How to Use the AppFollow MCP in Windsurf

Q: Can Windsurf track historical app ratings with AppFollow?

Yes. Cascade calls the getratingshistory tool to pull historical star data over specific timeframes. You can ask it to map those rating changes against your past release dates.

Q: Does Cascade summarize user reviews automatically?

You just give the command. Cascade triggers getreviewsaisummary to pull aggregated feedback, or it runs listreviews to read the raw text and generate its own contextual breakdown based on your prompt.

Q: How do I verify my AppFollow MCP connection in Windsurf?

Run the getaccountcheck tool through a quick Cascade prompt. It pings the Vinkius managed endpoint to confirm your authentication token is active and the server is ready.

Connect the AppFollow MCP Server to Windsurf to let Cascade autonomously track app rankings and analyze user reviews right in your IDE.

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Track store rankings autonomously

The `get_rankings` tool pulls your app's current position across different store charts directly into your workspace. You ask Cascade to check how a recent release affected visibility, and it grabs the exact chart data without requiring you to open a browser tab. Cascade chains this with `get_app_info` to contextualize the ranking shift against your app metadata. If you want a daily rundown of your category position, Windsurf handles the multi-step fetch and formats the raw numbers into a clear markdown report.

Analyze sentiment with the AppFollow MCP Server

The `get_reviews_ai_summary` tool hands Cascade a pre-processed breakdown of recent user feedback. Instead of manually reading hundreds of comments after a bug fix, you tell Windsurf to find out what users think about the new checkout flow. For deeper dives, Cascade fires off `list_reviews` to pull specific raw text. It correlates those complaints with `get_ratings_history` to show you exactly when the star average dropped, giving you the context needed to start writing a patch.

Monitor star distributions instantly

The `get_ratings` tool extracts your current star distribution across different regions. Cascade uses this to build a live snapshot of your app's health before you commit new code. You never have to manually calculate averages. Windsurf runs `get_reviews_summary` to pull total review counts and the overall rating score, letting you track customer satisfaction metrics alongside your Git history.

Setup guide

Set up AppFollow 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 AppFollow 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 AppFollow payment history." If connected, Cascade will call the AppFollow tools directly. You will see a green dot next to the server name in the MCP panel.

mcp_config.json

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

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Common questions about AppFollow MCP in Windsurf

Open your Settings and navigate to the Cascade MCP Servers UI. Add the AppFollow endpoint URL provided by Vinkius under the mcpServers section, then click Refresh. Cascade will automatically discover the review and ranking tools.

Yes. Cascade calls the `get_ratings_history` tool to pull historical star data over specific timeframes. You can ask it to map those rating changes against your past release dates.

You just give the command. Cascade triggers `get_reviews_ai_summary` to pull aggregated feedback, or it runs `list_reviews` to read the raw text and generate its own contextual breakdown based on your prompt.

Run the `get_account_check` tool through a quick Cascade prompt. It pings the Vinkius managed endpoint to confirm your authentication token is active and the server is ready.

Vinkius processes your app metadata, review text, and ranking histories inside a V8 Isolate Sandbox. The environment is completely ephemeral, meaning the memory drops the moment your IDE finishes the request. No persistent data storage occurs on the proxy layer.

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