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Switch Windsurf Cascade AI models programmatically. Apply when needing to change models from workflows or scripts.
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| name | windsurf-auto-model-switcher |
| description | Switch Windsurf Cascade AI models programmatically. Apply when needing to change models from workflows or scripts. |
Switch Windsurf Cascade AI models programmatically using keyboard simulation.
STRUT Strategy sections may include model hints:
├─ Strategy: Analyze requirements, design solution
│ - Opus for analysis, Sonnet for implementation
Model hints are recommendations - agent decides based on actual task.
select-windsurf-model-in-ide.ps1 - Select a model by search querywindsurf-model-registry.json - All available models and costsupdate-model-registry/UPDATE_WINDSURF_MODEL_REGISTRY.md - Workflow to update the registry# Select Claude Sonnet 4.5
.\select-windsurf-model-in-ide.ps1 -Query "sonnet 4.5"
# Select Claude Opus 4.5 (Thinking)
.\select-windsurf-model-in-ide.ps1 -Query "opus 4.5 thinking"
# Select GPT-5.2 Low Reasoning
.\select-windsurf-model-in-ide.ps1 -Query "gpt-5.2 low"
See windsurf-model-registry.json for all available models and their credit costs.
To update the registry, see update-model-registry/UPDATE_WINDSURF_MODEL_REGISTRY.md.
Installed by SETUP.md:
Ctrl+Shift+F9 - Open model selectorCtrl+Shift+F10 - Cycle to next modelScript types into editor: Run SETUP.md and restart Windsurf.
Model doesn't change: Ensure Cascade panel is visible.
Special characters (German keyboard): Use F-keys, not Ctrl+Alt.