How do I get Emarsys API credentials?

Log in to your Emarsys account, navigate to **Admin > Web Services**, and you can create or retrieve your **API Username** and **Secret Key**. Ensure the user has the required permissions for the resources you wish to access.

What authentication method does this integration use?

This integration uses **W-SSE authentication**, which is the standard for the Emarsys API. It requires both your API Username and Secret Key to securely generate request headers.

Can the agent trigger automation programs?

This integration currently focuses on listing and auditing programs and events. Triggering specific automation workflows should be managed via external events in the Emarsys dashboard or dedicated transactional API calls.

Emarsys MCP Server for Windsurf 10 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: Emarsys
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Author: Vinkius

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

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About Emarsys MCP Server

Integrate Emarsys, the comprehensive customer engagement platform, directly into your AI workflow. Manage your email marketing campaigns and contact lists, track audience segments and automation programs, monitor trigger events and registration forms, and oversee your omnichannel engagement using natural language.

Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple Emarsys tool calls autonomously. query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste 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

Campaign Oversight — List and retrieve detailed information, subject lines, and launch statuses for all your email campaigns.
Contact Intelligence — Monitor marketing contact lists and audience segments, resolving structural details and filter criteria.
Automation Management — Access and monitor automation programs and workflows, tracking active statuses and trigger events.
Engagement Auditing — Retrieve high-level summaries of campaign volume, list activity, and organizational marketing health instantly.

The Emarsys 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 Emarsys to Windsurf via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Emarsys 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 Emarsys

Open Cascade and ask: "Using Emarsys, help me...". 10 tools available

Why Use Windsurf with the Emarsys MCP Server

Windsurf provides unique advantages when paired with Emarsys 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

Emarsys + Windsurf Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Windsurf combined with the Emarsys MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Automated code generation: ask Cascade to fetch data from Emarsys and generate models, types, or handlers based on real API responses

Live debugging: query Emarsys tools mid-session to inspect production data while debugging without leaving the editor

Documentation generation: pull schema information from Emarsys and have Cascade generate comprehensive API docs automatically

Rapid prototyping: combine Emarsys data with Cascade's code generation to scaffold entire features in minutes

Emarsys MCP Tools for Windsurf (10)

These 10 tools become available when you connect Emarsys to Windsurf via MCP:

get_campaign_details

Get detailed settings and status for a specific email campaign

get_contact_list_details

Get detailed settings for a specific contact list

get_emarsys_account_metadata

Retrieve metadata and settings for your Emarsys account

list_audience_segments

List all audience segments (filters) in your account

list_automation_programs

List all automation programs and workflows

list_email_campaigns

List all email campaigns in your Emarsys account

list_marketing_contact_lists

List all contact lists configured in your organization

list_registration_forms

List all subscription and registration forms

list_trigger_events

List all external events used for triggering automation programs

quick_engagement_volume_audit

Retrieve a high-level summary of campaigns, lists, and automation programs

Example Prompts for Emarsys in Windsurf

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Windsurf agent to start working with Emarsys immediately.

"List all active email campaigns."

"Show me the audience segments in my account."

"What automation programs are currently running?"

Troubleshooting Emarsys MCP Server with Windsurf

Common issues when connecting Emarsys to Windsurf through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

Server not connecting

Check Settings → MCP for the server status. Try toggling it off and on.

Emarsys + Windsurf FAQ

Common questions about integrating Emarsys MCP Server with Windsurf.

How does Windsurf discover MCP tools?

Windsurf reads the 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?

Yes. Cascade is an agentic system. it can plan and execute multi-step workflows, calling several tools in sequence to accomplish complex tasks without manual prompting between steps.

Does Windsurf support multiple MCP servers?

Yes. Add as many servers as needed in mcp_config.json. Each server's tools appear in the MCP panel and Cascade can use tools from different servers in a single flow.