Basin MCP Server for Windsurf 12 tools — connect in under 2 minutes
Windsurf brings agentic AI coding to a purpose-built IDE. Connect Basin 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": {
"basin": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
}
}
}
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About Basin MCP Server
Empower your AI agent to orchestrate your entire lead capture workflow with Basin, the powerful form backend for modern websites. By connecting Basin to your agent, you transform static submission data into a natural conversation. Your agent can instantly audit new form entries, identify and flag spam, retrieve specific lead details, and even manually refire webhooks without you ever touching a dashboard. Whether you're managing a single contact page or a complex lead generation network, your agent acts as a real-time submission manager, ensuring your inbound data is always clean and actionable.
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple Basin tool calls autonomously. query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste Vinkius Edge URL, reload, and all 12 tools are immediately available. Real-time tool feedback appears inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor.
What you can do
- Submission Management — List all form submissions across your account or dive deep into specific entry details via natural language.
- Spam Control — Instantly mark suspicious entries as spam or unmark false positives to maintain a high-quality lead database.
- Form Oversight — List all forms in your Basin account and retrieve detailed metadata for each to map your data collection points.
- Webhook Triggers — Manually refire webhooks for specific submissions to ensure your downstream integrations are correctly updated.
- Real-time Auditing — Retrieve the single latest submission instantly to respond to new leads with zero delay.
The Basin MCP Server exposes 12 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 Basin to Windsurf via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the Basin 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 Basin
Open Cascade and ask: "Using Basin, help me...". 12 tools available
Why Use Windsurf with the Basin MCP Server
Windsurf provides unique advantages when paired with Basin 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 12 tools are immediately available
Real-time tool feedback is displayed inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor without switching contexts
Basin + Windsurf Use Cases
Practical scenarios where Windsurf combined with the Basin MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Automated code generation: ask Cascade to fetch data from Basin and generate models, types, or handlers based on real API responses
Live debugging: query Basin tools mid-session to inspect production data while debugging without leaving the editor
Documentation generation: pull schema information from Basin and have Cascade generate comprehensive API docs automatically
Rapid prototyping: combine Basin data with Cascade's code generation to scaffold entire features in minutes
Basin MCP Tools for Windsurf (12)
These 12 tools become available when you connect Basin to Windsurf via MCP:
delete_submission
Permanently delete a submission
get_account_check
Verify Basin connection
get_form
Get details for a specific form
get_latest_submission
Retrieve the single most recent submission
get_submission
Get full details for a specific submission
list_form_submissions
Helper to list submissions for a specific form
list_forms
List all forms in your Basin account
list_submissions
List all submissions across all forms
mark_as_not_spam
Convenience tool to unmark a submission as spam
mark_as_spam
Convenience tool to mark a submission as spam
refire_webhooks
Manually trigger webhooks for a specific submission
update_submission
Update submission metadata (e.g. mark as spam)
Example Prompts for Basin in Windsurf
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Windsurf agent to start working with Basin immediately.
"Show me the latest submission from my contact forms."
"Mark submission ID 'sub_abc123' as spam."
"List all forms in my Basin account."
Troubleshooting Basin MCP Server with Windsurf
Common issues when connecting Basin to Windsurf through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
Server not connecting
Basin + Windsurf FAQ
Common questions about integrating Basin 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 Basin with your favorite client
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Connect Basin to Windsurf
Get your token, paste the configuration, and start using 12 tools in under 2 minutes. No API key management needed.