Cognition turns Windsurf into Devin Desktop, a command center for coding agents
The new desktop app adds a Kanban-style agent manager, Spaces for shared context, ACP support for third-party agents and a Rust rewrite of Cognition's local agent.
By Ryan Merket · Published
Primary source: X
Why it matters
Cognition is turning Devin from a cloud coding agent into a developer desktop surface, a bid to own where software teams assign, monitor and merge agent work.
Cognition launched Devin Desktop on Tuesday, turning Windsurf into what the company calls an "Agent Command Center" for managing local and cloud coding agents from one editor surface.
The new app builds on Windsurf's IDE foundation and makes a Kanban-style view the default interface for tracking agent work. Cognition said in a launch thread on X that developers can plan work, delegate tasks, review output and ship without leaving the development environment.…