Freshmarketer MCP Server for Windsurf 10 tools — connect in under 2 minutes
Windsurf brings agentic AI coding to a purpose-built IDE. Connect Freshmarketer 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": {
"freshmarketer": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
}
}
}
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About Freshmarketer MCP Server
Connect your Freshmarketer account (part of the Freshsales Suite) to any AI agent to automate your marketing operations through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Freshmarketer helps you engage your audience with personalized email campaigns and automated journeys. This MCP server enables you to manage your contact database, organize mailing lists, and trigger transactional emails directly through natural conversation.
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple Freshmarketer 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.
Key Features
- Contact Management — List all marketing contacts, retrieve detailed profiles, and create or update contacts instantly.
- Audience Segmentation — Access and list your configured mailing lists to understand how your audience is segmented.
- Transactional Emails — Trigger specific transactional campaigns to individual contacts directly from the chat interface.
- Journey Insights — Monitor your active and paused marketing automation journeys.
- Event Tracking — Post custom events to a contact's timeline to programmatically trigger specific automation flows.
- Real-time Data Sync — Keep your marketing data synchronized with your CRM seamlessly.
The Freshmarketer 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 Freshmarketer to Windsurf via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the Freshmarketer 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 Freshmarketer
Open Cascade and ask: "Using Freshmarketer, help me...". 10 tools available
Why Use Windsurf with the Freshmarketer MCP Server
Windsurf provides unique advantages when paired with Freshmarketer 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
Freshmarketer + Windsurf Use Cases
Practical scenarios where Windsurf combined with the Freshmarketer MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Automated code generation: ask Cascade to fetch data from Freshmarketer and generate models, types, or handlers based on real API responses
Live debugging: query Freshmarketer tools mid-session to inspect production data while debugging without leaving the editor
Documentation generation: pull schema information from Freshmarketer and have Cascade generate comprehensive API docs automatically
Rapid prototyping: combine Freshmarketer data with Cascade's code generation to scaffold entire features in minutes
Freshmarketer MCP Tools for Windsurf (10)
These 10 tools become available when you connect Freshmarketer to Windsurf via MCP:
check_account_status
Verify API status
create_mailing_list
Create new mailing list
get_contact_details
Get contact metadata
list_contacts
List marketing contacts
list_custom_events
List configured events
list_journeys
List marketing journeys
list_mailing_lists
List mailing lists
post_custom_event
Trigger custom event
send_transactional_email
Trigger an email
upsert_contact
Create or update contact
Example Prompts for Freshmarketer in Windsurf
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Windsurf agent to start working with Freshmarketer immediately.
"List my 5 most recent marketing contacts."
"Show me all active mailing lists in my account."
"Trigger the 'Welcome Email' (Campaign ID: 123) for 'newuser@example.com'."
Troubleshooting Freshmarketer MCP Server with Windsurf
Common issues when connecting Freshmarketer to Windsurf through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
Server not connecting
Freshmarketer + Windsurf FAQ
Common questions about integrating Freshmarketer 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 Freshmarketer with your favorite client
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Connect Freshmarketer to Windsurf
Get your token, paste the configuration, and start using 10 tools in under 2 minutes. No API key management needed.