AP Elections API MCP Server for Windsurf 4 tools — connect in under 2 minutes
Windsurf brings agentic AI coding to a purpose-built IDE. Connect AP Elections API through Vinkius and Cascade will auto-discover every tool. ask questions, generate code, and act on live data without leaving your editor.
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"mcpServers": {
"ap-elections-api": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
}
}
}
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About AP Elections API MCP Server
Empower your AI agent to orchestrate your entire political research and election auditing workflow with the AP Elections API, the gold standard for real-time election data. By connecting the Associated Press API to your agent, you transform complex results querying into a natural conversation. Your agent can instantly retrieve race outcomes, audit candidate performance, and query vote totals without you ever touching a news terminal. Whether you are conducting political analysis or monitoring local legislative shifts, your agent acts as a real-time political consultant, ensuring your data is always authoritative and up-to-the-minute.
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple AP Elections API tool calls autonomously. query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste Vinkius Edge URL, reload, and all 4 tools are immediately available. Real-time tool feedback appears inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor.
What you can do
- Race Auditing — Retrieve high-resolution results for specific election dates and races, including office names and geographic distribution.
- Candidate Oversight — Audit individual candidate performance to maintain a clear view of party distribution and vote share.
- Electoral Discovery — Query election results by state to understand regional political shifts and scale instantly.
- Data Intelligence — Retrieve vote counts and candidate metadata to assist in deep-dive electoral classification.
- Operational Monitoring — Check API status to ensure your political research workflow is always operational.
The AP Elections API MCP Server exposes 4 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Windsurf in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.
How to Connect AP Elections API to Windsurf via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the AP Elections API MCP Server with Windsurf.
Open MCP Settings
Go to Settings → MCP Configuration or press Cmd+Shift+P and search "MCP"
Add the server
Paste the JSON configuration above into mcp_config.json
Save and reload
Windsurf will detect the new server automatically
Start using AP Elections API
Open Cascade and ask: "Using AP Elections API, help me...". 4 tools available
Why Use Windsurf with the AP Elections API MCP Server
Windsurf provides unique advantages when paired with AP Elections API through the Model Context Protocol.
Windsurf's Cascade agent autonomously chains multiple tool calls in sequence, solving complex multi-step tasks without manual intervention
Purpose-built for agentic workflows. Cascade understands context across your entire codebase and integrates MCP tools natively
JSON-based configuration means zero code changes: paste a URL, reload, and all 4 tools are immediately available
Real-time tool feedback is displayed inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor without switching contexts
AP Elections API + Windsurf Use Cases
Practical scenarios where Windsurf combined with the AP Elections API MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Automated code generation: ask Cascade to fetch data from AP Elections API and generate models, types, or handlers based on real API responses
Live debugging: query AP Elections API tools mid-session to inspect production data while debugging without leaving the editor
Documentation generation: pull schema information from AP Elections API and have Cascade generate comprehensive API docs automatically
Rapid prototyping: combine AP Elections API data with Cascade's code generation to scaffold entire features in minutes
AP Elections API MCP Tools for Windsurf (4)
These 4 tools become available when you connect AP Elections API to Windsurf via MCP:
check_api_status
Check if the AP Elections API is operational
get_election_results
Get election results for a specific date (YYYY-MM-DD)
get_race_details
Get detailed results for a specific race ID
list_election_candidates
List all candidates participating in an election date
Example Prompts for AP Elections API in Windsurf
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Windsurf agent to start working with AP Elections API immediately.
"Get election results for '2024-11-05' in 'California' using AP Elections."
"Who are the candidates for the presidential race on '2024-11-05'?"
"Show results for race ID '12345' on election date '2024-03-05'."
Troubleshooting AP Elections API MCP Server with Windsurf
Common issues when connecting AP Elections API to Windsurf through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
Server not connecting
AP Elections API + Windsurf FAQ
Common questions about integrating AP Elections API MCP Server with Windsurf.
How does Windsurf discover MCP tools?
mcp_config.json file on startup and connects to each configured server via Streamable HTTP. Tools are listed in the MCP panel and available to Cascade automatically.Can Cascade chain multiple MCP tool calls?
Does Windsurf support multiple MCP servers?
mcp_config.json. Each server's tools appear in the MCP panel and Cascade can use tools from different servers in a single flow.Connect AP Elections API with your favorite client
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Connect AP Elections API to Windsurf
Get your token, paste the configuration, and start using 4 tools in under 2 minutes. No API key management needed.