Snyk and Cognition partner to enhance security for AI-native development

Today, Snyk is excited to announce a new partnership with Cognition that significantly advances security within the software development lifecycle, validating our "Secure at Inception" model. This collaboration introduces new integrations, Snyk for Devin and Snyk for Windsurf, which directly embed Snyk Studio's security intelligence into Cognition's AI-native developer tools.

The velocity gap

Development velocity has fundamentally changed. AI coding tools like Devin and Windsurf have dramatically accelerated development speed, but this velocity creates a new problem: security teams reviewing code manually become a bottleneck.

With security processes unable to scale at the same rate as development, code reviews wane.  Also, existing codebases accumulate security debt as new vulnerabilities are discovered. The backlog compounds.

As developers ship faster than ever, they benefit from a solution that offers a proactive security guardrail early in development. Real-time code analysis helps developers find and fix vulnerabilities early, making security a natural part of development.

Scaling security for an increasing volume of code

When developers can write code 10x faster with AI, security can’t remain a manual process. By embedding Snyk's security intelligence directly into the development workflows powered by Devin and Windsurf, we can ensure that security and development leaders no longer have to choose between innovation velocity and a secure software supply chain.

As software development continues to evolve, Snyk for Devin and Windsurf offer security solutions that keep pace with AI-driven development, enabling: 

Real-time security scanning: As you write code, Snyk analyzes it and flags issues in-line with immediate context. Automated scanning directly in the Windsurf and Devin workflows means less context switching. 

Accelerated agent-led remediation: When Snyk identifies security issues, the Devin and Windsurf agents can implement the recommended fixes. This allows teams to delegate remediation at scale to Devin’s autonomous agent or collaborate with Windsurf’s agent for hands-on fixes.

Better resource allocation and productivity: When routine security remediation can be handled by AI agents, your team's time can focus on more complex work: threat modeling, architectural reviews, security policy design, and complex security issues that genuinely need human judgment.

Continuous security posture improvement: With real-time scanning and autonomous remediation, your security backlog and mean time to remediate decrease. Your potential exposure to known vulnerabilities is minimized. 

Governance at scale: Security policies can be applied as Snyk rules, which Cognition’s agents then leverage as context, ensuring compliant software development across the organization.

Getting started

Snyk for Devin and Snyk for Windsurf, two new implementations of Snyk Studio, are available today to Snyk customers. Want to try it out today? Check out the quickstart guides for Devin and Windsurf to get started.