bolt.new vs Windsurf

Bolt.new makes its first acquisition: Dokai

On September 29, 2026, Bolt.new, the StackBlitz platform for building full-stack web applications with natural language, announced its first acquisition: Dokai, a San Francisco AI startup focused on autonomous agents for enterprise go-to-market workflows. Dokai co-founder Gerry Fernando Patia and the Dokai team will join Bolt.new's AI and machine learning organization. Terms were not disclosed. Dokai's agent technology will be integrated into the Bolt.new platform, with first enterprise capabilities expected in late fall.

• On September 29, 2026, Bolt.new announced its first acquisition: Dokai, a San Francisco-based AI startup.
• Dokai co-founder Gerry Fernando Patia and the Dokai team join Bolt.new's AI and machine learning organization.
• Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

What is Bolt Forge?

Bolt Forge is a new Bolt.new agent that runs on open-source AI models, giving every individual Pro plan up to 50X more usage at no extra cost through October 14, 2026. Opted-in sessions help train open-weight models with Arcee AI.

Visual Edits: edit your app by clicking on it

On September 3, 2026, StackBlitz's Bolt.new launched Visual Edits, a click-and-change editing layer available to all users on free and paid plans. It lets users select any element in a running app, apply styling and text edits via a toolbar, then batch all approved changes to the AI model in one round trip. The initial release focuses on text and styling, with drag-and-drop layout changes not yet supported.

• Visual Edits launched in Bolt.new on September 3, 2026, available to every user on free and paid plans.
• The feature batches approved changes and sends them to the currently selected model in one round trip, consuming tokens like a prompt.
• Editable elements get plain-language names; the toolbar's color picker reads colors from the rendered page's palette.

Agentic IDEs Compared: Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf

A 2026 hands-on comparison of three agentic IDEs — Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf — finds no single winner. Claude Code excels at terminal-native, autonomous multi-file refactors using MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers and scripting/CI integration. Cursor, a VSCode fork, leads on real-time autocomplete and inline edits but struggles with large cross-file agentic tasks. Windsurf adds governance (approval gates, audit logs) for compliance-focused teams, trading speed for auditability. Benchmarks show Claude Code completed 87% of a multi-file TypeScript refactor autonomously, Cursor 34%, and Windsurf 41%; all tools still required human review for edge cases.

• Article compares three agentic IDEs: Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf.
• Claude Code completed 87% of a multi-file TypeScript refactoring autonomously in the benchmark.
• Cursor completed 34% of the same refactor autonomously (chat mode) and focuses on VSCode-integrated autocomplete.

Choose AI Coding Tools by Execution Model, Not Autocomplete

The article argues that comparing AI coding tools by autocomplete latency is misleading; instead, choose based on where and how the AI executes work. It describes four execution models—IDE assistants/agentic editors, local terminal agents, cloud coding agents, and hosted application environments—and maps common products to each model. The author recommends a reproducible two-week pilot for evaluation, outlines security best practices before granting write access, and explains total cost considerations beyond seat pricing. The guidance emphasizes task-driven evaluation (e.g., cross-file edits, debug loops, runnable prototypes) and enterprise checks like identity, permissions, spending limits, and vendor exit planning.

• The author identifies four execution models for AI coding tools: IDE assistants/agentic editors, local terminal agents, cloud coding agents, and hosted application environments.
• Cursor and Windsurf are described as editors with agent abilities (IDE assistants/agentic editors).
• Claude Code is characterized as a local terminal agent that reads repositories, edits files, and runs commands on the user's machine.