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Windsurf Integration

The short answer: open Windsurf, press Cmd+L (Mac) or Ctrl+L (Windows/Linux) to open the AI panel, press ⌃+⌥+R (Mac) or Ctrl+Alt+R (Windows/Linux), speak your coding requirements for 30-60 seconds, and AICHE inserts the formatted prompt for Windsurf to process.

Typing multi-file refactoring instructions to AI code editors takes 7-10 minutes and interrupts architectural thinking. You lose the mental model of your codebase while hunting for keys to describe changes.

1. Open Windsurf and load your project.
2. Press Cmd+L (Mac) or Ctrl+L (Windows/Linux) to open the AI chat panel.
3. Press your AICHE hotkey to start recording.
4. Speak your complete requirement with context (example: "Extract the authentication logic from UserController into a separate AuthService class, add JWT refresh token rotation with 7-day expiry, implement Redis caching for active sessions with automatic cleanup, and add rate limiting on the login endpoint at 10 requests per minute per IP address").
5. Press the hotkey again-AICHE transcribes, applies Message Ready formatting, and inserts the text.
6. Press Enter to send the prompt to Windsurf.

Heads-up: for quick inline edits in a single file, use Cmd+K (Mac) or Ctrl+K (Windows/Linux) instead of Cmd+L, then dictate. Cmd+K works for focused changes, while Cmd+L handles multi-file operations and architectural refactoring.

The pro-tip: include file context in your dictation by saying "in the authentication module" or "in the API middleware" so Windsurf knows exactly where to apply changes without you typing file paths or opening specific files first.

Result: complex refactoring prompts that took 9 minutes to type with proper architectural context now take 50 seconds to speak, and Windsurf applies changes across multiple files automatically with better understanding.

Do this now: open Windsurf, press Cmd+L and your hotkey, then dictate one refactoring task you've been avoiding because explaining it in detail felt tedious.