DVC MCP Server for Windsurf 6 tools — connect in under 2 minutes
Windsurf brings agentic AI coding to a purpose-built IDE. Connect DVC 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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{
"mcpServers": {
"dvc": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
}
}
}
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About DVC MCP Server
Connect your DVC Studio account to any AI agent and take full control of your machine learning experiments and data versioning workflows through natural conversation.
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple DVC tool calls autonomously. query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste Vinkius Edge URL, reload, and all 6 tools are immediately available. Real-time tool feedback appears inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor.
What you can do
- Project Orchestration — Expose registered organization workspaces and validate available physical repositories connected within DVC Studio limits
- Experiment Navigation — Iterate through explicitly generated model runs mapping precise metric arrays and discovering logged metrics history cleanly
- View Management — Extract explicit UI configuration layouts and dashboard settings to retrieve structural workspace representations natively
- Repository Auditing — Analyze specific identifier boundaries resolving internal team mappings and parsing direct repository metadata constraints
- Metric Inspection — Retrieve complex structural arrays defining precisely which metrics were captured during specific experiment epochs
- Identity Oversight — Identify the exact authorized token holder exposing mapping roles and organization scopes dynamically to verify permissions
The DVC MCP Server exposes 6 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 DVC to Windsurf via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the DVC 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 DVC
Open Cascade and ask: "Using DVC, help me...". 6 tools available
Why Use Windsurf with the DVC MCP Server
Windsurf provides unique advantages when paired with DVC 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 6 tools are immediately available
Real-time tool feedback is displayed inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor without switching contexts
DVC + Windsurf Use Cases
Practical scenarios where Windsurf combined with the DVC MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Automated code generation: ask Cascade to fetch data from DVC and generate models, types, or handlers based on real API responses
Live debugging: query DVC tools mid-session to inspect production data while debugging without leaving the editor
Documentation generation: pull schema information from DVC and have Cascade generate comprehensive API docs automatically
Rapid prototyping: combine DVC data with Cascade's code generation to scaffold entire features in minutes
DVC MCP Tools for Windsurf (6)
These 6 tools become available when you connect DVC to Windsurf via MCP:
get_project
Get project
get_user
Get user profile
get_view
Get view
list_experiments
List experiments
list_projects
List projects
list_views
List views
Example Prompts for DVC in Windsurf
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Windsurf agent to start working with DVC immediately.
"List all projects in my DVC Studio account"
"Show me the last 5 experiments for project 'Credit-Scoring-Model'"
"What are my dashboard views in DVC?"
Troubleshooting DVC MCP Server with Windsurf
Common issues when connecting DVC to Windsurf through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
Server not connecting
DVC + Windsurf FAQ
Common questions about integrating DVC 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 DVC with your favorite client
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Connect DVC to Windsurf
Get your token, paste the configuration, and start using 6 tools in under 2 minutes. No API key management needed.