Cheat Sheet · Commands & Shortcuts
A quick reference for Windsurf, the Cascade agent, inline edits and the shortcuts you'll use most. We expand this as the editor evolves.
Early access. Windsurf is new and moving fast, this reference covers the essentials and grows with each release.
Cmd/Ctrl + L | Open Cascade (the agent chat) |
Cmd/Ctrl + I | Inline edit on the selection |
Tab | Accept an autocomplete suggestion |
Spin up a hosted open-source AI agent with Creative Tim, bring your own key or run it on credits.
Cascade is Windsurf's agentic flow, it plans and edits across files. For how it stacks up against Cursor, see our Cursor vs Windsurf comparison.
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