MCP, Memories & Rules Launch 🚀

Introducing MCP, Memories & Rules

Unlock limitless possibilities with Model Context Protocol (MCP), empowering LLMs to seamlessly integrate with custom tools and services for enhanced productivity and innovation. Memories can be manually or automatically defined, and are persisted as context to better align the Cascade's outputs with the user's preferences.

Model Context Protocol (MCP)

• Cascade now supports Model Context Protocol (MCP).
• You can setup your conversation to make tool calls to user-configured MCP servers.
• A list of common MCP servers can be found in the Windsurf settings
• Every MCP tool call costs one flow action credit, regardless of the execution result.

Cascade Memories & Rules

• 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.
• Memories & Rules can be found & configured by clicking "Customizations" icon on the Cascade panel.
• 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.
• Memories do not cost any flow action credits to generate.

Auto-Generated Memories

• Cascade can 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.

New 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 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.

Patch Fixes

Fixes

• Added enable/disable autocomplete option in the widget and settings.
• Fixed Autocomplete failures & Windsurf connection issues.
• Fixed crashes around workspace conversation.

Feedback

• Enjoying Cascade? Please take a moment to rate our plugin on the JetBrains Marketplace.
• Join our #cascade-on-jetbrains channel on Discord.
• Report issues at windsurf.com/support.

Patch Fixes

Fixes

• Fixed a critical bug causing Autocomplete to fail on Windows platforms.

Feedback

• Enjoying Cascade? Please take a moment to rate our plugin on the JetBrains Marketplace.
• Join our #cascade-on-jetbrains channel on Discord.
• Report issues at windsurf.com/support.

New Models & Patch Fixes

Models

• Cascade now has new premium models available: o3 (medium reasoning) and o3 (high reasoning).
• Medium reasoning will be 7.5x prompt credits & high reasoning will be 10x.

Model Selection

• Added the ability to search available models in Cascade's model selection window.

Fixes

• Resolved freezing issues when running Command on very large files.
• Fixed display of the Windsurf Console icon in the Tool Window.
• Corrected the reporting of autocomplete usage statistics in Windsurf analytics.
• Reduced errors for edit tool calls for Windows.

Feedback

• Enjoying Cascade? Please take a moment to rate our plugin on the JetBrains Marketplace.
• Join our #cascade-on-jetbrains channel on Discord.
• Report issues at windsurf.com/support.

New Models & Upgraded Free Tier

New App Icon

• Windsurf now has a new app icon!
• windsurf.com has been updated with the new wordmark.

Models

• Cascade now has new premium models available: o4-mini-medium and o4-mini-high.
• GPT-4.1 and o4-mini will be .25x prompt credits moving forward - o4-mini (high) will be .5x.
• Currently experiencing high-demand and working to increase capacity.

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 Cascade Base

Patch Fixes

• Resolved workspace detection issues in Bazel projects.
• Matched Cascade code block theme with the IDE theme for visual consistency.

Feedback

• Enjoying Cascade? Please take a moment to rate our plugin on the JetBrains Marketplace.
• Join our #cascade-on-jetbrains channel on Discord.
• Report issues at windsurf.com/support.

Windsurf Pre-release 🪄

Get early access to our latest features before they hit the stable release! While there might be some rough edges, you'll be at the forefront of exploring what's possible with AI in software development.

How to switch to Pre-release version

• Go to Windsurf settings and enable the Switch to Pre-release checkbox.
• Alternatively, open the Windsurf widget from the toolbar at bottom and click Switch to Pre-Release Version.

New Features

• Introduced Pre-release changelogs.
• Added support for accessing .gitignore files via Cascade.

Patch Fixes

• Fixed repeated Cascade Zoom notifications for some users.
• Fixed an issue where the onboarding popup would not close as expected.
• Resolved a rare bug causing the diff views to freeze when clicking Accept or Reject in the changes overview.
• Fixed an issue where the toolbar would open automatically on every startup.
• Improved Windsurf Terminal compatibility for multi-projects.

Feedback

• Enjoying Cascade? Please take a moment to rate our plugin on the JetBrains Marketplace.
• Join our #cascade-on-jetbrains channel on Discord.
• Report issues at windsurf.com/support.

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 the Pricing page

Feedback

• Enjoying Cascade? Please take a moment to rate our plugin on the JetBrains Marketplace.
• Join our #cascade-on-jetbrains channel on Discord.
• Report issues at windsurf.com/support.

Patch Fixes

New Keybinding

• ⌘/ctrl + shift + L open new conversation in Cascade. It also copies selected editor text to new conversation.

Note

• ⌘ + Shift + L may conflict with macOS system shortcut. Resolve by disabling "Search with Google" in System Settings → Keyboard → Keyboard Shortcuts → Services.

Fixes

• Added custom Cascade zoom level setting to address HiDPI scaling issues.
• Resolved conflicts with the cmd+option+v keyboard shortcut.
• Fixed issues with opening files and terminals when working on multiple projects.
• Bug fixes and stability improvements

Feedback

• Enjoying Cascade? Please take a moment to rate our plugin on the JetBrains Marketplace.
• Join our #cascade-on-jetbrains channel on Discord.
• Report issues at windsurf.com/support.

Stability Improvements

IDE Freezing Issues

• Fixed freezing issues when working with multiple projects.
• Fixed crashes caused by unclosed channels during startup and shutdown.

Note

• Users experiencing freezing issues on v1.42.8 should forcefully terminate the language server process from Activity Monitor (macOS) or Task Manager (Windows).

Patch Fixes

• Fixed Cascade issues in WSL environments.
• Fixed workspace detection issues where Cascade could not detect the current environment.
• Fixed Explain Button functionality.

Feedback

• Report issues at windsurf.com/support.

Cascade on JetBrains Launch 🚀

Introducing the flow evolution of Chat: Cascade

Cascade's agentic capabilities unlock a new level of collaboration between AI and human, making it the ultimate partner for complex coding workflows.

Write & Chat Mode

• Write mode: Enables Cascade to create and modify codebases.
• Chat mode: Optimized for codebase questions and general coding principles.

Model Selection

• Added support for new models including Claude 3.7 Thinking, GPT-4.5, Deepseek V3 and more.

Access to Tools

• Added multiple tool integrations including Search, Analyze, Web Search, and Terminal access
• Added image upload support for premium models.

Revert to previous steps

• Ability to revert edits that Cascade has created at any point in the conversation.
• Hover over the original message and click on the revert arrow on the right or revert from the table of contents.

Contextual Awareness

• Contextual awareness capabilities that track IDE state changes in real-time.
• Reduced need for explicit context prompting due to improved awareness.

Teams Admin Controls

• For teams and enterprise plans, admins can select which models are available to its team.
• As a member of a team, you will only see the models that are available to your team unless enabled by your admin.
• Admins can find these controls at https://codeium.com/team/windsurf_settings under "Extension Models".

Usage Transparency

• Added credit usage display for Cascade actions
• Updated usage pricing system for Windsurf Plugin. See pricing for details
• Credit usage can be monitored via the Plan Info tab in the Windsurf widget on the bottom toolbar.

Codeium is Now Windsurf

• We are renaming our company to Windsurf & our extension product to Windsurf Plugin.
• Since the launch of our Windsurf Editor, we have captured what we are really building: combining human ingenuity and machine to result in experiences that feel and appear effortlessly powerful.

What's New with Codeium v1.38 🚀

Bug Fixes

• Performance improvement on large repositories.
• Indexing Performance Boosts.

What's New with Codeium v1.36 🚀

Bug Fixes

• Performance improvement on large repositories.
• Improved stability across network disconnections.
• Fixed changelog redirect page.
• Improved extension logging.

What's New with Codeium v1.30 🚀

JetBrains Pre-Release 🪄

We're excited to introduce the Pre-Release Channel for JetBrains! Get early access to upcoming features and help shape the future of Codeium.

• Switch between stable and pre-release versions
• Test new features before they're officially released.
• Provide valuable feedback for improvements.

Bug Fixes

• Disabled Codeium functionality in Python Debugger Console.
• Fixed Download Diagnostic button in chat client.

JetBrains-specific updates

• Added Codeium action group to Tools menu
• Added "Codeium"/"Codeium Teams" at bottom right corner
• Disabled inline shortcut hint when conflicting with vim plugin
• Added refresh chat client action to Tools menu
• Added manual autocomplete trigger
• Improved recognition for IDE-unrecognized languages
• Add re-signin instructions when API key is invalid

Enterprise & technical updates

• Added enterprise Grafana dashboard panels for index service tracking
• Fixed project closure/reopening bug in JetBrains command
• Converted reads from subscriptions to users
• Added dev mode and teams mode to unleash in VSCode
• Fixed analytics API typo and PCW calculation error
• OCaml interface and OCaml files now deemed relevant to each other
• Allow specifying chat-related ports in LS
• Emacs and Vim extensions on enterprise no longer need specific tag checkout
• Vim extension in enterprise-mode automatically downloads enterprise language server
• Automatic deletion of corrupt SQLite databases in language server
• Fixed batch deletion button in indexing UI
• Enhanced telemetry batching
• New model image handling and inference server updates for Kubernetes deployments

Codeium Command UX Upgrade

Codeium Command got a major renovation.

The most salient features are:

• Persistent experience: Opening Command now instantiates a popup that lives near the relevant code until you dismiss it, instead of dissipating when you click away.
• Follow-up support: You can now append instructions to your initial one and rerun the new command on the original code.
• Hotkeys: Escaping, submitting commands, undoing or canceling commands, toggling focus between the popup and the editor, and accepting commands can all be carried out from the keyboard.
• Block undo: Ctrl+z or ⌘+z while in the editor after a Command output will undo Command's entire change. You can also Ctrl⌫ or ⌘⌫ for the same effect while rehighlighting the original text and popping the latest instruction so that it's ready for a different command.

Chat Context Upgrade

Our latest update supercharges your chat experience with a suite of new actions:

• Copy to clipboard: Easily copy messages with a single click.
• Rerun with context: Rerun messages including relevant code from your project for improved responses.
• Retry Button: Quickly retry messages that encountered errors.
• Stats for nerds: Peek behind the scenes with detailed stats on what's happening under the hood.
• /explain command: Get detailed explanations for functions, classes, and parts of your code right within the chat.
• @mention files and directories: Easily reference files and directories in your code.
• Inline context item pinning: Pin important context items for quick access.

We've also engineered the Chat input text editor to be significantly faster and more responsive.

Nudge

Highlighting a section of code now conveniently opens a small popup tool that lets you directly ask about the code in Chat or run a Command on it. The nudge can be disabled in your Codeium Settings.

Codeium Command

Command gives developers the ability to instruct the AI to perform tasks within the editor. Just open the command prompt (Ctrl+I or ⌘+I for Mac), enter a command, and watch Codeium code for you!

And even more powerful is providing in-line instructions on existing blocks of code in order to perform direct transformations. A simple one would be to just add comments to your code:

Guidelines For Chat

Enhance your chat experience with custom context! In the chat panel, you now have the option to provide your own short snippets of context for the AI.