How to Use the Basin MCP in Windsurf

Q: What's the difference between getsubmission and getlatestsubmission?

getlatestsubmission is a shortcut to get the single most recent submission from any form. getsubmission requires a specific ID, letting you pull full details for any submission, new or old.

Let Windsurf manage your Basin forms for you. Set a goal, like 'find and flag all spam from last week,' and watch Cascade get it done.

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Connect Basin MCP to Windsurf

Create your Vinkius account to connect Basin to Windsurf and route execution through our secure gateway. The platform manages server hosting, runtime updates, and security layers. Configuration requires no manual server provisioning.

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Triage Submissions Autonomously

This MCP Server connects Windsurf to your Basin form backend. You can now ask Cascade to find the latest submissions, and it'll use `get_latest_submission` or `list_form_submissions` to pull them right into your IDE. From there, you can tell it to filter out the junk. Cascade can chain `get_submission` with `mark_as_spam` to clean up your inbox without you having to check it manually. It just handles it.

Manage Forms with Windsurf

Don't leave your editor to check on your forms. Just ask Windsurf to list them out with `list_forms`. It will show you everything in your Basin account. Once connected, you can give Cascade bigger goals. Tell it to 'Refire webhooks for all submissions on the contact form that failed yesterday.' It will figure out the steps using `list_form_submissions` and `refire_webhooks` and execute the plan. You just see the result.

Keep Your Data Clean

Spam filters aren't perfect. This toolset lets you correct them. If Basin flags a real lead as spam, tell Windsurf 'That last submission wasn't spam.' Cascade will find it and use `mark_as_not_spam` to fix it. You can also perform permanent actions. Be careful with `delete_submission`, as there's no undo. It's a direct way to remove test data or clear out garbage submissions for good, all through your agent.

Setup guide

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

mcp_config.json

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

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Common questions about Basin MCP in Windsurf

It gives Cascade a new set of skills for managing form submissions. Your agent can now read, filter, and update your Basin data autonomously, chaining tools like `list_submissions` and `mark_as_spam` to complete a goal you give it.

Yes, absolutely. Ask Windsurf to fetch submissions for a specific form using `list_form_submissions`. It will return the data right in the chat, ready for you to copy or have the agent use it in your project.

`get_latest_submission` is a shortcut to get the single most recent submission from any form. `get_submission` requires a specific ID, letting you pull full details for any submission, new or old.

Use the built-in MCP Marketplace in Windsurf. Find Basin and click install. Or, you can add the server URL manually in your `mcp_config.json` file. Once added, Cascade automatically discovers the new tools.

It only touches your form structures and submission data within your Basin account. All requests between Windsurf and the Vinkius-managed server are encrypted. The server environment is ephemeral and doesn't persist your data after a request is finished.

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