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The auto-run mode, which executes arbitrary terminal commands including binary execution and infrastructure inspection without per-command user approval, represents a significant operational security consideration for individual users who enable it.
The document states that individual plan users who have not enabled zero-data retention mode may have logs containing code snippets and user trajectories stored and potentially discussed via internal communications and analytics tools including Slack, Google Workspace, Retool, Metabase, and Tableau. The document also discloses that Windsurf may route requests to AI model providers, including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google Vertex, independent of the user's own model selection, for tasks such as summarization. You can enable zero-data retention mode by navigating to your profile page within the Windsurf application.
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"Another tool suggests arbitrary terminal commands for the user to accept before being executed, which could include actions such as compilation, binary execution, infrastructure inspection, and more. These also use the client's IDE's native terminal. There are various modes for this tool, including an opt-in mode that will auto-run every command, independent of risk (unavailable for any Teams or Enterprise user), as well as controls to whitelist or blacklist various commands. By default, no suggested terminal command auto-runs for customer infrastructure security reasons.— Excerpt from Windsurf's Windsurf Security & Data Handling
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The auto-run mode, which executes arbitrary terminal commands including binary execution and infrastructure inspection without per-command user approval, represents a significant operational security consideration for individual users who enable it.
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