CB Insights MCP Server for WindsurfGive Windsurf instant access to 13 tools to Chat Cbi, Check Cbi Status, Get Deal, and more
Windsurf brings agentic AI coding to a purpose-built IDE. Connect CB Insights 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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The CB Insights app connector for Windsurf is a standout in the Industry Titans category — giving your AI agent 13 tools to work with, ready to go from day one.
Vinkius delivers Streamable HTTP and SSE to any MCP client
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The modern way to manage MCP Servers — no config files, no terminal commands. Install CB Insights and 3,400+ MCP Servers from a single visual interface.
{
"mcpServers": {
"cb-insights": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
}
}
}
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About CB Insights MCP Server
Connect your CB Insights enterprise account to any AI agent and take full control of your market intelligence workflows through natural conversation.
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple CB Insights tool calls autonomously. query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste Vinkius Edge URL, reload, and all 13 tools are immediately available. Real-time tool feedback appears inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor.
What you can do
- Organization Research — Search companies by name and retrieve full profiles including industry classification, employee count, and headquarters
- Funding Intelligence — Track the complete funding history of any organization, from Seed rounds to IPO, with amounts and lead investors
- Competitive Mapping — Identify direct competitors for any company based on market positioning and funding patterns
- Deal Tracking — Browse recent investment deals across the market or filter by specific organizations
- Investor Profiling — Explore investor profiles, fund strategies, and their full portfolio of backed companies
- AI-Powered Q&A — Ask natural language questions about markets, trends, and technologies and get data-backed answers
The CB Insights MCP Server exposes 13 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.
All 13 CB Insights tools available for Windsurf
When Windsurf connects to CB Insights through Vinkius, your AI agent gets direct access to every tool listed below — spanning market-intelligence, venture-capital, company-research, and more. Every call is secured with network, filesystem, subprocess, and code evaluation entitlements inside a sandboxed runtime. Beyond a simple connection, you get a full AI Gateway with real-time visibility into agent activity, enterprise governance, and optimized token usage.
CB Insights AI chat
Verify connectivity
Get deal details
Get investor details
Get investor portfolio
Get competitors
Get organization funding
Get organization details
List recent deals
List deals by organization
List industries
List investors
Search organizations
Connect CB Insights to Windsurf via MCP
Follow these steps to wire CB Insights into Windsurf. The entire setup takes under two minutes — your credentials stay safe behind the Vinkius.
Open MCP Settings
Cmd+Shift+P and search "MCP"Add the server
mcp_config.jsonSave and reload
Start using CB Insights
Why Use Windsurf with the CB Insights MCP Server
Windsurf provides unique advantages when paired with CB Insights 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 13 tools are immediately available
Real-time tool feedback is displayed inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor without switching contexts
CB Insights + Windsurf Use Cases
Practical scenarios where Windsurf combined with the CB Insights MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Automated code generation: ask Cascade to fetch data from CB Insights and generate models, types, or handlers based on real API responses
Live debugging: query CB Insights tools mid-session to inspect production data while debugging without leaving the editor
Documentation generation: pull schema information from CB Insights and have Cascade generate comprehensive API docs automatically
Rapid prototyping: combine CB Insights data with Cascade's code generation to scaffold entire features in minutes
Example Prompts for CB Insights in Windsurf
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Windsurf agent to start working with CB Insights immediately.
"Search for the company OpenAI and show me its full funding history."
"Who are the top competitors of Anthropic in the AI space?"
"Show me the full portfolio of Sequoia Capital and highlight their AI investments."
Troubleshooting CB Insights MCP Server with Windsurf
Common issues when connecting CB Insights to Windsurf through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
Server not connecting
CB Insights + Windsurf FAQ
Common questions about integrating CB Insights 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.