windsurf-performance-tuning

# Windsurf Performance Tuning ## Overview Optimize Windsurf's indexing engine, Cascade context building, Supercomplete latency, and overall IDE responsiveness. Most performance issues stem from indexing too many files or missing exclusion patterns. ## Prerequisites - Windsurf IDE installed - Understanding of workspace indexing - Access to Windsurf settings ## Instructions ### Step 1: Optimize Workspace Indexing The indexing engine is the #1 performance factor. Exclude everything that isn't source code: ```gitignore # .codeiumignore — aggressive exclusion for large codebases # Build artifacts node_modules/ dist/ build/ .next/ .nuxt/ .output/ .svelte-kit/ coverage/ .cache/ # Package manager pnpm-lock.yaml package-lock.json yarn.lock # Generated code *.min.js *.min.css *.bundle.js *.chunk.js **/*.map generated/ __generated__/ # Binary and media files *.png *.jpg *.gif *.svg *.ico *.mp4 *.woff *.woff2 *.ttf *.eot # Data files *.sqlite *.db *.sql.gz *.csv # Python __pycache__/ *.pyc .venv/ venv/ .tox/ *.egg-info/ # Go vendor/ # Rust target/ ``` ### Step 2: Open Focused Workspaces ``` # DON'T: Open entire monorepo root windsurf ~/monorepo/ # Indexes ALL packages = slow # DO: Open specific service directories windsurf ~/monorepo/apps/web/ # Only indexes web app windsurf ~/monorepo/packages/api/ # Only indexes API # Each Windsurf window gets its own focused AI context # Cascade performs better with fewer, relevant files ``` ### Step 3: Tune IDE Se...