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name: windsurf-install-auth description: | Install and configure Windsurf SDK/CLI authentication. Use when setting up a new Windsurf integration, configuring API keys, or initializing Windsurf in your project. Trigger with phrases like "install windsurf", "setup windsurf", "windsurf auth", "configure windsurf API key". allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash(npm:), Bash(pip:), Grep version: 1.0.0 license: MIT author: Jeremy Longshore jeremy@intentsolutions.io

Windsurf Install & Auth

Overview

Set up Windsurf SDK/CLI and configure authentication credentials.

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+ or Python 3.10+
• Package manager (npm, pnpm, or pip)
• Windsurf account with API access
• API key from Windsurf dashboard

Instructions

Step 1: Install SDK

# Node.js
npm install @windsurf/sdk

# Python
pip install windsurf

Step 2: Configure Authentication

# Set environment variable
export WINDSURF_API_KEY="your-api-key"

# Or create .env file
echo 'WINDSURF_API_KEY=your-api-key' >> .env

Step 3: Verify Connection

// Test connection code here

Output

• Installed SDK package in node_modules or site-packages
• Environment variable or .env file with API key
• Successful connection verification output

Error Handling

Error	Cause	Solution
Invalid API Key	Incorrect or expired key	Verify key in Windsurf dashboard
Rate Limited	Exceeded quota	Check quota at https://docs.windsurf.com
Network Error	Firewall blocking	Ensure outbound HTTPS allowed
Module Not Found	Installation failed	Run npm install or pip install again

Examples

TypeScript Setup

import { WindsurfClient } from '@windsurf/sdk';

const client = new WindsurfClient({
  apiKey: process.env.WINDSURF_API_KEY,
});

Python Setup

from windsurf import WindsurfClient

client = WindsurfClient(
    api_key=os.environ.get('WINDSURF_API_KEY')
)

Resources

• Windsurf Documentation
• Windsurf Dashboard
• Windsurf Status

Next Steps

After successful auth, proceed to windsurf-hello-world for your first API call.