Devin Desktop · Continuity · May 5–11, 2025
5 releases · updated
Devin Desktop adds Cascade Customization
This week, Devin Desktop shipped five releases with various updates. The main change is the addition of Cascade customization, which helps users create personalized workflows. This update is particularly useful for teams and enterprise users who want to streamline their workflow processes.
v1.8.106 (Next) · May 8, 2025
This release includes patch fixes, notably fixing Windows signing issues to prevent warnings from Windows Defender
Official release notes
Patch Fixes
- Fixes on Windows signing to prevent warnings from Windows Defender
v1.8.105 (Next) · May 7, 2025
This release is based on the latest Windsurf Editor version and includes patch fixes
Official release notes
Patch Fixes
Based on the latest release of the Windsurf Editor, v1.8.2
v1.8.2 · May 7, 2025
This release introduces Cascade customization, UX improvements, custom workflows, and file-based rules, along with fixes for tool call errors and crashes
Official release notes
Cascade Customization
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Cascade UX Improvements
- Redesigned Model Selector
- Continue button when reaching individual tool call limit
- Opening conversations will now open the associated workspace
- Hunk accept/reject widget now has a compact mode to cover less code
- Improvements to commit message generation quality
- Commit message generation reads from global rules as context
- Ability to edit proposed terminal command
Custom Workflows
- You can create “workflows”, saved prompts that Cascade can follow
- Workflows can be invoked via slash command
- Cascade can help create and edit workflows
- Workflow files are saved in the workspace, under .windsurf/workflows
File-Based Rules
- You can create granular rules files that are always on, @mention-able, requested by Cascade, or attached to file globs
- Rules files are saved in the workspace, under .windsurf/rules
Simultaneous Cascades
- Allow Cascade to keep running when switching to another conversation
- Add support for switching between conversations via a dropdown menu or keyboard shortcuts
Cascade Plugins
- New panel in Cascade for managing MCP Servers
- Easier one-click uninstall and install
- Easier search
- MCP now has MCP resources and multimodel responses
- More MCP Server options coming soon
Fixes
- Fixed tool call errors for users with disabled telemetry
- Fixed crashes around workspace conversation
v1.8.103 (Next) · May 6, 2025
This release is based on the latest Windsurf Editor version and includes teams features
Official release notes
Teams Features
Based on the latest release of the Windsurf Editor, v1.8.0
v1.8.0 · May 6, 2025
This release adds teams features, including Windsurf reviews, conversation sharing, knowledge management, and analytics, as well as a VS Code upgrade
Official release notes
Teams Features
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Teams: Windsurf Reviews
- Team admins can install a Github app for code review and PR title/description edits
- Available to Teams and Enterprise SAAS for 500 reviews/month
Teams: Conversation Sharing
- Team users can generate a shareable URL to a Cascade conversation
- Only fellow team members can access this URL
- Available to Teams and Enterprise SaaS
Teams: Knowledge
- Team admins can connect their Google account and curate relevant Google Docs
- Team members will be able to @mention these docs, and Cascade can retrieve them
- Available to Teams and Enterprise SaaS
Teams Deploys
- Teams users can connect their Netlify account via Windsurf settings
- Deploy apps through Cascade directly to your Netlify team for full control
- Supports team-specific settings like SSO, custom domains, and more through the Netlify dashboard
- Team admins can manage Deploy permissions and settings for their team.
Teams Analytics
- Teams users get a refreshed analytics dashboard for their team
- Includes new Cascade analytics such as messages sent, total tool calls, model usage, and more
Misc
- Upgrade to VS Code 1.99.1
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