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Skills for Windsurf

84,000+ SKILL.md files you can use with Windsurf — the agentic AI editor and its Cascade agent. Adapt a skill into Windsurf's .windsurf/rules/ folder and choose how it activates. Free to browse. Pro unlocks the multi-signal Quality Score.

cp <skill>/SKILL.md .windsurf/rules/<slug>.md
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What is Windsurf?

Windsurf is the agentic AI code editor (formerly Codeium), built around the Cascade agent for multi-file edits, terminal actions, and persistent memories. It takes standing instructions from rules files in .windsurf/rules/ — where an adapted SKILL.md lives.

How to install a skill on Windsurf

Compatibility notes

Windsurf rules are markdown with optional activation metadata, so a SKILL.md's body ports directly. Notes:

Frequently asked — Windsurf

Windsurf skills, answered

What is Windsurf?
Windsurf is the agentic AI code editor (formerly Codeium) built around the Cascade agent for multi-file edits and terminal actions. See windsurf.com.
How do I add a SKILL.md to Windsurf?
Save it as .windsurf/rules/<slug>.md in your workspace and choose an activation mode (always-on, model-decision, or glob-scoped). Cascade applies it when relevant.
Do Claude Code skills work on Windsurf?
Mostly — Windsurf rules are markdown standing instructions, so the body of a SKILL.md transfers directly. Claude-specific frontmatter is ignored; map the description to an activation mode.