Windsurf Extension Development & Events

Overview

Windsurf is built on VS Code and supports the full VS Code Extension API. Build custom extensions to track workspace events, integrate with external tools, and extend Cascade's capabilities. This skill covers extension development specific to the Windsurf environment.

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+ and npm
• VS Code Extension API familiarity
• yo and generator-code for scaffolding
• Windsurf IDE for testing

Instructions

Step 1: Scaffold Extension

# Install scaffolding tools
npm install -g yo generator-code