Install and Authenticate Devin Desktop

Overview

Devin Desktop is the new name for Windsurf. Existing Windsurf installations receive it as a standard over-the-air update, with plans, settings, extensions, workflows, and in-progress work carried forward.

Prerequisites

A supported desktop operating system shown on the current download page
A Devin/Windsurf account or organization invitation
Browser access for the interactive sign-in flow
Organization approval before installing on a managed device

Tool Use

Use Read to inspect only the repository files and configuration needed for the request.

Instructions

Step 1: Choose update or fresh install

If Windsurf is already installed, use its normal update flow and preserve the existing profile. For a fresh install, download the signed installer from the official product page; do not use an unverified curl-to-shell command or third-party package.

Step 2: Preserve the current profile

Before a major update, record the editor version and export any profile the product exposes. Commit repository Rules, AGENTS.md, Workflows, and Skills separately so team customizations do not depend on one workstation.

Step 3: Sign in interactively

Launch Devin Desktop.
Select the visible sign-in option.
Complete the browser-based account or enterprise identity-provider flow.
Return to the editor and select the intended organization.
Confirm that the account identity and plan shown in the product are expected.

Do not ask users to paste session tokens, cookies, SAML assertions, recovery codes, or API keys into chat or repository files.

Step 4: Apply enterprise controls

For managed organizations, verify repository access, identity-provider policy, seat assignment, MCP policy, system Rules, network allowlists, and data controls through the current admin documentation. Do not invent private server URLs or undocumented settings keys.

Step 5: Verify non-destructively

Open a disposable or clean version-controlled project. Confirm:

Cascade opens and identifies Code and Chat modes;
a read-only codebase question returns relevant context;
Supercomplete is available where the plan and policy permit it;
no unexpected organization or repository is connected.

Output

Report the installed Devin Desktop version, operating system, update or fresh-install path, sign-in method, selected organization, profile migration result, and successful non-destructive Cascade check. Redact all account identifiers not needed for verification.

Error Handling

Issue	Response
Installer is blocked or damaged	Stop and use the current OS-specific troubleshooting instructions
Browser sign-in does not return	Restart the interactive flow and check proxy or deep-link policy
Wrong organization selected	Sign out, preserve diagnostics, and choose the authorized organization
Features are unavailable	Verify plan, seat, organization policy, and quota state
Update changed behavior	Check release notes and use the preserved profile for rollback evidence

Examples

Successful handoff: "Devin Desktop installed on macOS through the official signed download; browser SSO completed; Engineering organization selected; Cascade Chat read-only smoke test passed; no secrets collected."

Resources

Related Skill

Continue with windsurf-hello-world to verify the installation through a disposable, guarded Code and Chat workflow before opening sensitive repositories.

windsurf-install-auth