Application
Coding
Windsurf
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the six Ws · specification
W1
Who
By Windsurf (formerly Codeium).
W2
What
An AI IDE with an autonomous agent that plans, edits, and runs code.
W3
Where
A desktop application on your machine.
W4
When
When you want an agent-native editor.
W5
Why
Keeps you in flow while it works.
W6
With
A Windsurf account for AI features.
W7
Watch
Closed-source commercial editor; sends code context to its servers, free and paid tiers.
IDEAgenticEditor