Windsurf Hello World

Minimal working example demonstrating core Windsurf API calls.

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107/25/2026
Windsurf
#windsurf#hello-world#sdk#api#getting-started

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name: windsurf-hello-world description: | Create a minimal working Windsurf example. Use when starting a new Windsurf integration, testing your setup, or learning basic Windsurf API patterns. Trigger with phrases like "windsurf hello world", "windsurf example", "windsurf quick start", "simple windsurf code". allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit version: 1.0.0 license: MIT author: Jeremy Longshore jeremy@intentsolutions.io

Windsurf Hello World

Overview

Minimal working example demonstrating core Windsurf functionality.

Prerequisites

  • Completed windsurf-install-auth setup
  • Valid API credentials configured
  • Development environment ready

Instructions

Step 1: Create Entry File

Create a new file for your hello world example.

Step 2: Import and Initialize Client

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

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

Step 3: Make Your First API Call

async function main() {
  // Your first API call here
}

main().catch(console.error);

Output

  • Working code file with Windsurf client initialization
  • Successful API response confirming connection
  • Console output showing:
Success! Your Windsurf connection is working.

Error Handling

| Error | Cause | Solution | |-------|-------|----------| | Import Error | SDK not installed | Verify with npm list or pip show | | Auth Error | Invalid credentials | Check environment variable is set | | Timeout | Network issues | Increase timeout or check connectivity | | Rate Limit | Too many requests | Wait and retry with exponential backoff |

Examples

TypeScript Example

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

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

async function main() {
  // Your first API call here
}

main().catch(console.error);

Python Example

from windsurf import WindsurfClient

client = WindsurfClient()

# Your first API call here

Resources

Next Steps

Proceed to windsurf-local-dev-loop for development workflow setup.

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