How to Use the Bear MCP in Windsurf

Q: How do I install the Bear MCP Server in Windsurf?

Open your MCP panel and click Refresh, or edit your /.codeium/windsurf/mcpconfig.json file. You can also use the built-in marketplace for a one-click install. Cascade auto-discovers the tools the second you connect.

Give Windsurf direct control over your Bear notes. Cascade reads your context and manages your markdown knowledge base autonomously.

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Create your Vinkius account to connect Bear 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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Build Knowledge Bases with Windsurf

Your agent uses the `create_note` and `add_text` tools to draft and append markdown content directly inside Bear. Cascade reads the files you currently have open in the IDE and dumps the relevant code snippets into a new native note. You set a goal like documenting a new API, and the agent handles the entire drafting sequence. Revisions happen instantly. Instead of copying and pasting between windows, you tell Cascade to update the documentation. The agent pulls the target note, formats the new code blocks, and appends them to the bottom.

Search Your Bear MCP Server

The `search_notes` and `open_note` tools let Cascade pull your existing documentation straight into the editor. If you forget how you configured a database connection last month, ask your agent to find the note. It queries your Bear app, extracts the explicit markdown content, and uses that context to write your current code. Finding specific categories requires zero clicks. Using `open_tag`, Windsurf lists all notes matching a specific label. Your agent grabs the exact reference material it needs before writing a single line of code.

Autonomously Organize Note Taxonomies

Cascade manages your entire tagging structure through the `list_tags`, `rename_tag`, and `delete_tag` tools. Asking your agent to clean up your workspace triggers a sequence where it maps the global nested taxonomy and updates outdated labels. It changes tags across all mapped notes without you clicking through menus. Archiving old projects takes one command. The agent runs `archive_note` or `trash_note` to clear out deprecated documentation. Your knowledge base stays current while you stay focused on the code.

Setup guide

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

mcp_config.json

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

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Common questions about Bear MCP in Windsurf

Open your MCP panel and click Refresh, or edit your `~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json` file. You can also use the built-in marketplace for a one-click install. Cascade auto-discovers the tools the second you connect.

Yes. Cascade queries your entire Bear app database. It pulls the explicit markdown content into your IDE context automatically.

It handles the full tag taxonomy. Your agent renames tags globally across all notes or deletes constraints entirely.

You have two options for removing content. Cascade moves an explicit note to the trash, or it archives the file to keep your active workspace clean.

Vinkius runs your Bear server inside a V8 Isolate Sandbox. Your markdown text and tag hierarchies never leave this ephemeral environment. The system operates on a zero-trust architecture, requiring only one endpoint token to authenticate.

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