Windsurf introduces Windsurf Browser, a built-in Chromium-Based Browser within the editor

Windsurf’s Wave 10 Part 2 update introduces the Windsurf Browser as a core feature. The browser, currently in beta and available to all users on self-serve plans, is Chromium-based and fully built into the Windsurf Editor. By tightly integrating the browser with Cascade, Windsurf’s AI assistant, the update preserves shared context and flow awareness across developer tools.

Compared to traditional environments, Cascade now tracks and understands open tabs within the Windsurf Browser, removing the need for users to copy-paste URLs or content for reference. Users can add pages directly as explicit context for Cascade, enabling AI interactions during research, debugging, or reviewing documentation. This expansion increases Windsurf’s surface coverage to include developer actions previously confined to standard browsers, such as viewing documentation, interacting with GitHub issues, and inspecting frontend components or CI pipelines.

Cascade also can now analyze browser data, including console logs, the Document Object Model, and page contents, on both local and external sites. SWE-1, Windsurf’s AI model, has also been fine-tuned for better reasoning over browser-specific data. Upcoming updates will focus on deeper browser awareness and enabling Cascade to perform web actions autonomously.