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Windsurf Policy Guardrails

Category: General  ·  Sub-category: hello-world-templates  ·  Last updated:
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Implement team-wide Windsurf usage policies, code quality gates, and Cascade guardrails. Use when setting up code review policies for AI-generated code, configuring Turbo mode safety controls, or implementing CI gates for Cascade output. Trigger with phrases like "windsurf policy", "windsurf guardrails", "cascade safety rules", "windsurf team rules", "AI code policy".
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About this skill (catalog notes)

Windsurf Policy Guardrails includes a dedicated installation section; worked examples; pricing or quota commentary. The SKILL.md runs to about 924 words, in the catalog's typical mid-range.

License
MIT
Original author
Jeremy Longshore <[email protected]>
Indexed lastmod
Catalog position
General · hello-world-templates
Indexed related skills
10

How Windsurf Policy Guardrails fits the catalog

Windsurf Policy Guardrails sits in the General category under the hello-world-templates sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

What this skill does

Windsurf Policy Guardrails is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the hello-world-templates sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/windsurf-policy-guardrails/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when setting up code review policies for AI-generated code, configuring Turbo mode safety controls, or implementing CI gates for Cascade output. Trigger with phrases like "windsurf policy", "windsurf guardrails", "cascade safety rules", "windsurf team rules", "AI code policy".

Who uses this skill

The Windsurf Policy Guardrails Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 146,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/windsurf-policy-guardrails
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/windsurf-policy-guardrails/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/windsurf-policy-guardrails/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/windsurf-policy-guardrails/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/windsurf-policy-guardrails/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\windsurf-policy-guardrails\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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One-click install via the desktop app

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Windsurf Policy Guardrails Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/windsurf-policy-guardrails/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Windsurf Policy Guardrails skill do?
Implement team-wide Windsurf usage policies, code quality gates, and Cascade guardrails. Use when setting up code review policies for AI-generated code, configuring Turbo mode safety controls, or implementing CI gates for Cascade output. Trigger with phrases like "windsurf policy", "windsurf guardrails", "cascade safety rules", "windsurf team rules", "AI code policy".
Is this skill free to install?
Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.
When should I use the Windsurf Policy Guardrails skill?
Use Windsurf Policy Guardrails when your Claude Code task falls under the General category — specifically in the hello world templates area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Windsurf Policy Guardrails" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/general/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Windsurf Policy Guardrails skill fit in?
A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Windsurf Policy Guardrails is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA
Jeremy Longshore <[email protected]>. (2026). Windsurf Policy Guardrails [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/windsurf-policy-guardrails/
BibTeX
@misc{windsurf-policy-guardrails-2026,
  author    = {Jeremy Longshore <[email protected]>},
  title     = {Windsurf Policy Guardrails [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/windsurf-policy-guardrails/}
}

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