Summary
On April 28, 2026, Windsurf and Cognition expanded Devin's local footprint with Devin for Terminal and in-editor Devin Local access for paid Windsurf users. The update keeps local repo work and cloud handoff in one workflow, letting users start in the terminal or editor and escalate longer tasks to Devin's remote environment.
What changed
Windsurf exposed Devin Local in the editor for paid users and tied it to the new Devin for Terminal workflow with optional cloud handoff.
Why it matters
This makes the local-to-cloud transition a product feature inside a mainstream coding shell, not just a standalone Cognition experiment. It sharpens Windsurf's competitive story against Cursor, Codex, and Claude Code by combining frontier models, editor-native agents, and remote execution in one subscription surface.
Evidence excerpt
Cognition says Devin for Terminal runs locally and can hand work off to Devin in the cloud, while Windsurf says paid users can access Devin Local directly inside the editor.