Drift MCP Server for Windsurf 10 tools — connect in under 2 minutes
Windsurf brings agentic AI coding to a purpose-built IDE. Connect Drift 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": {
"drift": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
}
}
}
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About Drift MCP Server
Integrate Drift, the leading conversational marketing and sales platform, directly into your AI workflow. Manage your customer conversations and transcripts, track identified contacts and their profile attributes, monitor agent availability and roles, and oversee your conversational playbooks using natural language.
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple Drift 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
- Conversation Oversight — List and retrieve detailed information and full transcripts for all your Drift customer interactions.
- Contact Intelligence — Monitor identified contacts, their email addresses, custom profile attributes, and organizational accounts.
- Agent Management — Track real-time agent availability statuses, presence, and organizational roles across your team.
- Playbook Monitoring — List all configured conversational playbooks (bots) and identify their current activation statuses.
The Drift 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 Drift to Windsurf via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the Drift 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 Drift
Open Cascade and ask: "Using Drift, help me..." — 10 tools available
Why Use Windsurf with the Drift MCP Server
Windsurf provides unique advantages when paired with Drift 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
Drift + Windsurf Use Cases
Practical scenarios where Windsurf combined with the Drift MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Automated code generation: ask Cascade to fetch data from Drift and generate models, types, or handlers based on real API responses
Live debugging: query Drift tools mid-session to inspect production data while debugging without leaving the editor
Documentation generation: pull schema information from Drift and have Cascade generate comprehensive API docs automatically
Rapid prototyping: combine Drift data with Cascade's code generation to scaffold entire features in minutes
Drift MCP Tools for Windsurf (10)
These 10 tools become available when you connect Drift to Windsurf via MCP:
get_contact_profile
Get full profile data and interaction history for a specific contact
get_conversation_details
Get detailed information and full transcript for a specific conversation
get_drift_platform_metadata
Retrieve metadata for the current authenticated Drift account
list_drift_agents
List all registered agents and users in your Drift organization
list_drift_contacts
List all contacts synchronized or identified in your Drift account
list_drift_conversations
List all active and recent customer conversations in Drift
list_drift_playbooks
List all configured conversational playbooks (bots)
list_latest_customer_interactions
Identify the most recently updated customer conversations
quick_agent_availability_audit
Retrieve a high-level summary of active agent availability statuses
search_contacts_by_email
Search for a contact using their email address
Example Prompts for Drift in Windsurf
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Windsurf agent to start working with Drift immediately.
"List all active Drift conversations."
"Show me the contact profile for 'robert.brown@example.org'."
"Who is currently available to take chats in Drift?"
Troubleshooting Drift MCP Server with Windsurf
Common issues when connecting Drift to Windsurf through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
Server not connecting
Drift + Windsurf FAQ
Common questions about integrating Drift 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 Drift with your favorite client
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Connect Drift to Windsurf
Get your token, paste the configuration, and start using 10 tools in under 2 minutes. No API key management needed.