Sessions appear immediately on startup: the agent sidebar and the Sessions board and list views are pre-populated from a per-session cache while the first session list request is still in flight. Mode and model selections, per-turn stats footers, turn and Fast Context feedback indicators, and pending in-editor diff review state now refresh from the server instead of being restored across restarts.
  • Automation and scheduled sessions are filtered on the server when the connector supports it, and fall back to the local filter otherwise.

Devin Local

  • Fixed authentication issues with certain MCP servers, such as self-hosted GitLab servers and older Atlassian MCP instances
  • /share no longer asks which organization a conversation belongs to: shared conversations are scoped to your account, so the link works for everyone in the account, and refusals now explain the server’s actual reason (for example, that

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Windsurfv3.7.16Aug 10, 2026

v3.7.16 August 10, 2026

  • “Restart to Update” now asks for confirmation when local agents are still working and says how many will be stopped; cloud sessions keep running.
  • Settings and Keyboard Shortcuts open as regular editor tabs by default; set "workbench.editor.useModal": "all" to keep the modal overlay.
  • Fixed a bug with accidentally triggering editor keybindings from the agent chat.
  • The old “Plugins” section for IDE extension marketplaces has been renamed to “Extensions”.
  • Hide Cascade-specific configuration and customization options when Cascade is disabled for your team.
  • +22 more changes
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v3.7.16 August 10, 2026

Devin Desktop

  • “Restart to Update” now asks for confirmation when local agents are still working and says how many will be stopped; cloud sessions keep running.
  • Settings and Keyboard Shortcuts open as regular editor tabs by default; set "workbench.editor.useModal": "all" to keep the modal overlay.
  • Fixed a bug with accidentally triggering editor keybindings from the agent chat.
  • The old “Plugins” section for IDE extension marketplaces has been renamed to “Extensions”.
  • Hide Cascade-specific configuration and customization options when Cascade is disabled for your team.
  • Visual polish for the Agent Command Center: left-aligned titlebar, unsaved-changes indicator on file tabs, no more Cmd+P open/close flicker, aligned PR icons in Quick Open, full-width sidebar title renaming, and dragged session tabs that pick up their session name.
  • Starting an agent in a new worktree that fails now surfaces the git error instead of quietly running in your workspace.
  • Terminal: Create New Terminal in Editor Area now works inside worktrees.
  • Codemaps and MCP configuration files now open from the remote machine when connected over WSL, SSH, or a dev container.

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Windsurfv3.6.27Aug 1, 2026

v3.6.27 August 1, 2026

  • Devin Desktop for Windows loads root and intermediate certificates from the Windows certificate store again, so sign-in and other HTTPS requests no longer fail with self signed certificate in certificate chain behind a TLS-inspecting proxy or a corporate root CA.
  • The edit , write , apply_patch , and notebook_edit tools in Devin Local now refuse to write through a symlink, so an approved edit can no longer be redirected to an unexpected file.
  • Download 3.6.27
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Windsurfv3.6.22Jul 29, 2026

v3.6.22 July 29, 2026

  • The Codemaps icon is back in the activity bar in Agent Command Center mode, and opens Codemaps in an editor tab.
  • Closing the last tab in the agent panel now closes the panel instead of opening a blank tab.
  • Agents and hooks are disabled while a workspace is open in Restricted Mode, and are re-enabled when you trust the workspace.
  • Rules and workflows now use Devin branding, and workflow surfaces explain that workflows are being deprecated in favor of skills and link to the migration flow.
  • +13 more changes
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v3.6.22 July 29, 2026

Devin Desktop

  • The Codemaps icon is back in the activity bar in Agent Command Center mode, and opens Codemaps in an editor tab.
  • Closing the last tab in the agent panel now closes the panel instead of opening a blank tab.
  • Agents and hooks are disabled while a workspace is open in Restricted Mode, and are re-enabled when you trust the workspace.
  • Rules and workflows now use Devin branding, and workflow surfaces explain that workflows are being deprecated in favor of skills and link to the migration flow.
  • Product analytics are no longer started before your account status resolves, so telemetry is never collected for accounts that have it turned off.

Devin Local

  • Added a guided Cascade Migration Wizard that helps you migrate hooks, workflows, and memories, with per-item selection, reviewable results, and a completion screen. The wizard skips archived memories and simplifies workflow migration choices.
  • Devin Local customizations now includes a Plugins section where you can review, install, and remove plugins and see the skills, rules, hooks, and MCP servers they provide.

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Windsurfv3.6.21Jul 29, 2026

v3.6.21 July 29, 2026

  • Added a unified notifications setting that posts native OS notifications when any agent session finishes or needs your input.
  • Codemaps now open in their own editor tabs in agent window mode (home, generation, and individual codemaps), and codemap @-mentions now work in Devin Local.
  • The Codemaps icon is also back in the activity bar in Agent Command Center mode.
  • Select text inside a message transcript and add it to the chat input with the “Add to chat” button or ⌘L / Ctrl+L.
  • +21 more changes
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v3.6.21 July 29, 2026

Devin Desktop

  • Added a unified notifications setting that posts native OS notifications when any agent session finishes or needs your input.
  • Codemaps now open in their own editor tabs in agent window mode (home, generation, and individual codemaps), and codemap @-mentions now work in Devin Local. The Codemaps icon is also back in the activity bar in Agent Command Center mode.
  • Select text inside a message transcript and add it to the chat input with the “Add to chat” button or ⌘L / Ctrl+L.
  • Added keyboard shortcuts for permission requests (always-allow and reject), with the shortcut hints shown on the buttons and dropdown entries.
  • Refreshed the agent window UI: Inter font by default, web-app icon set at web-app sizing, rounded pill session tabs (with state/PR icons), and smarter pane placement so files no longer cover your session tabs.
  • Pull request editor tabs now show a state-specific icon (open, draft, merged, or closed), and session-create cards show a Devin mode badge (Fast, Ultra, Fusion).
  • Faster syntax highlighting for streaming diffs, and typing in the input no longer lags while other background sessions stream.

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Polled sources

[codeium-changelog] Codeium / Windsurf related docs

Product page · not polled

https://docs.windsurf.com/windsurf/getting-started

[official-changelog] Windsurf Changelog

Product page · last read Oct 24, 2026

https://windsurf.com/changelog

[devin-desktop-changelog] Devin Desktop (Windsurf) Changelog

Product page · last read Oct 24, 2026

https://docs.devin.ai/desktop/changelog