Agent Breaking Changes_

← Windsurf

Windsurf v3.5.17

model

2026-07-19 · official notes

Summary

Full notes

- @ -mention pills in Cascade now show type-specific icons.
- Restyled the command palette in the Agent Command Center.
- Hiding the status bar by default in the Agent Command Center (set "workbench.statusBar.visible": true in user settings to restore it).
- New worktree-backed sessions now open instantly and stay interactive while the worktree is created in the background.
- “View usage” now opens eligible Devin users’ personal analytics page directly.
- The devin.* settings for gitignore access, completion mode, and auto-continue are now honored.
- Resuming an agent session now uses its original working directory, so Claude sessions started in another folder can be reloaded.
- Fixed a crash when opening the Recent Chat History modal in Cascade.
- On Windows, the auto-updater now clears stale Devin.exe processes before applying updates.
- Long Devin Cloud sessions render, scroll, and type faster and stay responsive while streaming.
- A brief remote-connection drop no longer flashes a “disconnected” banner.
- You can now configure a session’s network policy and grant or deny network access requests inline from the chat, without switching to the web app.
- Devin Local customizations and the sidebar skills count now span all open workspace folders.
- The Hooks tab in Devin Local Customizations now lists configured hooks with their source and trigger events.
- Added a command to migrate Windsurf hooks into Devin hooks across every workspace folder.
- Added a subtle timeline navigator for Devin Local sessions.
- Added Fast Context support in Devin Local sessions.
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