How to Use the Equinix Metal MCP in Windsurf

Q: How does Windsurf handle Equinix Metal API key rotation?

Cascade uses createprojectapikey to spin up a new key, updates your configuration files, and then calls deleteapikey to deprecate the old one. It does this in a single autonomous execution block without requiring manual step-by-step prompts.

Q: How do I configure my Equinix Metal notification email using Windsurf?

You can tell Cascade to run updateemail or createemail to modify your profile. It handles the API requests in the background and confirms when your primary email is updated.

Provision Equinix Metal keys directly within Windsurf using Cascade and this dedicated MCP Server.

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The Equinix Metal MCP Server exposes `create_project_api_key` and `delete_api_key` to manage infrastructure access programmatically. Cascade uses these tools to provision temporary credentials for your deployment pipelines, eliminating the need to manually copy-paste tokens. When a deployment finishes, Cascade runs `delete_api_key` to clean up the environment. You avoid credential leaks because the agent cleans up after itself without you having to remind it.

Handle Team Invitations Autonomously

This server handles team onboarding via `get_invitation` and `decline_invitation`. Cascade reads your incoming team alerts, inspects the invitation details, and acts on them based on your workspace rules. Instead of jumping to the Equinix console to decline an unwanted request, you tell Windsurf to handle it. The agent executes the decline tool and updates your local workspace status in one go.

Configure Profile Emails

The tools `create_email`, `update_email`, and `delete_email` modify your Equinix Metal communication channels. Cascade coordinates these updates when you need to route system alerts to a different inbox during on-call rotations. You specify the target email, and Windsurf updates your account settings. It verifies the change and configures the default address so you never miss a critical infrastructure alert.

Setup guide

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

mcp_config.json

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

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Common questions about Equinix Metal MCP in Windsurf

Cascade uses `create_project_api_key` to spin up a new key, updates your configuration files, and then calls `delete_api_key` to deprecate the old one. It does this in a single autonomous execution block without requiring manual step-by-step prompts.

Yes. You can ask Cascade to check your pending invites using `get_invitation` and then call `decline_invitation` if the request is unauthorized. The agent executes these tools sequentially and reports the final status directly in your chat panel.

You can tell Cascade to run `update_email` or `create_email` to modify your profile. It handles the API requests in the background and confirms when your primary email is updated.

By default, Windsurf asks for permission before running destructive tools like `delete_user_api_key`. You can review the planned tool call in the Cascade interface before letting it execute.

Yes, because Vinkius runs the MCP Server in an isolated V8 sandbox where your API keys, emails, and invitation tokens are processed ephemerally. No credentials are saved on Vinkius servers; they are passed directly to the Equinix Metal endpoint.

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