Better Stack MCP Server for Windsurf 10 tools — connect in under 2 minutes
Windsurf brings agentic AI coding to a purpose-built IDE. Connect Better Stack 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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About Better Stack MCP Server
Connect your Better Stack (Better Uptime) account to any AI agent and empower it to act as your Level 1 Site Reliability Engineer (SRE). Let your AI diagnose incidents, manage escalations, and audit monitoring configs securely via conversation.
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple Better Stack 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
- Incident Response — Rapidly list firing incidents, inspect technical downtime payloads, acknowledge alerts, and force resolve states inline
- Uptime Monitors — Fetch exact definitions of active HTTP endpoint pings, DNS probes, and latency constraints across your fleet
- Cron Heartbeats — Investigate passive tracking endpoints validating background workers and server limits
- On-Call Management — Expose active shifts and team schedules to determine explicitly who is getting paged in real-time
- Status Pages — Read configured public dashboards tracking your global infrastructure
The Better Stack 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 Better Stack to Windsurf via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the Better Stack 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 Better Stack
Open Cascade and ask: "Using Better Stack, help me...". 10 tools available
Why Use Windsurf with the Better Stack MCP Server
Windsurf provides unique advantages when paired with Better Stack 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
Better Stack + Windsurf Use Cases
Practical scenarios where Windsurf combined with the Better Stack MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Automated code generation: ask Cascade to fetch data from Better Stack and generate models, types, or handlers based on real API responses
Live debugging: query Better Stack tools mid-session to inspect production data while debugging without leaving the editor
Documentation generation: pull schema information from Better Stack and have Cascade generate comprehensive API docs automatically
Rapid prototyping: combine Better Stack data with Cascade's code generation to scaffold entire features in minutes
Better Stack MCP Tools for Windsurf (10)
These 10 tools become available when you connect Better Stack to Windsurf via MCP:
acknowledge_incident
Acknowledge an ongoing explicit incident halting paging
get_heartbeat
Get explicit details of a passive heartbeat node
get_incident
Retrieve the native timeline payload of an explicit incident
get_monitor
Get full details of a specific Better Stack monitor
list_heartbeats
List all configured cron heartbeats securely
list_incidents
List all explicit incidents on Better Stack
list_monitors
List all monitors on Better Stack (Better Uptime)
list_on_call
List exact On-Call routing calendars
list_status_pages
List all explicit Status Pages
resolve_incident
Force resolve a specific incident
Example Prompts for Better Stack in Windsurf
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Windsurf agent to start working with Better Stack immediately.
"List any active unresolved incidents going on right now."
"Who is currently on-call for the main engineering shift?"
"Check the detailed root cause of passed Incident #8012."
Troubleshooting Better Stack MCP Server with Windsurf
Common issues when connecting Better Stack to Windsurf through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
Server not connecting
Better Stack + Windsurf FAQ
Common questions about integrating Better Stack 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 Better Stack with your favorite client
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Connect Better Stack to Windsurf
Get your token, paste the configuration, and start using 10 tools in under 2 minutes. No API key management needed.