Crawlbase MCP Server for Windsurf 10 tools — connect in under 2 minutes
Windsurf brings agentic AI coding to a purpose-built IDE. Connect Crawlbase through the 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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{
"mcpServers": {
"crawlbase": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
}
}
}
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About Crawlbase MCP Server
Connect your Crawlbase (formerly ProxyCrawl) account to any AI agent and take full control of your web scraping and anonymous crawling workflows through natural conversation.
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple Crawlbase tool calls autonomously — query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste the 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
- Standard Scraper — Identify bounded routing spaces inside the headless engine to extract explicitly attached HTML content via datacenter proxies
- JS Rendering — Discover disconnected physical limits tracking exactly what JS-rendered frames expose to extract exact single-page UI bounds
- Structured JSON Extraction — Analyzes specific global bounds driving auto-extraction pipelines to force raw HTTP outputs into structured JSON format strictly
- Screenshot Capture — Dispatch automated validation checks to generate valid proxy endpoints returning configured Crawlbase screenshot URLs
- Specialized Scraping — Leverage dedicated algorithms for Amazon products, LinkedIn profiles, Facebook pages, and Twitter (X) graph profiles natively
- Search Engine Discovery — Explain explicitly mapped proxy lists targeting Google domains to parse SERP limits and bypass CAPTCHAs limitlessly
- Custom Proxy Management — Provision highly-available request payloads generating custom proxies with specific headers and crawling logic
The Crawlbase 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 Crawlbase to Windsurf via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the Crawlbase 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 Crawlbase
Open Cascade and ask: "Using Crawlbase, help me..." — 10 tools available
Why Use Windsurf with the Crawlbase MCP Server
Windsurf provides unique advantages when paired with Crawlbase 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
Crawlbase + Windsurf Use Cases
Practical scenarios where Windsurf combined with the Crawlbase MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Automated code generation: ask Cascade to fetch data from Crawlbase and generate models, types, or handlers based on real API responses
Live debugging: query Crawlbase tools mid-session to inspect production data while debugging without leaving the editor
Documentation generation: pull schema information from Crawlbase and have Cascade generate comprehensive API docs automatically
Rapid prototyping: combine Crawlbase data with Cascade's code generation to scaffold entire features in minutes
Crawlbase MCP Tools for Windsurf (10)
These 10 tools become available when you connect Crawlbase to Windsurf via MCP:
custom_scrape
Provision a highly-available Request Payload generating Custom proxies
get_screenshot_link
Dispatch an automated validation check routing explicit Web Snapshot domains
scrape_amazon
Inspect deep internal arrays mitigating specific E-Commerce constraints
scrape_facebook
Enumerate explicitly attached structured rules exporting active Social Pages
scrape_google_serp
Identify precise active arrays spanning rented Context domains for Search
scrape_html
crawlbase.com` datacenter proxies. Identify bounded routing spaces inside the Headless Crawlbase Engine
scrape_js_rendered
Retrieve explicit Cloud logging tracing explicit Payload IDs limitlessly
scrape_json_format
Perform structural extraction of properties driving active Fields
scrape_linkedin
Retrieve the exact structural matching verifying Blueprint constraints
scrape_twitter
Fetch elaborate explicit mapped limits via Crawlbase X extraction
Example Prompts for Crawlbase in Windsurf
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Windsurf agent to start working with Crawlbase immediately.
"Scrape the price and features from this Amazon product: [Amazon URL]"
"Get Google search results for 'best machine learning platforms 2024'"
"Take a screenshot of https://example.com"
Troubleshooting Crawlbase MCP Server with Windsurf
Common issues when connecting Crawlbase to Windsurf through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
Server not connecting
Crawlbase + Windsurf FAQ
Common questions about integrating Crawlbase 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 Crawlbase with your favorite client
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Connect Crawlbase to Windsurf
Get your token, paste the configuration, and start using 10 tools in under 2 minutes. No API key management needed.