Coder (Remote Dev) MCP Server for WindsurfGive Windsurf instant access to 84 tools to Add License, Auth Workspace Agent, Cancel Workspace Build, and more
Windsurf brings agentic AI coding to a purpose-built IDE. Connect Coder (Remote Dev) 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 Coder (Remote Dev) MCP Server
Connect your Coder deployment to any AI agent to orchestrate remote development infrastructure and monitor workspace health through natural language.
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple Coder (Remote Dev) tool calls autonomously. query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste Vinkius Edge URL, reload, and all 84 tools are immediately available. Real-time tool feedback appears inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor.
What you can do
- Deployment Monitoring — Retrieve build info, deployment statistics, and check for available updates to keep your infrastructure current.
- AI Bridge Management — List connected AI clients, available models, and active sessions to understand how AI is being utilized in your workspaces.
- Agent Operations — Stream logs from specific workspace agents and manage application statuses to troubleshoot remote environments instantly.
- Infrastructure Config — Access SSH configurations and deployment settings to ensure seamless connectivity for your engineering team.
- Session Insights — Fetch threads and interceptions from AI sessions to audit and optimize AI-assisted development workflows.
The Coder (Remote Dev) MCP Server exposes 84 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Windsurf in under two minutes — credentials fully managed, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.
All 84 Coder (Remote Dev) tools available for Windsurf
When Windsurf connects to Coder (Remote Dev) through Vinkius, your AI agent gets direct access to every tool listed below — spanning remote-development, workspace-management, coder, and more. Every call runs in a secure, isolated environment with full audit visibility. Beyond a simple connection, you get real-time monitoring of agent activity, enterprise governance, and optimized token usage.
Add license on Coder (Remote Dev)
Add an enterprise license
Auth workspace agent on Coder (Remote Dev)
Authenticate agent using cloud provider identity
Cancel workspace build on Coder (Remote Dev)
Cancel a pending or running build
Check auth on Coder (Remote Dev)
Check if user has permission to perform actions
Create chat on Coder (Remote Dev)
Start a new AI chat session
Create chat message on Coder (Remote Dev)
Send a message to a chat session
Create group on Coder (Remote Dev)
Create a group in an organization
Create organization on Coder (Remote Dev)
Create an organization
Create user on Coder (Remote Dev)
Create a user
Create user secret on Coder (Remote Dev)
Create a user secret
Create user task on Coder (Remote Dev)
Create a long-running AI task for a user
Create user token on Coder (Remote Dev)
Create a user token
Create workspace on Coder (Remote Dev)
Create a workspace
Create workspace port share on Coder (Remote Dev)
Create a port share for a workspace
Delete license on Coder (Remote Dev)
Delete an enterprise license
Delete user on Coder (Remote Dev)
Delete a user
Download file on Coder (Remote Dev)
Download a file by ID
Get agent connection on Coder (Remote Dev)
Get DERP and connection details for an agent
Get agent containers on Coder (Remote Dev)
List running containers and devcontainers
Get agent debug logs on Coder (Remote Dev)
Get the last 10MiB of agent logs (local agent API)
Get agent debug magicsock on Coder (Remote Dev)
Get Tailscale magicsock debug info (local agent API)
Get agent debug manifest on Coder (Remote Dev)
Get the startup manifest from the server (local agent API)
Get agent external auth on Coder (Remote Dev)
Get external authentication tokens for the agent
Get agent logs on Coder (Remote Dev)
Stream logs from a specific agent
Get ai session threads on Coder (Remote Dev)
Get threads for an AI session
Get api root on Coder (Remote Dev)
Get basic API information
Get app auth redirect on Coder (Remote Dev)
Redirect to a URI with an encrypted API key
Get app host on Coder (Remote Dev)
Get the base host for applications
Get appearance on Coder (Remote Dev)
Get dashboard branding and banners
Get audit logs on Coder (Remote Dev)
Get a paginated list of audit logs
Get build info on Coder (Remote Dev)
Get Coder build info
Get chat messages on Coder (Remote Dev)
Get messages for a chat session
Get deployment config on Coder (Remote Dev)
Get deployment configuration
Get deployment stats on Coder (Remote Dev)
Get deployment statistics
Get external auth device on Coder (Remote Dev)
Initiate device-based OAuth
Get insights daus on Coder (Remote Dev)
Get Daily Active User stats
Get insights templates on Coder (Remote Dev)
Get usage data for templates
Get insights user activity on Coder (Remote Dev)
Get activity duration per user
Get notifications inbox on Coder (Remote Dev)
List user notifications
Get notifications settings on Coder (Remote Dev)
Get global notification settings
Get notifications templates on Coder (Remote Dev)
List available notification templates
Get prebuild settings on Coder (Remote Dev)
Get prebuild settings
Get ssh config on Coder (Remote Dev)
Get SSH configuration
Get update check on Coder (Remote Dev)
Check for Coder updates
Get user profile on Coder (Remote Dev)
Get user profile
Get workspace on Coder (Remote Dev)
Get workspace metadata
Get workspace acl on Coder (Remote Dev)
Get workspace ACLs
Get workspace build on Coder (Remote Dev)
Get details of a specific build
Get workspace build logs on Coder (Remote Dev)
Get logs for a specific build
Get workspace build params on Coder (Remote Dev)
List parameters used for the build
List ai clients on Coder (Remote Dev)
List connected AI Bridge clients
List ai interceptions on Coder (Remote Dev)
List AI interceptions
List ai models on Coder (Remote Dev)
List available AI models
List ai sessions on Coder (Remote Dev)
List active AI Bridge sessions
List chats on Coder (Remote Dev)
List user chat sessions
List external auth on Coder (Remote Dev)
List linked external accounts (e.g., GitHub)
List groups on Coder (Remote Dev)
List groups
List licenses on Coder (Remote Dev)
List enterprise licenses
List org members on Coder (Remote Dev)
List members of an organization
List org provisioner daemons on Coder (Remote Dev)
List active provisioner daemons
List org provisioner jobs on Coder (Remote Dev)
List jobs for the organization provisioners
List org roles on Coder (Remote Dev)
List assignable roles in an organization
List organizations on Coder (Remote Dev)
List organizations
List tasks on Coder (Remote Dev)
Manage long-running AI tasks
List template examples on Coder (Remote Dev)
List starter template examples
List template versions on Coder (Remote Dev)
List versions for a template
List templates on Coder (Remote Dev)
List all templates
List user secrets on Coder (Remote Dev)
List user secrets
List user tokens on Coder (Remote Dev)
List user tokens
List users on Coder (Remote Dev)
List users
List workspace port shares on Coder (Remote Dev)
List port shares for a workspace
List workspaces on Coder (Remote Dev)
g., owner:me). List workspaces
Login user on Coder (Remote Dev)
Authenticate a user with email and password
Register agent log source on Coder (Remote Dev)
Register a new log source
Send agent logs on Coder (Remote Dev)
Send logs to the server
Update agent app status on Coder (Remote Dev)
Update status of an application running on the agent
Update appearance on Coder (Remote Dev)
Update dashboard branding and banners
Update organization on Coder (Remote Dev)
Update an organization
Update prebuild settings on Coder (Remote Dev)
Update prebuild settings
Update user profile on Coder (Remote Dev)
Update user profile
Update workspace acl on Coder (Remote Dev)
Update workspace ACLs
Update workspace autostart on Coder (Remote Dev)
Update workspace autostart schedule
Update workspace autoupdates on Coder (Remote Dev)
Update workspace autoupdates schedule
Upload file on Coder (Remote Dev)
Upload a file (tar or zip)
Connect Coder (Remote Dev) to Windsurf via MCP
Follow these steps to wire Coder (Remote Dev) into Windsurf. The entire setup takes under two minutes — your credentials stay safe behind Vinkius.
Open MCP Settings
Cmd+Shift+P and search "MCP"Add the server
mcp_config.jsonSave and reload
Start using Coder (Remote Dev)
Why Use Windsurf with the Coder (Remote Dev) MCP Server
Windsurf provides unique advantages when paired with Coder (Remote Dev) 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 84 tools are immediately available
Real-time tool feedback is displayed inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor without switching contexts
Coder (Remote Dev) + Windsurf Use Cases
Practical scenarios where Windsurf combined with the Coder (Remote Dev) MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Automated code generation: ask Cascade to fetch data from Coder (Remote Dev) and generate models, types, or handlers based on real API responses
Live debugging: query Coder (Remote Dev) tools mid-session to inspect production data while debugging without leaving the editor
Documentation generation: pull schema information from Coder (Remote Dev) and have Cascade generate comprehensive API docs automatically
Rapid prototyping: combine Coder (Remote Dev) data with Cascade's code generation to scaffold entire features in minutes
Example Prompts for Coder (Remote Dev) in Windsurf
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Windsurf agent to start working with Coder (Remote Dev) immediately.
"Show me the current Coder deployment statistics and build info."
"List all active AI Bridge sessions and their available models."
"Get the SSH configuration for my Coder instance."
Troubleshooting Coder (Remote Dev) MCP Server with Windsurf
Common issues when connecting Coder (Remote Dev) to Windsurf through Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
Server not connecting
Coder (Remote Dev) + Windsurf FAQ
Common questions about integrating Coder (Remote Dev) 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.Explore More MCP Servers
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