Common Room MCP Server for Windsurf 10 tools — connect in under 2 minutes
Windsurf brings agentic AI coding to a purpose-built IDE. Connect Common Room 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 Common Room MCP Server
Connect your AI assistant to Common Room, the intelligent community growth platform that helps organizations find and build relationships with community members.
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple Common Room 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
- Contact Search — Find community members by email, name, or external identity across connected platforms.
- Segment Management — List all segments, view member counts, and add or remove contacts from specific cohorts.
- Activity Tracking — Retrieve activity feeds to understand engagement patterns and identify key contributors.
The Common Room 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 Common Room to Windsurf via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the Common Room 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 Common Room
Open Cascade and ask: "Using Common Room, help me...". 10 tools available
Why Use Windsurf with the Common Room MCP Server
Windsurf provides unique advantages when paired with Common Room 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
Common Room + Windsurf Use Cases
Practical scenarios where Windsurf combined with the Common Room MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Automated code generation: ask Cascade to fetch data from Common Room and generate models, types, or handlers based on real API responses
Live debugging: query Common Room tools mid-session to inspect production data while debugging without leaving the editor
Documentation generation: pull schema information from Common Room and have Cascade generate comprehensive API docs automatically
Rapid prototyping: combine Common Room data with Cascade's code generation to scaffold entire features in minutes
Common Room MCP Tools for Windsurf (10)
These 10 tools become available when you connect Common Room to Windsurf via MCP:
add_contact_to_segment
Manually add a contact to a specific segment
get_contact_by_email
Retrieve detailed information about a member by their email
get_contact_tags
Get tags associated with a specific member
get_organization_details
Retrieve details of a specific organization
get_segment_status
Retrieve status and member count for a specific segment
list_activity_types
Retrieve a list of supported activity types in Common Room
list_segment_members
List contacts that belong to a specific segment
list_segments
Retrieve a list of all segments in Common Room
search_contacts
Search for contacts/members in your Common Room
search_organizations
Search for organizations in Common Room
Example Prompts for Common Room in Windsurf
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Windsurf agent to start working with Common Room immediately.
"Search for the member with email 'dev@example.com'."
"Show me all segments and their member counts."
"Add 'Alex Chen' to the 'Enterprise Leads' segment."
Troubleshooting Common Room MCP Server with Windsurf
Common issues when connecting Common Room to Windsurf through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
Server not connecting
Common Room + Windsurf FAQ
Common questions about integrating Common Room 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 Common Room with your favorite client
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Connect Common Room to Windsurf
Get your token, paste the configuration, and start using 10 tools in under 2 minutes. No API key management needed.