Foursquare MCP Server for Windsurf 10 tools — connect in under 2 minutes
Windsurf brings agentic AI coding to a purpose-built IDE. Connect Foursquare 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": {
"foursquare": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
}
}
}
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About Foursquare MCP Server
Connect your Foursquare account to any AI agent and take full control of your geospatial intelligence and place discovery workflows through natural conversation.
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple Foursquare 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
- Place Discovery Orchestration — Identify bounded routing spaces inside the headless Foursquare POI graph and extract explicitly attached REST arrays targeting specific search queries near any GPS pin
- Rich Metadata Inspection — Perform structural extraction of properties driving active node schemas, retrieving mega-document payloads including hours, ratings, and precise mapping arrays natively
- Visual & Social Auditing — Retrieve explicit cloud logging tracing media URL limits to compile dynamic image URLs and capture raw text sentiments left by humans to track venue quality
- Geospatial Intelligence — Execute immediate queries within custom drawn multi-point geometries or specific radius boundaries to find what exists physically adjacent to any target
- Precise Venue Matching — Dispatch automated validation checks routing explicit duplication logic to force Foursquare to confidently return exactly one node for ambiguous strings
- Intelligent Autocomplete — Provision highly-available JSON payloads generating fast typeaheads by querying partial letters to predict user intent natively
- Taxonomy Oversight — Enumerate explicitly attached structured rules exporting the entire official Foursquare classification tree to resolve internal type codes flawlessly
The Foursquare 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 Foursquare to Windsurf via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the Foursquare 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 Foursquare
Open Cascade and ask: "Using Foursquare, help me...". 10 tools available
Why Use Windsurf with the Foursquare MCP Server
Windsurf provides unique advantages when paired with Foursquare 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
Foursquare + Windsurf Use Cases
Practical scenarios where Windsurf combined with the Foursquare MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Automated code generation: ask Cascade to fetch data from Foursquare and generate models, types, or handlers based on real API responses
Live debugging: query Foursquare tools mid-session to inspect production data while debugging without leaving the editor
Documentation generation: pull schema information from Foursquare and have Cascade generate comprehensive API docs automatically
Rapid prototyping: combine Foursquare data with Cascade's code generation to scaffold entire features in minutes
Foursquare MCP Tools for Windsurf (10)
These 10 tools become available when you connect Foursquare to Windsurf via MCP:
autocomplete_venues
Provision a highly-available JSON Payload generating fast typeaheads
get_place_details
Perform structural extraction of properties driving active Node schemas
get_place_photos
Retrieve explicit Cloud logging tracing explicit Media URL limits
get_place_tips
Identify precise active arrays spanning native User Reviews
list_venue_categories
Enumerate explicitly attached structured rules exporting active Taxonomy
match_venue_exactly
Dispatch an automated validation check routing explicit Duplication logic
search_nearby_venues
Inspect deep internal arrays mitigating specific Radius targets
search_places
Identify bounded routing spaces inside the Headless Foursquare POI graph
search_within_polygon
Retrieve the exact structural matching verifying Geofence alternatives
search_within_radius
Irreversibly vaporize explicit validations extracting rich schema scopes
Example Prompts for Foursquare in Windsurf
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Windsurf agent to start working with Foursquare immediately.
"Find coffee shops near '40.71, -74.00'"
"What are the opening hours for 'Central Park Zoo'?"
"Show me user tips for 'The Met Museum'"
Troubleshooting Foursquare MCP Server with Windsurf
Common issues when connecting Foursquare to Windsurf through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
Server not connecting
Foursquare + Windsurf FAQ
Common questions about integrating Foursquare 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 Foursquare with your favorite client
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Connect Foursquare to Windsurf
Get your token, paste the configuration, and start using 10 tools in under 2 minutes. No API key management needed.