## What it is
Cognition just turned Windsurf into Devin Desktop, an agent-neutral IDE built for running fleets of AI agents at once. The centerpiece is the Agent Command Center: a Kanban board of every agent you’re running — local and cloud — sorted by status (in progress, blocked, ready for review). One agent refactors an API, another writes tests, a third prototypes UI, all visible on a single surface without leaving your editor.
## Why it matters
The real bet is neutrality. Devin Desktop runs on the Agent Client Protocol (ACP), an open standard that lets any compatible agent run inside it — Codex, Claude Agent, OpenCode, or one your team built in-house. Under the hood, Devin Local is a from-scratch Rust rewrite of the old Cascade engine, 30% more token-efficient with subagent support. If you’re already on Windsurf, it arrives as an over-the-air update with your pricing intact. Cognition is wagering that software engineering becomes about managing many agents, not chatting with one.

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