Windsurf Rules & Memories (now Devin Desktop) alternatives

Now Devin Desktop (ex-Windsurf). Rules: global_rules.md (6K chars) plus workspace rules in .devin/rules/ (fallback .windsurf/rules/, 12K chars each) and AGENTS.md via the same engine. Full Windsurf Rules & Memories (now Devin Desktop) record →

  1. 1 AGENTS.md File-backed / editor paradigms

    also in File-backed / editor paradigms · same storage (file) · same retrieval (injection) · same memory unit (document)

    OSS ✓ Self-host ✓ Managed ? MCP ? ★ 25k MIT Compare with Windsurf Rules & Memories (now Devin Desktop) →

  2. 2 Cursor Rules File-backed / editor paradigms

    also in File-backed / editor paradigms · same storage (file) · same retrieval (injection) · same memory unit (document) · also has MCP

    OSS ? Self-host ? Managed ? MCP ✓ Compare with Windsurf Rules & Memories (now Devin Desktop) →

  3. 3 claude-supermemory Claude Code memory mechanisms

    same storage (vector) · same retrieval (similarity) · same conflict handling (llm-arbitrate) · same memory unit (document, fact) · also has MCP

    OSS ✓ Self-host ✓ Managed ✓ MCP ✓ ★ 2.8k released 2026-02-09 MIT Compare with Windsurf Rules & Memories (now Devin Desktop) →

  4. 4 Cline .clinerules File-backed / editor paradigms

    also in File-backed / editor paradigms · same storage (file) · same retrieval (injection) · same memory unit (document) · also has MCP

    OSS ? Self-host ? Managed ? MCP ✓ Compare with Windsurf Rules & Memories (now Devin Desktop) →

  5. 5 Cline Memory Bank File-backed / editor paradigms

    also in File-backed / editor paradigms · same storage (file) · same retrieval (injection) · same memory unit (document) · also has MCP

    OSS ? Self-host ? Managed ? MCP ✓ Compare with Windsurf Rules & Memories (now Devin Desktop) →

  6. 6 Replit replit.md File-backed / editor paradigms

    also in File-backed / editor paradigms · same storage (file) · same retrieval (injection) · same memory unit (document) · also has MCP

    OSS ? Self-host ? Managed ? MCP ✓ Compare with Windsurf Rules & Memories (now Devin Desktop) →

  7. 7 Zed .rules File-backed / editor paradigms

    also in File-backed / editor paradigms · same storage (file) · same retrieval (injection) · same memory unit (document) · also has MCP

    OSS ? Self-host ? Managed ? MCP ✓ Compare with Windsurf Rules & Memories (now Devin Desktop) →

  8. 8 CLAUDE.md File-backed / editor paradigms

    also in File-backed / editor paradigms · same storage (file) · same retrieval (injection) · same memory unit (document)

    OSS ? Self-host ? Managed ? MCP ? Compare with Windsurf Rules & Memories (now Devin Desktop) →

Ranked by shared memory design (storage, retrieval, conflict handling, memory unit), same section and shared must-haves (open source, self-hosting, MCP), with adoption as a tie-breaker. ✓ confirmed · — no · ? not in the catalog yet. Want picks for your own requirements? Use the chooser. Checking a whole project? Check your stack.