How to Use the Medium MCP in Windsurf

Q: Can Windsurf Cascade post directly to a Medium publication?

Yes, Windsurf Cascade can chain listmypublications to find your target Medium publication ID, and then call createpublicationpost to publish your content. You do not need to manually copy Medium IDs between Windsurf steps.

Ship drafts and publish directly to Medium using Windsurf's Cascade agent to run your entire content pipeline.

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Multi-step publication runs via Windsurf Cascade

The `create_publication_post` tool lets Windsurf Cascade target specific Medium publications without you digging up ID strings. When Windsurf Cascade runs, it checks your active Medium publication list first, selects the right destination, and publishes the piece in one autonomous execution. Since Windsurf chains tasks, you can ask Cascade to write code, test it, draft a tutorial, and run `create_draft` to stage your Medium post. You get a fully formatted Medium draft on your Windsurf Cascade dashboard ready for final review.

Automated contributor check in Windsurf

The `list_contributors` tool lets your Windsurf Cascade agent check if your writer accounts have the correct Medium publication permissions. Windsurf Cascade verifies your access rights before running any Medium publishing tools, saving you from failed API requests. This MCP Server handles the Medium permission checks silently in the background while you focus on writing code in Windsurf. If a writer lacks access, Windsurf Cascade flags the issue and suggests the correct Medium account to use.

Profile discovery for Windsurf publishing

The `get_my_profile` and `get_my_user_id` tools fetch your unique Medium account details so Windsurf Cascade can map your posts to the correct author profile. Windsurf Cascade uses this identity data to route Medium posts to your personal feed or publication queues. Instead of hardcoding Medium user IDs into your Windsurf configuration files, let Windsurf Cascade fetch them dynamically on every run. It keeps your Windsurf deployment scripts for Medium clean and portable.

Setup guide

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

mcp_config.json

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

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Common questions about Medium MCP in Windsurf

Add your Medium integration token to the Windsurf MCP configuration file located at `~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json`. Once configured, Windsurf Cascade auto-discovers all ten Medium publishing tools on startup.

Yes, Windsurf Cascade can chain `list_my_publications` to find your target Medium publication ID, and then call `create_publication_post` to publish your content. You do not need to manually copy Medium IDs between Windsurf steps.

While the Medium API does not support native scheduling, you can instruct Windsurf Cascade to run a local timer script that triggers `create_draft` at your specified time.

This MCP Server runs on standard SSE or HTTP transport, which connects Medium to Windsurf via your local configuration. Windsurf Cascade communicates with the Medium endpoints to execute your publishing commands.

Your Medium integration tokens and draft content are processed securely by the MCP Server locally within your Windsurf configuration and never sent to third-party indexing servers. All Medium API requests go directly from Windsurf to Medium's secure endpoints.

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