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Cognition rebrands Windsurf to Devin Desktop, a unified agent command center
Cognition officially rebranded Windsurf as Devin Desktop on June 2, 2026, repositioning it from an AI code editor into a command center for managing local and cloud Devin agents. Existing Windsurf users received an automatic over-the-air update without reinstallation.
- Windsurf automatically updated to Devin Desktop for all users on June 2, 2026
- IDE repositioned as desktop client for running both local and cloud Devin agents
- Consolidates Devin's product family under one brand
- Users' plans, extensions and settings carried over automatically