Atlassian Crowd MCP Server for Windsurf 10 tools — connect in under 2 minutes
Windsurf brings agentic AI coding to a purpose-built IDE. Connect Atlassian Crowd 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": {
"atlassian-crowd": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
}
}
}
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About Atlassian Crowd MCP Server
Integrate Atlassian Crowd, the single sign-on and identity management application, directly into your AI workflow. Manage your corporate user directories, audit group memberships, and provision new accounts using natural language.
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple Atlassian Crowd tool calls autonomously. query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste Vinkius Edge URL, reload, and all 10 tools are immediately available. Real-time tool feedback appears inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor.
What you can do
- User Management — List, search, and retrieve detailed profiles for active and inactive users.
- Group Control — Monitor security groups and manage organizational memberships seamlessly.
- Account Provisioning — Create new user accounts with full attribute definitions via chat.
- Identity Auditing — Search for users by attributes and verify directory-wide security restrictions.
The Atlassian Crowd MCP Server exposes 10 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 Atlassian Crowd to Windsurf via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the Atlassian Crowd 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 Atlassian Crowd
Open Cascade and ask: "Using Atlassian Crowd, help me...". 10 tools available
Why Use Windsurf with the Atlassian Crowd MCP Server
Windsurf provides unique advantages when paired with Atlassian Crowd 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 10 tools are immediately available
Real-time tool feedback is displayed inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor without switching contexts
Atlassian Crowd + Windsurf Use Cases
Practical scenarios where Windsurf combined with the Atlassian Crowd MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Automated code generation: ask Cascade to fetch data from Atlassian Crowd and generate models, types, or handlers based on real API responses
Live debugging: query Atlassian Crowd tools mid-session to inspect production data while debugging without leaving the editor
Documentation generation: pull schema information from Atlassian Crowd and have Cascade generate comprehensive API docs automatically
Rapid prototyping: combine Atlassian Crowd data with Cascade's code generation to scaffold entire features in minutes
Atlassian Crowd MCP Tools for Windsurf (10)
These 10 tools become available when you connect Atlassian Crowd to Windsurf via MCP:
create_new_user
Provision a new user account in Crowd
get_group_details
Get details for a specific group
get_user_details
Get full profile and attributes for a specific user
list_active_users
List all active users managed in Crowd
list_all_groups
List all security and organizational groups
list_group_members
List all users who are members of a specific group
list_inactive_users
List all disabled or inactive user accounts
list_user_memberships
List all groups a specific user belongs to
search_users_by_attribute
Search for users using a CQL-like restriction string
search_users_by_name
Search for users whose name starts with a prefix
Example Prompts for Atlassian Crowd in Windsurf
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Windsurf agent to start working with Atlassian Crowd immediately.
"List all active users in the 'Internal Staff' directory."
"Which groups does user 'jsmith' belong to?"
"Search for users with an email address ending in '@vinkius.com'."
Troubleshooting Atlassian Crowd MCP Server with Windsurf
Common issues when connecting Atlassian Crowd to Windsurf through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
Server not connecting
Atlassian Crowd + Windsurf FAQ
Common questions about integrating Atlassian Crowd 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 Atlassian Crowd with your favorite client
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Connect Atlassian Crowd to Windsurf
Get your token, paste the configuration, and start using 10 tools in under 2 minutes. No API key management needed.