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Cognition

Cognition builds Devin, its cloud software engineering agent, and Devin Desktop, the agentic editor formerly called Windsurf.

GILD research

21piecesOn Devin, Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf): 2 reviews, 10 comparisons, and 9 buyer guides. Read the research

Products
Devin, Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)
Official site
cognition.com

Products

We cover 2 Cognition products. Each opens on its own hub.

  1. Devin+39 PositiveAutonomous software engineering agent.AI Coding Agent
  2. Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf)+17 MixedCognition's agent editor, renamed from Windsurf.AI Coding Agent

Research

We have written 21 pieces on Cognition and its products: 2 reviews, 10 comparisons, and 9 buyer guides.

Reviews 2

  1. Devin Review: What to Settle Before Delegating Tickets to a Cloud AgentPilot Devin on scoped tickets that CI can check, and settle repository access, the training opt-out, and usage caps before engineers hand it backlog work.Devin, 4 min readRead the review
  2. Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) Review: What to Settle Before a Team RolloutChoose Devin Desktop to run several coding agents from one editor, and settle agent permissions, seats, and SSO before the rollout.Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf), 3 min readRead the review

Comparisons 10

  1. Devin vs GitHub Copilot: Which Cloud Agent Should Pick Up Your Tickets?Devin, 4 min read
  2. Devin vs Claude Code: Delegated Cloud Sessions or a Steered Agent?Devin, 4 min read
  3. Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) vs GitHub Copilot: New Editor or Platform Add-On?Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf), 3 min read
  4. Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf) vs Codex: Agent Editor or ChatGPT-Bundled Agent?Devin Desktop (formerly Windsurf), 3 min read
  5. Codex vs Devin: Which Delegated Coding Agent Fits Your Team?Devin, 4 min read
  6. Factory vs Devin: An Agent That Runs Where Your Code Lives, or a Delegated Cloud Engineer?Devin, 2 min read

Buyer guides 9

  1. Devin Delegation Playbook: Getting a Mergeable Pull Request BackDevin, 2 min read
  2. Devin Team Rollout Checklist: Seats, Spend Limits, and What to MeasureDevin, 2 min read
  3. Devin Data & Access Checklist for Security ReviewDevin, 2 min read
  4. Devin in Slack, Linear, and GitHub: Who Starts Work and Who Owns ItDevin, 2 min read
  5. How to Evaluate an AI Coding Agent Before Team Rollout2 min read
  6. Devin Desktop Workflow Playbook: Rules, Permissions, and Review for Agent WorkDevin Desktop (formerly Windsurf), 3 min read