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Windsurf now emits reviewable diffs for autonomous edits.

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In the July updates, edits made in autonomous mode generate reviewable diffs, Cascade retired July 1 in favor of an Agent Command Center, and new users default to agent mode. The actionable bit: make the diff review a mandatory checkpoint instead of trusting silent apply. That diff is your human-in-the-loop gate, and given everything in the Security section, you want the gate.

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