Using Devin Desktop with lite.computer

Q: Where does the lite.computer instruction go for Devin Desktop?

In ~/.config/devin/AGENTS.md for every workspace. For one workspace, paste the paragraph into AGENTS.md at the workspace root.

Devin Desktop is the code editor formerly called Windsurf. Its built-in agent, Devin Local, reads and edits the files in the folder you open, so it can write a project page or a report as easily as code.

It is a desktop app for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs, aimed at developers. A command center in the same window also manages Devin agents that run in Cognition's cloud.

Made byCognition

Runs onMac desktop app, Apple Silicon or Intel

Where pages goStraight into the folder you point Devin Local at

App commandsYes, all twenty

Standing instructions~/.config/devin/AGENTS.md, or AGENTS.md at the workspace root

CostFree, Pro and Max plans, and full seats on Teams

Also calledWindsurf, Windsurf Editor

Set it up

In lite.computer, click your name at the bottom of the sidebar and open the Agent Helper. Copy the paragraph and paste it into ~/.config/devin/AGENTS.md, so every workspace knows where your Showspace is.
Give Devin Local the app's commands. Create or edit ~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json, which covers every project.
Keep lite.computer open on your Showspace. Start a new Devin Local session and ask Use the lite.computer tool to list every page in my Showspace. It lists the pages in your folder.

~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json

{ "mcpServers": { "lite-computer": { "url": "http://127.0.0.1:48484/mcp", "transport": "http" } } }

If the file already lists servers, add the lite-computer entry inside mcpServers.

Try this prompt

Paste into Devin Desktop

Run this project's tests and build an interactive test report: a summary chart that animates in, results you can filter by pass or fail, and details that expand for each failure. Save it as a single self-contained HTML file in my Showspace, then open it in lite.computer.

Good to know

For pages in your Showspace, start a Devin Local session. It works in the folders on your Mac and uses the app's commands.
MCP servers added back when the agent was Cascade live in ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json. Devin Local reads ~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json, so add lite-computer there.
For one workspace, put the paragraph in AGENTS.md at the workspace root. Older .windsurf/rules folders are read too.
We have not tested Devin Desktop with lite.computer ourselves. These instructions are based on research. Try saving one HTML page to your Showspace first. If a step needs correcting, email hello@lite.computer.

Questions

Does Devin Desktop work with lite.computer?

Yes. Devin Local saves HTML pages into your Showspace, and lite.computer shows each one as it lands. A short mcp_config.json lets it open pages and arrange windows in the app too.

Is Windsurf now Devin Desktop?

Yes. Cognition renamed Windsurf to Devin Desktop in June 2026, delivered as an ordinary update. It is the same editor with the same features, and the Cascade agent became Devin Local.

Where does the lite.computer instruction go for Devin Desktop?

In ~/.config/devin/AGENTS.md for every workspace. For one workspace, paste the paragraph into AGENTS.md at the workspace root.

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Last checked September 14, 2026.