ContactOut MCP Server for WindsurfGive Windsurf instant access to 7 tools to Enrich Company, Enrich Contact, Find Email By Linkedin, and more
Windsurf brings agentic AI coding to a purpose-built IDE. Connect ContactOut 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 ContactOut app connector for Windsurf is a standout in the Sales Automation category — giving your AI agent 7 tools to work with, ready to go from day one.
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{
"mcpServers": {
"contactout": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
}
}
}
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About ContactOut MCP Server
Connect your ContactOut account to any AI agent to streamline your B2B lead generation and talent acquisition workflows through natural conversation. ContactOut provides a powerful intelligence layer for discovering verified contact information and enriching professional profiles at scale.
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple ContactOut tool calls autonomously. query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste Vinkius Edge URL, reload, and all 7 tools are immediately available. Real-time tool feedback appears inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor.
What you can do
- Contact Discovery Orchestration — Instantly retrieve verified email addresses and direct phone numbers using LinkedIn profile URLs programmatically
- Professional Enrichment — Enrich contact and company data with detailed attributes, including job titles, locations, and social links to maintain a high-fidelity CRM
- Deep Semantic Search — Programmatically search the ContactOut database of 300M+ people using advanced filters for skills, titles, and locations
- Identity Resolution — Find the LinkedIn profile associated with a specific email address to perfectly coordinate your multichannel outreach
- Administrative Visibility — Programmatically track your credit balance and API usage statistics to coordinate your recruitment and sales budgets
The ContactOut MCP Server exposes 7 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 7 ContactOut tools available for Windsurf
When Windsurf connects to ContactOut through Vinkius, your AI agent gets direct access to every tool listed below — spanning contact-discovery, email-enrichment, talent-acquisition, 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.
Enrich company data
Enrich contact data
Find email by LinkedIn profile
Find LinkedIn profile by email
Get API usage statistics
Search for companies
Search for people
Connect ContactOut to Windsurf via MCP
Follow these steps to wire ContactOut 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 ContactOut
Why Use Windsurf with the ContactOut MCP Server
Windsurf provides unique advantages when paired with ContactOut 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 7 tools are immediately available
Real-time tool feedback is displayed inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor without switching contexts
ContactOut + Windsurf Use Cases
Practical scenarios where Windsurf combined with the ContactOut MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Automated code generation: ask Cascade to fetch data from ContactOut and generate models, types, or handlers based on real API responses
Live debugging: query ContactOut tools mid-session to inspect production data while debugging without leaving the editor
Documentation generation: pull schema information from ContactOut and have Cascade generate comprehensive API docs automatically
Rapid prototyping: combine ContactOut data with Cascade's code generation to scaffold entire features in minutes
Example Prompts for ContactOut in Windsurf
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Windsurf agent to start working with ContactOut immediately.
"Find the contact email for this LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamhgates"
"Search for 'Python' developers in 'London' with at least 5 years of experience."
"Check my current API credit balance on ContactOut."
Troubleshooting ContactOut MCP Server with Windsurf
Common issues when connecting ContactOut to Windsurf through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
Server not connecting
ContactOut + Windsurf FAQ
Common questions about integrating ContactOut 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.