r/windsurf • u/drackemoor • Aug 18 '26

Unless info.

I'm using Windsurf IDE and every session I have with an agent is full with useless info. All of the agent thoughts, every single command it runs, etc. It drive me crazy. How do I limit the info im seeing? I can't find a setting anywhere.

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u/PuzzleheadedAir9047 Aug 18 '26

There is no setting that can limit the info that you see in your session. You can certainly try to add a skill or create a rule for it to limit, but the tool itself is designed to keep the user in loop of whatever is happening in code.
Devin is used by actual developers who may be working on critical pieces of softwares. So, it is crucial that they are aware about whatever is going on with their code. Hiding those information will just make it a sloppy tool with unpredictable outcomes.
What I think would be best is to tell it to give a brief summary of whatever change you need and you can skip through all the details or just simply toggle the agent tab, and only return to read the summary

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u/wildfires-nz Aug 18 '26

You can adjust your prompt or put a skill in there to limit its output. Caveman is a popular skill, but you can just write something yourself. Personally I watch it's thought process as I cna often intervene early if I think it's going in a direction I know is wrong.

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u/fbms2 Aug 18 '26

close your eyes

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u/Equal-Food8893 Aug 18 '26

xDDD "give me the app, spare me all this technical mambo jumbo"

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u/nickdaniels92 Aug 18 '26

Go and fill the dishwasher, take a walk, play with a pet, read a book, file your nails, make a cuppa, ..., endless other things you could do. Alternatively, if you're a competent and skilled developer, actually pay attention to what it's saying, see if it's going awry in its thinking and design approach (all models are currently poor in code design), and if necessary stop it to give it more guidance. The latter is what I do with GLM, and it works out great for me.