How to Use the Deck of Cards MCP in Windsurf

Q: Can Windsurf use Deck of Cards to manage multiple player hands?

Yes. The addtopile tool lets your agent create and manage any number of named piles. You can use this to track hands for multiple players, a discard pile, a burn pile, or anything else your game requires.

Q: Can I create custom or non-standard decks?

Absolutely. The createpartialdeck tool lets you specify exactly which cards you want in the deck. This is perfect for games that don't use the standard 52 cards or for setting up specific test scenarios.

Build card games or run complex simulations in Windsurf. Cascade handles all the shuffling, drawing, and pile management automatically.

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This MCP server gives your agent a full deck of cards. You can `create_new_deck` for a standard 52-card setup or `create_partial_deck` if you need to build something specific, like a Pinochle deck. It's all there, ready for your agent to use. Here's the thing: you don't prompt step-by-step. Just tell Windsurf's Cascade agent, "Set up a game of Texas Hold'em for four players." It will automatically chain `shuffle_new_deck` and `draw_cards` to deal the hole cards and set the board, showing you the result when it's done.

Manage hands, piles, and the board

Your agent can manage complex game states without you writing a line of code. It uses `add_to_pile` to create hands for players or a discard pile. The `list_pile` tool lets it check the contents of any pile, so it always knows the current state of the game. Cascade can also simulate any kind of draw mechanic. It can `draw_from_pile` for a standard draw, `draw_from_pile_bottom` for special rules, or `draw_from_pile_random` to pull a card from the middle of a discard pile. You just define the goal, and Windsurf figures out which tool to use.

Automate game resets and complex rules

Cleaning up a round or resetting the game is simple. Cascade can use `return_to_deck` to put individual cards back or `return_pile_to_deck` to return a whole hand or discard pile at once. It keeps the game state clean. This also lets your agent handle more advanced game logic. If the draw pile runs out, you can have Windsurf automatically `shuffle_pile` on the discard pile and make it the new draw deck. It's a powerful way to prototype game ideas without ever leaving your editor.

Setup guide

Set up Deck of Cards MCP in Windsurf

Prerequisites

Windsurf IDE installed (macOS, Windows, or Linux)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open MCP configuration

Click the Cascade assistant icon in the sidebar, then click the hammer icon (🔨) at the top of the panel. Select "Configure" to open ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json.
2

Add the Deck of Cards MCP

Paste the JSON snippet shown on the right into the mcpServers object. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Refresh MCPs

Go back to the hammer icon (🔨) in Cascade and click "Refresh". Windsurf will detect the new server. No full restart is needed — the connection is hot-reloaded.
4

Verify in Cascade

Start a new Cascade conversation and ask something like "Show my Deck of Cards payment history." If connected, Cascade will call the Deck of Cards tools directly. You will see a green dot next to the server name in the MCP panel.

mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "deck-of-cards-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Deck of Cards MCP in Windsurf

You connect the Deck of Cards server to Windsurf, and its tools immediately become available to the Cascade agent. You can then give Cascade high-level goals like "deal a game of poker," and it will use the tools to shuffle, draw, and manage piles automatically.

Yes. The `add_to_pile` tool lets your agent create and manage any number of named piles. You can use this to track hands for multiple players, a discard pile, a burn pile, or anything else your game requires.

For a new game, just tell Cascade to start one. It will likely use `shuffle_new_deck` to get a fresh, randomized deck. If you need to reshuffle an existing deck during play, the `reshuffle_deck` tool does exactly that.

Absolutely. The `create_partial_deck` tool lets you specify exactly which cards you want in the deck. This is perfect for games that don't use the standard 52 cards or for setting up specific test scenarios.

It only ever sees the card and deck information you generate through the tools. The server has no access to your code, your files, or any other context in your IDE. Every connection is ephemeral and sandboxed by Vinkius for security.

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