How to Use the Captain Data MCP in Windsurf

Q: What happens if an extraction job takes too long?

The agent handles asynchronous tasks natively. It checks listautomationjobs to monitor the queue and updates your files the moment the scrape finishes.

Give Cascade direct access to Captain Data inside Windsurf to pull live firmographics and build lead lists without leaving your editor.

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Create your Vinkius account to connect Captain Data 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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Chain searches with Windsurf Cascade

Cascade thrives when it handles multi-step logic on its own. You tell Windsurf to find B2B SaaS startups in Austin, and it hits `search_companies` to pull the initial list. Instead of stopping there, the agent automatically feeds those results into `find_people` to locate founders and decision-makers. You watch the editor populate a clean markdown table with targeted leads while you focus on writing the outreach templates.

Deep profile extraction via MCP Server

Basic names and domains rarely convert. When Cascade identifies a high-value target, it triggers `enrich_company` and `enrich_person` to pull LinkedIn URLs, tech stacks, and headcount data straight into your workspace. This happens in the background while you code. If you need to monitor the extraction status, Windsurf calls `get_job_details` to verify the payload is ready before writing the final enriched data to your local CSV.

Control automation jobs directly

You do not need to open a browser tab to check on your scraping tasks. Windsurf can fire `list_workflows` to show you what is currently active in your account. If a script fails because you hit a limit, Cascade runs `get_api_quotas` to diagnose the issue instantly. The agent reads the remaining credits and adjusts its extraction batch size so your code keeps running.

Setup guide

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

mcp_config.json

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

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Common questions about Captain Data MCP in Windsurf

Open Settings, navigate to Cascade, and find the MCP Servers UI. You can install it with one click from the built-in marketplace or add the Vinkius endpoint token to your `mcp_config.json`. Cascade discovers the search tools immediately.

Yes. You set the target criteria in the chat prompt. Cascade chains the search tools and enrichment endpoints to generate the complete list without asking for permission between steps.

Context switching kills focus. Pulling data directly into your IDE means Cascade can immediately use those company profiles to write personalized email scripts or populate test databases.

The agent handles asynchronous tasks natively. It checks `list_automation_jobs` to monitor the queue and updates your files the moment the scrape finishes.

All LinkedIn URLs, contact details, and company tech stacks route through a V8 Isolate Sandbox. The environment is entirely ephemeral, meaning your scraped leads vanish from our memory the second the payload hits your machine.

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