How to Use the Appcues MCP in Windsurf

Q: Can I publish Appcues flows with Windsurf?

Yes. The server includes publishflow and unpublishflow tools. You can tell Cascade in plain English to 'publish the draft Q4 promo flow' and it will handle it.

Q: Does this work with mobile experiences in Appcues from Windsurf?

Yes, you can see your mobile-specific content. The listmobileexperiences tool is included, so you can ask Windsurf to show you everything you've built for mobile.

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Manage Content with a Single Prompt

This toolset lets you publish or unpublish Appcues content straight from your editor. Just tell Windsurf's Cascade to 'publish the new onboarding flow'. It finds the draft with `list_flows` and executes `publish_flow` for you. No more switching tabs to the Appcues dashboard. You can also get details on any flow, segment, or checklist. Windsurf chains the commands. Ask it to 'check the status of the Q3 feature launch flow' and it will use `get_flow` to give you an answer without you needing to find the ID first.

Autonomous User and Segment Operations

Dig into user data without leaving your code. Cascade can chain `get_user_profile` with `get_segment` to check if a specific user is part of your beta testers segment. It figures out the necessary steps on its own. This is what makes an autonomous agent useful. You don't have to tell it *how* to do something. Give it a goal like 'find out what segment user 42 is in', and it connects the dots using the tools available in this MCP server.

Track User Activity in Real Time

Log user actions as they happen. The `track_user_activity` tool lets Cascade send new events and profile updates directly to Appcues. This is perfect for triggering experiences based on actions your agent just performed on a user's behalf. For example, if Cascade just completed a multi-step task for a new user, it can fire a 'task_completed' event to Appcues. That event can then trigger a follow-up flow or add them to a new segment, all automatically.

Setup guide

Set up Appcues MCP in Windsurf

Prerequisites

Windsurf IDE installed (macOS, Windows, or Linux)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open MCP configuration

Click the Cascade assistant icon in the sidebar, then click the hammer icon (🔨) at the top of the panel. Select "Configure" to open ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json.
2

Add the Appcues MCP

Paste the JSON snippet shown on the right into the mcpServers object. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Refresh MCPs

Go back to the hammer icon (🔨) in Cascade and click "Refresh". Windsurf will detect the new server. No full restart is needed — the connection is hot-reloaded.
4

Verify in Cascade

Start a new Cascade conversation and ask something like "Show my Appcues payment history." If connected, Cascade will call the Appcues tools directly. You will see a green dot next to the server name in the MCP panel.

mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "appcues-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Appcues MCP in Windsurf

Go to the MCP Marketplace inside Windsurf and install the Appcues server with one click. Alternatively, you can add it manually in your `mcp_config.json` file. Cascade will discover the tools automatically.

Yes. The server includes `publish_flow` and `unpublish_flow` tools. You can tell Cascade in plain English to 'publish the draft Q4 promo flow' and it will handle it.

You provide the user ID in your prompt. Cascade is smart enough to read the context of your request, find the ID, and pass it to the `get_user_profile` tool.

Yes, you can see your mobile-specific content. The `list_mobile_experiences` tool is included, so you can ask Windsurf to show you everything you've built for mobile.

The server only touches Appcues user profiles, events, and flow data. Every request runs inside a Vinkius sandbox. Your connection is secured by a single MCP token, so Windsurf never sees your actual Appcues credentials.

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