How to Use the Deepgram MCP in Windsurf

Connect Deepgram to Windsurf and let Cascade handle audio transcription, text-to-speech generation, and API key management autonomously.

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Connect Deepgram MCP to Windsurf

Create your Vinkius account to connect Deepgram to Windsurf and route execution through our secure gateway. The platform manages server hosting, runtime updates, and security layers. Configuration requires no manual server provisioning.

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Setup Deepgram with Windsurf

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Run Audio Workflows Inside Windsurf

Deepgram audio processing runs natively inside your editor. Cascade takes an audio link and feeds it straight into `transcribe_url` to pull text out of media files. You ask for a transcript, and the agent handles the API calls in the background. Text-to-speech works exactly the same way. Hand a text block to the `speak_text` tool, and the agent generates the audio output right there. No writing custom fetch wrappers just to test a voice prompt.

Manage Deepgram MCP Server Billing

Account billing and usage tracking happen directly in your IDE. Cascade hits `get_balances` to check exact credit limits and pulls `get_usage` data to see which projects burn the most audio minutes. You don't need to log into a web dashboard to see if you hit a rate limit. Just ask the agent to check your current billing state. It reads the raw JSON response and tells you exactly what happened.

Automate API Key Provisioning

API key provisioning takes one prompt to execute. Tell Cascade to spin up a new dev environment, and it triggers `create_key` to bind a new token for that specific project. Cleaning up is just as fast. The agent runs `list_keys` to find stale tokens and fires `delete_key` to remove them. Security hygiene happens automatically while you focus on the actual application logic.

Setup guide

Set up Deepgram 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 Deepgram 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 Deepgram payment history." If connected, Cascade will call the Deepgram tools directly. You will see a green dot next to the server name in the MCP panel.

mcp_config.json

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

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Common questions about Deepgram MCP in Windsurf

Open your Settings and navigate to the Cascade MCP Servers UI. You can add the Vinkius endpoint URL there or grab it from the built-in marketplace. Click refresh, and Cascade auto-discovers the audio tools immediately.

Yes. Cascade reads the target URL and passes it directly to the transcription tool. It pulls the text back into your editor context so you can use it in your code.

Cascade calls the key management tools directly. You just ask it to rotate your credentials, and it creates a new key while deleting the old one in seconds.

It handles synthesis natively. Feed your text into the agent, and it triggers the generation tool to output speech. You get the result without writing a single line of API integration code.

Your media URLs and generated speech files pass through a zero-trust V8 Isolate sandbox. Vinkius drops the environment immediately after the transcription or synthesis finishes. We never store your audio files or API keys on persistent disks.

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