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Windsurf Skills

147 skills that work in Windsurf, checked by hand. We tested 34 of them on a real task, so you can see the result before you install.

An AI code editor (now part of Devin Desktop) whose agent, Cascade, can build and change projects for you. Cascade uses SKILL.md skills for repeatable jobs.

Works with
147 skills
Skills live in
~/.codeium/windsurf/skills/
How to use one
Cascade invokes a skill when your request matches its description. Type @ and the skill name to call it yourself.
Plans
Skills are part of Cascade. Enterprise admins can also push skills to every workspace.

How to install a skill in Windsurf

  1. Step 1

    Copy the install prompt from the skill's page and paste it into Cascade.

  2. Step 2

    Cascade runs the installer and puts the skill in ~/.codeium/windsurf/skills/.

  3. Step 3

    Ask for the job, or type @ and the skill name.

The quickest way is to let Windsurf do it. Every skill page here has this prompt filled in with the right address; this is what it looks like:

Install prompt for Windsurf
Install the skill at [skill address] for Windsurf so it works in every project: run `npx skills add [skill address] -a windsurf -g -y` in my terminal. If Node.js is missing, tell me how to install it first. When it's done, confirm the skill is installed and tell me how to use it.

Prefer to do it by hand? A skill is just a folder with a SKILL.md file. Put the folder in ~/.codeium/windsurf/skills/ to use it everywhere, or in .windsurf/skills/ (or .devin/skills/) inside a project to share it with that project only.

All 147 Windsurf skills, tested ones first

147 skills

Good to know

  • Windsurf is being folded into Devin Desktop; the old .windsurf/skills/ folder still works.
  • It also reads .agents/skills/, and .claude/skills/ when Claude Code config reading is on.

Skills follow one open standard (a folder with a SKILL.md file), so the same skill also works in Claude Code, Claude app, Codex and ChatGPT. Facts on this page are checked against Cognition's own documentation.

Skills teach Windsurf how to do a job. To let it reach your other tools (Notion, Gmail, Shopify and more), see the MCP servers that work in Windsurf.

Frequently asked questions

Does Windsurf support skills?

Yes. Cascade reads SKILL.md skills from .windsurf/skills/ in a project and ~/.codeium/windsurf/skills/ for all projects.

How do I call a skill in Windsurf?

Type @ followed by the skill name in Cascade, or just ask for the job and Cascade picks the matching skill.

Is Windsurf now Devin Desktop?

Windsurf's docs now live under Devin Desktop, and the newer folder name is .devin/skills/. The Windsurf folders keep working.

Which Windsurf skills should I try first?

Start with the ones marked Tested at the top of the list: we installed each of them and ran it on a real task, so you can see what it made before you install it. 147 skills in this directory work in Windsurf.

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