Migrate from trae to windsurf.
1 documentation-derived translation pattern — what carries over and what to watch for. Cited to the Feature Parity Map; the audit tells you whether the move is worth it.
Both are built-in agentic assistants with an explicit plan-before-act mode. Moving a TRAE SOLO workflow into Windsurf: drive work through Cascade and use its Plan mode (structured Markdown plan you confirm before execution) in place of TRAE SOLO's Plan mode, and Cascade's Code mode for the build/test/preview loop that SOLO runs end to end. TRAE Spec-mode requirements/design/tasks documents map onto Windsurf Memories and Rules plus a checked-in plan file. Re-point MCP servers from SOLO Agent into Windsurf's MCP config (mcp_config.json or the MCP marketplace), and choose an equivalent model in Cascade's picker (both expose Claude/GPT/Gemini/DeepSeek families).
- Warning: TRAE's SOLO Agent calls user-defined custom sub-agents in isolated contexts; Windsurf decomposes work within a single Cascade (flow awareness, checkpoints, up to ~20 tool calls per prompt) rather than via separately authored sub-agents.
- Warning: Cost models differ: Windsurf meters most models by a per-token credit multiplier (free SWE models excepted) while TRAE meters fast/premium requests with purchasable packs — re-estimate spend per task.
- Warning: Windsurf concurrency uses git worktrees (multiple Cascades); TRAE's parallelism is SOLO Agent fanning out to callable agents — not a 1:1 mapping.
- Warning: TRAE built-in models exclude GPT/Gemini-3.x/MiniMax for US users; Windsurf's available lineup for US users differs, so the specific model you relied on may not transfer directly.