This section covers the more sophisticated aspects of setting up and customizing your Devin Desktop environment. It includes creating and managing rules, memories, workflows, and models for Cascade, and the equivalent customizations for the Devin Local agent.

Cascade and Devin Local share the same Devin Desktop environment but use different customization mechanisms:
Customization Cascade Devin Local
Rules Refer to Cascade and Devin Local rules—.windsurf/rules/ Refer to Cascade and Devin Local rules—AGENTS.md and .devin/rules/
Memories Cascade memories Not supported. Migrate to a skill
Workflows Cascade workflows Not supported. Migrate to a skill
Models Cascade and Devin Local models—model dropdown in the Cascade panel Cascade and Devin Local models—configured per Devin Local session (/model, --model, or config file)
Reusable, on-demand knowledge N/A Skills
Note: Devin Local agent does not support Cascade memories and workflows. You can migrate your critical memories to skills with the Devin: Open Cascade Migration Wizard command.