Devon Desktop
An IDE-based AI programming tool, formerly known as WinServe. It supports multiple agent backends such as Cascade, Devon Local and ACP agents, and provides native notifications at the agent session level.
Timeline (last 90 days)
Windsurf came from Codium and, after being acquired by Cognition, was relaunched in June 2026 under the name Devon Desktop.
The Devon Desktop free tier offers unlimited Tab completions and inline edits, plus a light daily and weekly quota for Agent work, but the vendor has not published the specific numbers for that quota.
Devon Desktop was renamed in June and replaced the old agent, but many longtime users did not notice this change.
Windsurf was renamed Devon Desktop after being acquired, and its quota policy is not public.
This notification feature is off by default, and users need to actively set devon.agentnotification to enable it.
Devon Desktop was formerly an IDE named WinServe.
Devon Desktop brings ACP Agents into the scope of native notifications, doing unified abstraction at the protocol layer without needing customized adaptation for specific Agents.
Devon Desktop introduced native notifications: when any Agent session completes or requires user input, the system pushes a native notification.
This notification feature covers all Agents with a single setting, including Cascade, Devon Local, and ACP agents.
Devon Desktop's notifications are aggregated at session granularity, sending only one notification per session rather than notifying on every tool call.
All Facts (10)
The Devon Desktop free tier offers unlimited Tab completions and inline edits, plus a light daily and weekly quota for Agent work, but the vendor has not published the specific numbers for that quota.
50%UnverifiedWindsurf was renamed Devon Desktop after being acquired, and its quota policy is not public.
50%UnverifiedDevon Desktop's notifications are aggregated at session granularity, sending only one notification per session rather than notifying on every tool call.
50%UnverifiedThis notification feature is off by default, and users need to actively set devon.agentnotification to enable it.
50%UnverifiedDevon Desktop was formerly an IDE named WinServe.
50%UnverifiedDevon Desktop brings ACP Agents into the scope of native notifications, doing unified abstraction at the protocol layer without needing customized adaptation for specific Agents.
50%UnverifiedThis notification feature covers all Agents with a single setting, including Cascade, Devon Local, and ACP agents.
50%UnverifiedWindsurf came from Codium and, after being acquired by Cognition, was relaunched in June 2026 under the name Devon Desktop.
50%UnverifiedDevon Desktop was renamed in June and replaced the old agent, but many longtime users did not notice this change.
50%UnverifiedDevon Desktop introduced native notifications: when any Agent session completes or requires user input, the system pushes a native notification.
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