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Inform Direct MCP Server for WindsurfGive Windsurf instant access to 10 tools to Add Company, Check Informdirect Status, Get Account, and more

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Windsurf brings agentic AI coding to a purpose-built IDE. Connect Inform Direct 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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The Inform Direct app connector for Windsurf is a standout in the Erp Operations category — giving your AI agent 10 tools to work with, ready to go from day one.

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Classic Setup·json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "inform-direct": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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About Inform Direct MCP Server

Connect your Inform Direct account to any AI agent and take full control of your UK company secretarial and statutory compliance workflows through natural conversation.

Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple Inform Direct 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

  • Company Portfolio Orchestration — List and manage all companies in your portfolio programmatically, retrieving detailed metadata including company numbers and public URLs
  • Statutory Compliance Intelligence — Programmatically access and monitor statutory registers for directors, shareholders, and PSCs to ensure perfectly coordinated compliance
  • Filings & Reporting Architecture — Track confirmation statement deadlines and Companies House filing statuses to maintain a audit trail of corporate actions
  • Document Library Management — Access and organize minutes, resolutions, and share certificates directly through your agent for perfectly coordinated corporate governance
  • Operational Monitoring — Verify account-level API connectivity and monitor portfolio health directly through your agent for instant performance reporting

The Inform Direct 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.

All 10 Inform Direct tools available for Windsurf

When Windsurf connects to Inform Direct through Vinkius, your AI agent gets direct access to every tool listed below — spanning company-secretarial, statutory-filing, compliance-automation, and more. Every call is secured with network, filesystem, subprocess, and code evaluation entitlements inside a sandboxed runtime. Beyond a simple connection, you get a full AI Gateway with real-time visibility into agent activity, enterprise governance, and optimized token usage.

add_company

Add a company

check_informdirect_status

Verify Inform Direct API connectivity

get_account

Get account info

get_company

Get company details

get_filing_status

Get filing deadlines

list_companies

List all companies

list_directors

List company directors

list_filings

List company filings

list_shareholders

List shareholders

remove_company

This does not affect the company at Companies House. Remove a company

Connect Inform Direct to Windsurf via MCP

Follow these steps to wire Inform Direct into Windsurf. The entire setup takes under two minutes — your credentials stay safe behind the Vinkius.

01

Open MCP Settings

Go to Settings → MCP Configuration or press Cmd+Shift+P and search "MCP"
02

Add the server

Paste the JSON configuration above into mcp_config.json
03

Save and reload

Windsurf will detect the new server automatically
04

Start using Inform Direct

Open Cascade and ask: "Using Inform Direct, help me...". 10 tools available

Why Use Windsurf with the Inform Direct MCP Server

Windsurf provides unique advantages when paired with Inform Direct through the Model Context Protocol.

01

Windsurf's Cascade agent autonomously chains multiple tool calls in sequence, solving complex multi-step tasks without manual intervention

02

Purpose-built for agentic workflows. Cascade understands context across your entire codebase and integrates MCP tools natively

03

JSON-based configuration means zero code changes: paste a URL, reload, and all 10 tools are immediately available

04

Real-time tool feedback is displayed inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor without switching contexts

Inform Direct + Windsurf Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Windsurf combined with the Inform Direct MCP Server delivers measurable value.

01

Automated code generation: ask Cascade to fetch data from Inform Direct and generate models, types, or handlers based on real API responses

02

Live debugging: query Inform Direct tools mid-session to inspect production data while debugging without leaving the editor

03

Documentation generation: pull schema information from Inform Direct and have Cascade generate comprehensive API docs automatically

04

Rapid prototyping: combine Inform Direct data with Cascade's code generation to scaffold entire features in minutes

Example Prompts for Inform Direct in Windsurf

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Windsurf agent to start working with Inform Direct immediately.

01

"List all companies in my Inform Direct account."

02

"Show me the directors for company 12345678."

03

"Check filing deadlines for company 12345678."

Troubleshooting Inform Direct MCP Server with Windsurf

Common issues when connecting Inform Direct to Windsurf through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

01

Server not connecting

Check Settings → MCP for the server status. Try toggling it off and on.

Inform Direct + Windsurf FAQ

Common questions about integrating Inform Direct MCP Server with Windsurf.

01

How does Windsurf discover MCP tools?

Windsurf reads the 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.
02

Can Cascade chain multiple MCP tool calls?

Yes. Cascade is an agentic system. it can plan and execute multi-step workflows, calling several tools in sequence to accomplish complex tasks without manual prompting between steps.
03

Does Windsurf support multiple MCP servers?

Yes. Add as many servers as needed in mcp_config.json. Each server's tools appear in the MCP panel and Cascade can use tools from different servers in a single flow.