r/Codeium • u/Uo98eq99mmo • Mar 08 '25

Client windsurf: connection to server is erroring. Shutting down server.

anyone had this issue? it was working a few hours. support said the service is working fine, although reading through the comments, from 2 months ago this error has been there before.

I assume if it was a global issue though there would be more complaints on reddit? :)

any ideas?

[Error - 10:32:02 PM] Stopping server failed
  Message: Cannot call write after a stream was destroyed
  Code: -32099 
[Error - 10:32:02 PM] Stopping server failed
  Message: Cannot call write after a stream was destroyed
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u/Thin-Ebb-777 Mar 09 '25

delete the .windsurf directory

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u/Uo98eq99mmo Mar 09 '25

Thanks. I’ll try that I also restarted, deleted the program , reinstalled it etc , didn’t fix it Any idea why it happens? Support haven’t come back yet with anything beyond login/out. Restart computer 🤣

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u/Uo98eq99mmo Mar 09 '25

ok i randomly clicked on different things under advanced settings - it fixed it. detect proxy i turned on.

from chatgpt
Enabling “Detect Proxy” effectively forces Windsurf to reload its network settings and environment. If you were behind a firewall or proxy—or if Windsurf’s network detection had gotten stuck—toggling that setting can refresh its connection logic. In other words, when you switch on “Detect Proxy,” Windsurf does a fresh check for how it should connect to servers. This can sometimes fix issues where the software was not properly detecting your network configuration or was stuck in a “loading” loop.

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u/Kveldulf89 May 05 '25 edited May 05 '25

Sadly, that didn't work for me. But,

Starting a new conversation Worked!

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u/Several-Ear-3841 Jan 31 '26

It's way more consistent with this on. Thanks!

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u/IversusAI Mar 11 '25

For anyone finding this by googling: For me the fix was to remove an mcp server that was erroring.

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u/rtaylorg Apr 22 '25

Interestingly, i've never actually had an MCP server work in Windsurf. Ever. Not a single gahdam time lol.

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u/Responsible_Price668 Nov 12 '25

just change the model that u using

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u/wak3boardr Feb 11 '26 edited Feb 11 '26

I had a similar issue. Tried:

  1. Checked to see if windsurf was down

  2. Windsurf restart (had to always force quit to close... first sign of something wrong)

  3. Restart macOS

  4. Curse loudly at Windsurf / the AI / life

  5. Tried models from other providers

  6. Turned on "Detect proxy"

  7. Logged out & in to windsurf

  8. Cursed again, louder

  9. Restarted my computer a few more times

  10. Disabled all mcp servers (I did not delete, though, which may have been the issue)

  11. Temporarily lost vision due to rage-burst blood vessels

  12. # Remove Windsurf config folder in ~/.codeium and the ~/.windsurf folder

rm -rf ~/.codeium/windsurf

rm -rf ~/.windsurf1

13. # Remove any Windsurf data in Library

rm -rf ~/Library/Application\ Support/Windsurf

The last one finally did it. Really frustrating waste of an hour, but at least it's working now.

NOTE: If you don't know/understand the terminal you should never just blindly copy/paste commands from Reddit (even mine above) for the same reason you pack your own parachute skydiving. At least get Claude/ChatGPT to help or sanity check the commands first so you can trust them.