windsurf-performance-tuning
Optimize Windsurf IDE performance: indexing speed, Cascade responsiveness, and memory usage. Use when Windsurf is slow, indexing takes too long, Cascade times out, or the IDE uses too much memory. Trigger with phrases like "windsurf slow", "windsurf performance", "optimize windsurf", "windsurf memory", "cascade slow", "indexing slow". '
Profile →npx skills add jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills --skill windsurf-performance-tuning --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# 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 Work
What does the windsurf-performance-tuning skill do?
Optimize Windsurf IDE performance: indexing speed, Cascade responsiveness, and memory usage. Use when Windsurf is slow, indexing takes too long, Cascade times out, or the IDE uses too much memory. Trigger with phrases like "windsurf slow", "windsurf performance", "optimize windsurf", "windsurf memory", "cascade slow", "indexing slow". '
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills --skill windsurf-performance-tuning --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills, a repository with 2,596 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.