What to Build with Windsurf

The first agentic IDE from Codeium. Windsurf combines deep codebase understanding with multi-file editing to help you build complex applications faster.

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What Windsurf is Best For

Agentic coding

Codebase understanding

Multi-file editing

Code completion

Refactoring

Project Ideas for Windsurf

Developer Tools ~10 hours

AI Code Reviewer

Automated code review tool that catches bugs and suggests improvements.
Developer Tools ~10 hours

AI API Documentation Generator

Generate API documentation automatically from your codebase.
Developer Tools ~8 hours

Changelog Generator

Generate changelogs automatically from git commits and PRs.
Developer Tools ~8 hours

Code Snippet Manager

Organize and share code snippets with syntax highlighting and search.
B2B ~12 hours

Corporate Knowledge Base AI Assistant

AI assistant that searches and answers questions from company documentation.
SaaS ~10 hours

Subscription Analytics Dashboard

Track MRR, churn, and subscription metrics for your SaaS.
AI Tools ~10 hours

AI Contract Analyzer

Analyze contracts and legal documents with AI to identify key terms and risks.
Creator Tools ~12 hours

Social Media Scheduler

Schedule and automate posts across multiple social media platforms.

Getting Started with Windsurf

  1. 1

    Download Windsurf from Codeium

    Available for Windows, macOS, and Linux

  2. 2

    Open your project

    Windsurf works with any programming language or framework

  3. 3

    Use Cascade for AI assistance

    Cascade is Windsurf's agentic AI that understands your entire codebase

  4. 4

    Let Windsurf understand your codebase

    It indexes your code for deep contextual understanding

  5. 5

    Code with AI pair programming

    Get intelligent suggestions and multi-file edits as you code

Windsurf Starter Prompts

Copy and paste these prompts to kickstart your project.

Full-Stack Refactor

Analyze this codebase and refactor the authentication system to use JWT tokens instead of sessions. Update all affected files including API routes, middleware, and frontend components. Maintain backward compatibility.

API Development

Create a RESTful API for [YOUR FEATURE] with proper error handling, validation, rate limiting, and authentication. Follow the existing patterns in this codebase for consistency. Include tests.

Code Review

Review this codebase for security vulnerabilities, performance issues, and code quality problems. Provide specific recommendations with code examples for each issue found.

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