Grain MCP Server for Windsurf 12 tools — connect in under 2 minutes
Windsurf brings agentic AI coding to a purpose-built IDE. Connect Grain 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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About Grain MCP Server
Connect your Grain.com account to any AI agent and take full control of your team meeting recordings, automated transcriptions, and AI-powered insights through natural conversation.
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple Grain tool calls autonomously. query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste Vinkius Edge URL, reload, and all 12 tools are immediately available. Real-time tool feedback appears inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor.
What you can do
- Meeting Orchestration — List all meeting recordings in your workspace and retrieve primary entry points for workspace interactions natively
- Live Detail Retrieval — Resolve deep specific objects including transcripts and speaker attribution mapped by recording ID flawlessly
- AI Transcription — Download full text structures with speaker attribution, parsing raw linguistic data to review critical discussions limitlessly
- Contextual Insights — Extract high-level abstract reductions including sentiment mapping, summaries, and key takeaways generated by Grain's ML engines
- Action Item Tracking — Filter targeted follow-up tasks detected automatically within meeting scopes to automate post-call workflows
- Highlight Navigation — Identify curated clips and key moments generated by users within specific timestamps to focus on critical insights
- Global Search — Execute keyword scanning across all meeting recordings to find specific discussions and ranked datasets synchronously
- Asset Ingestion — Ingest remote video streams by passing public URLs for initial structural transformations and AI processing securely
- Team Oversight — Retrieve fully enumerated team maps tracking workspace members and authenticated user profiles natively
The Grain MCP Server exposes 12 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 Grain to Windsurf via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the Grain 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 Grain
Open Cascade and ask: "Using Grain, help me...". 12 tools available
Why Use Windsurf with the Grain MCP Server
Windsurf provides unique advantages when paired with Grain 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 12 tools are immediately available
Real-time tool feedback is displayed inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor without switching contexts
Grain + Windsurf Use Cases
Practical scenarios where Windsurf combined with the Grain MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Automated code generation: ask Cascade to fetch data from Grain and generate models, types, or handlers based on real API responses
Live debugging: query Grain tools mid-session to inspect production data while debugging without leaving the editor
Documentation generation: pull schema information from Grain and have Cascade generate comprehensive API docs automatically
Rapid prototyping: combine Grain data with Cascade's code generation to scaffold entire features in minutes
Grain MCP Tools for Windsurf (12)
These 12 tools become available when you connect Grain to Windsurf via MCP:
get_action_items
Extract all action items identified from a recording
get_current_user
Retrieve the authenticated Grain user profile
get_insights
Retrieve AI-generated insights from a recording
get_recording
Retrieve full details of a specific meeting recording
get_transcript
Retrieve the full timestamped transcript of a meeting with speaker names
list_highlights
List all highlights (curated clips) from a recording
list_recordings
List all meeting recordings in the Grain workspace
list_shared_clips
List all clips that have been shared from the workspace
list_tags
List all tags used across recordings and highlights
list_workspace_members
List all members of the Grain workspace
search_recordings
Search across all meeting recordings by keyword
upload_video
Upload an external video URL for processing by Grain
Example Prompts for Grain in Windsurf
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Windsurf agent to start working with Grain immediately.
"List my meeting recordings from today"
"What were the key decisions in the 'Roadmap Sync' meeting?"
"Search for recordings mentioning 'pricing strategy'"
Troubleshooting Grain MCP Server with Windsurf
Common issues when connecting Grain to Windsurf through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
Server not connecting
Grain + Windsurf FAQ
Common questions about integrating Grain 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 Grain with your favorite client
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Connect Grain to Windsurf
Get your token, paste the configuration, and start using 12 tools in under 2 minutes. No API key management needed.