Cognition launches Devin Desktop, an agent-first IDE
Cognition Labs has launched Devin Desktop, an IDE built on the Windsurf foundation that makes agent management — not code editing — the primary workflow surface.
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Devin Desktop shifts the IDE's primary surface from code editing to agent orchestration, and its ACP support opens that orchestration layer to any compatible agent — not just Devin — making it a multi-agent management hub rather than a single-vendor tool.
- 01Devin Desktop is described as the next generation of Windsurf, built on Windsurf's IDE foundation.
- 02The Agent Command Center becomes the default surface in Devin Desktop, centralizing management of local and cloud agents, PRs, and context.
- 03A new feature called Spaces lets related agents share context to collaborate on tasks.
Cognition Labs, the company behind Devin, announced Devin Desktop as the next generation of its Windsurf IDE. The announcement, authored by Scott Wu and Jeff Wang, frames the product around a shift the team observed: the best engineers they work with are no longer just pair programming with a single agent, but instead scoping work, delegating to cloud agents, reviewing progress, and deciding what reaches production. Devin Desktop is built for that workflow, elevating the Agent Command Center to the default IDE surface for managing local and cloud agents, PRs, and context in one place.
First, Spaces enables groups of related agents to share context, allowing them to collaborate more effectively on tasks.
Two notable additions accompany the launch. First, Spaces enables groups of related agents to share context, allowing them to collaborate more effectively on tasks. Second, Devin Desktop adopts the Agent Client Protocol (ACP), meaning any ACP-compatible agent can run inside the IDE alongside Devin — extending Cognition's existing philosophy of using the best model for each task to the broader agent ecosystem. Despite the agent-first orientation, the post emphasizes that the full IDE experience remains intact and is fully backwards-compatible with Windsurf, preserving editor features, extensions, keybindings, LSPs, and terminal workflows for work that still requires direct developer involvement.
Key facts
- 01Devin Desktop is described as the next generation of Windsurf, built on Windsurf's IDE foundation.
- 02The Agent Command Center becomes the default surface in Devin Desktop, centralizing management of local and cloud agents, PRs, and context.
- 03A new feature called Spaces lets related agents share context to collaborate on tasks.
- 04Devin Desktop supports the Agent Client Protocol (ACP), allowing any ACP-compatible agent to run inside the IDE alongside Devin.
- 05The IDE remains fully backwards-compatible with Windsurf, preserving extensions, keybindings, LSPs, and terminal workflows.
- 06The post was authored by Scott Wu and Jeff Wang and published on June 2, 2026.
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