Is Windsurf Plugin: AI Code Autocompletion on all IDEs Safe? — Extension Safety Profile

This extension requests only the "storage" API permission, which allows it to save a small amount of data locally in your browser, such as user preferences or authentication tokens. This is a minimal and expected permission for an extension that needs to maintain your session or settings across browser restarts. It does not request access to your browsing history, active tabs, or page content.

For a general browser extension in the AI code completion category, the main safety consideration is data privacy. The developer declares they collect personally identifiable information, authentication data, location, and user activity. A careful user should review the extension's privacy policy to understand exactly what code or usage data is sent to external servers for processing, and whether it is stored or shared. Since AI coding assistants typically transmit code context to cloud services, you should be mindful of sensitive projects or credentials that might appear in your editor.

This extension scores very well on Permissions & Access, reflecting its minimal technical reach into your browser. Its weakest dimension is Maintenance & Ownership, which suggests there may be limited public information about the publisher's long-term support practices or organizational transparency. The strong community reputation and high data privacy score are positive signals, but the lower publisher identity score means users should verify the extension's authenticity directly through official Codeium channels to avoid lookalike extensions.