How to Use the Gem MCP in Windsurf

Connect the Gem MCP Server to Windsurf and let Cascade automate your candidate sourcing pipelines entirely in the background.

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Create your Vinkius account to connect Gem to Windsurf and route execution through our secure gateway. The platform manages server hosting, runtime updates, and security layers. Configuration requires no manual server provisioning.

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Autonomous Candidate Sourcing

The `list_candidates` tool lets Cascade pull your entire recruitment pipeline directly into your Windsurf workspace. You tell the agent to find software engineers who applied last week, and it handles the filtering without asking for step-by-step instructions. Cascade uses `get_candidate_details` to read through individual profiles and evaluate their metadata against your specific hiring requirements. Once it identifies a match, the agent does not wait for you to click buttons. It triggers `update_crm_candidate` to move the applicant into the next pipeline stage automatically. You get a notification that the work is done, saving hours of manual data entry while keeping your tracking system accurate.

Team and Project Alignment

Fetching hiring goals happens instantly when Cascade calls `list_talent_projects`. The agent reads the active requisitions and maps them to the available candidate pool. If you need specifics on a particular role, it runs `get_project_details` to pull the exact headcount constraints and target start dates. Coordinating with other recruiters requires knowing who owns what. Cascade uses `list_recruiting_team` to identify the assigned sourcer for a given project. It can then draft a summary of the current pipeline status and format it for you to send over Slack.

Outreach Sequence Tracking

Managing communication history relies on the `list_outreach_sequences` tool. Cascade checks which automated email campaigns are currently running for your target roles. It cross-references this with `list_candidate_notes` to ensure no one receives duplicate messages or conflicting information from different recruiters. When a candidate replies outside the standard sequence, the agent logs it immediately. It executes `add_candidate_note` to record the interaction directly onto the candidate profile. Your team always sees the most recent conversation context without leaving their primary tools.

Setup guide

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

mcp_config.json

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

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Common questions about Gem MCP in Windsurf

Open Settings, navigate to Cascade, and open the MCP Servers UI. You can also edit your local configuration file directly and hit refresh in the panel.

Yes. Cascade chains tools together to find profiles and move them through stages without manual input. You just set the initial goal.

The agent reads your specific setup using the custom fields endpoint. It maps data to those exact fields when creating or updating records.

The current tools allow the agent to track campaigns using the sequence listing endpoint. Actual email dispatch depends on your existing CRM triggers.

The server only exposes data to your local Windsurf instance. Candidate emails, phone numbers, and notes pulled via the details endpoint remain inside your V8 isolate sandbox and disappear when the session ends.

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