AssemblyAI MCP Server for Windsurf 6 tools — connect in under 2 minutes
Windsurf brings agentic AI coding to a purpose-built IDE. Connect AssemblyAI 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": {
"assemblyai": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
}
}
}
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About AssemblyAI MCP Server
Empower your AI agent to orchestrate your entire audio intelligence and transcription workflow with AssemblyAI, the leading platform for speech-to-text. By connecting AssemblyAI to your agent, you transform complex audio processing into a natural conversation. Your agent can instantly start transcription jobs from any URL, audit transcript results with high confidence, and manage job history without you ever touching a technical console. Whether you are analyzing podcast content or transcribing meetings, your agent acts as a real-time linguistic assistant, ensuring your audio data is always accessible and searchable.
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple AssemblyAI tool calls autonomously. query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste Vinkius Edge URL, reload, and all 6 tools are immediately available. Real-time tool feedback appears inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor.
What you can do
- Transcription Auditing — Start transcription jobs for any audio or video URL and retrieve cleaned text with speaker labels.
- Linguistic Oversight — Retrieve transcripts broken down by sentences or paragraphs to maintain a structured view of spoken content.
- Status Intelligence — Monitor the progress of long-running transcription jobs to ensure timely data delivery.
- Execution Management — List all past and active transcripts to maintain strict organizational control over your audio assets.
- Confidence Intelligence — Retrieve confidence scores for each transcription to verify the accuracy of your linguistic data.
The AssemblyAI MCP Server exposes 6 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 AssemblyAI to Windsurf via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the AssemblyAI 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 AssemblyAI
Open Cascade and ask: "Using AssemblyAI, help me...". 6 tools available
Why Use Windsurf with the AssemblyAI MCP Server
Windsurf provides unique advantages when paired with AssemblyAI 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 6 tools are immediately available
Real-time tool feedback is displayed inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor without switching contexts
AssemblyAI + Windsurf Use Cases
Practical scenarios where Windsurf combined with the AssemblyAI MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Automated code generation: ask Cascade to fetch data from AssemblyAI and generate models, types, or handlers based on real API responses
Live debugging: query AssemblyAI tools mid-session to inspect production data while debugging without leaving the editor
Documentation generation: pull schema information from AssemblyAI and have Cascade generate comprehensive API docs automatically
Rapid prototyping: combine AssemblyAI data with Cascade's code generation to scaffold entire features in minutes
AssemblyAI MCP Tools for Windsurf (6)
These 6 tools become available when you connect AssemblyAI to Windsurf via MCP:
delete_transcript
Delete a transcription record
get_transcript
Get the result of a transcription job
get_transcript_paragraphs
Get the transcript broken down by paragraphs
get_transcript_sentences
Get the transcript broken down by sentences
list_transcripts
List all transcription jobs
transcribe_audio
Start a transcription job for an audio/video URL
Example Prompts for AssemblyAI in Windsurf
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Windsurf agent to start working with AssemblyAI immediately.
"Transcribe the audio file at https://example.com/podcast.mp3 using AssemblyAI."
"Show me the result for transcript ID xxxx."
"List all my past AssemblyAI transcripts."
Troubleshooting AssemblyAI MCP Server with Windsurf
Common issues when connecting AssemblyAI to Windsurf through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
Server not connecting
AssemblyAI + Windsurf FAQ
Common questions about integrating AssemblyAI 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 AssemblyAI with your favorite client
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Connect AssemblyAI to Windsurf
Get your token, paste the configuration, and start using 6 tools in under 2 minutes. No API key management needed.