How to Use the Hootsuite MCP in Windsurf

Q: Can I review posts before they go live with Hootsuite and Windsurf?

Yes. Ask Cascade to fetch upcoming posts using listoutboundmessages. You can review them in your IDE and use deletescheduledmessage if something needs to be pulled back.

Q: Can Windsurf manage my Hootsuite organization structure?

Absolutely. You can use tools like listorganizationmembers and listorganizationteams to check who has access to what, right from your editor's chat.

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Schedule Posts Without Lifting a Finger

Give Cascade a high-level goal, like "Post this image to all brand accounts tomorrow at 9 AM." It figures out the rest. You don't have to prompt each step. Windsurf's agent automatically chains the tools. It will use `list_social_profiles` to find the right accounts, call `create_media_upload` for the image, and then schedule everything with `create_message`. You just set the goal and see the final result.

Autonomous Auditing with Windsurf

Ask Cascade to "Show me everything scheduled to post this week." It won't just run one command; it understands the entire goal and plans the execution path. Cascade will first run `list_organizations` to get a top-level view, then iterate with `list_outbound_messages` to build a complete report. You get a full picture of your scheduled content without manually checking each account.

Manage Team Access Directly in Chat

You can manage your Hootsuite organization straight from your IDE. Tell Cascade, "Get me a list of all members in the Marketing team." It knows to use `list_organization_teams` to find the team's ID, then pass that to `list_organization_members` to get the list. This makes checking permissions fast and simple, without ever leaving your editor to open a dashboard.

Setup guide

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

mcp_config.json

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

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Common questions about Hootsuite MCP in Windsurf

You give its Cascade agent a goal. It then chains tools like `create_message` and `list_social_profiles` to execute the full workflow without you prompting each individual step.

Yes. Ask Cascade to fetch upcoming posts using `list_outbound_messages`. You can review them in your IDE and use `delete_scheduled_message` if something needs to be pulled back.

Windsurf's Cascade agent is the key. Other tools make you run commands one by one. Cascade understands a multi-step goal and executes the entire sequence for you.

Absolutely. You can use tools like `list_organization_members` and `list_organization_teams` to check who has access to what, right from your editor's chat.

Your Hootsuite data, like social profile IDs and message content, is passed directly to this MCP server. Vinkius processes it in an ephemeral, zero-trust sandbox and it is not stored after the operation completes.

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