Medium Alternative MCP Server for Windsurf 5 tools — connect in under 2 minutes
Windsurf brings agentic AI coding to a purpose-built IDE. Connect Medium Alternative 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": {
"medium-alternative": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
}
}
}
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About Medium Alternative MCP Server
Empower your AI agent to orchestrate your entire writing ecosystem on Medium, the platform for world-class stories and ideas. By connecting Medium to your agent, you transform publishing into a natural conversation. Your agent can instantly list your publications, audit contributor lists, and create new posts without you ever touching a dashboard. Whether you are a solo blogger or managing a high-traffic publication, your agent acts as a real-time editorial assistant, ensuring your content is always correctly formatted and distributed.
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple Medium Alternative tool calls autonomously. query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste Vinkius Edge URL, reload, and all 5 tools are immediately available. Real-time tool feedback appears inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor.
What you can do
- Post Distribution — Create and publish new stories directly to your profile or a target publication with custom tags.
- Publication Auditing — List all publications associated with your account and retrieve detailed metadata for each.
- Contributor Oversight — Query contributor lists for any publication to maintain a clear view of your writing team.
- Profile Intelligence — Retrieve detailed user information and username details to ensure organizational alignment.
- Content Formatting — Publish content in both HTML and Markdown to maintain your desired aesthetic.
The Medium Alternative MCP Server exposes 5 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 Medium Alternative to Windsurf via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the Medium Alternative 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 Medium Alternative
Open Cascade and ask: "Using Medium Alternative, help me...". 5 tools available
Why Use Windsurf with the Medium Alternative MCP Server
Windsurf provides unique advantages when paired with Medium Alternative 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 5 tools are immediately available
Real-time tool feedback is displayed inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor without switching contexts
Medium Alternative + Windsurf Use Cases
Practical scenarios where Windsurf combined with the Medium Alternative MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Automated code generation: ask Cascade to fetch data from Medium Alternative and generate models, types, or handlers based on real API responses
Live debugging: query Medium Alternative tools mid-session to inspect production data while debugging without leaving the editor
Documentation generation: pull schema information from Medium Alternative and have Cascade generate comprehensive API docs automatically
Rapid prototyping: combine Medium Alternative data with Cascade's code generation to scaffold entire features in minutes
Medium Alternative MCP Tools for Windsurf (5)
These 5 tools become available when you connect Medium Alternative to Windsurf via MCP:
create_post
Create a new post on Medium
create_publication_post
Create a new post under a publication
get_me
Get authenticated user info from Medium
list_contributors
List publication contributors
list_publications
List user publications
Example Prompts for Medium Alternative in Windsurf
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Windsurf agent to start working with Medium Alternative immediately.
"Get my Medium user ID and publications."
"Publish a draft titled 'My AI Story' with tags 'AI,Future'."
"Who are the contributors for publication ID xxxx?"
Troubleshooting Medium Alternative MCP Server with Windsurf
Common issues when connecting Medium Alternative to Windsurf through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
Server not connecting
Medium Alternative + Windsurf FAQ
Common questions about integrating Medium Alternative 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 Medium Alternative with your favorite client
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Connect Medium Alternative to Windsurf
Get your token, paste the configuration, and start using 5 tools in under 2 minutes. No API key management needed.