How do I get a Mistral AI API Key?

Log in to the [**Mistral Console**](https://console.mistral.ai), go to **API Keys** in your workspace settings, click **Create new key** and copy it immediately. You'll need to set up billing in the admin portal first.

What models are available?

Use the `list_models` tool to see all available Mistral models. Key models include mistral-large-latest (most capable), mistral-small-latest (efficient), codestral-latest (code specialist), and mistral-embed for embeddings. Each has different context windows, capabilities and pricing.

Can I send multi-turn conversations?

Yes! Pass a messages array with alternating 'user', 'assistant' and 'system' roles. Each message has a 'role' and 'content' field. Mistral will continue the conversation based on the full message history.

Can I moderate content for safety?

Yes! Use the `moderate` tool with text input. It returns safety scores for categories including sexual, hate, violence, self-harm, criminal and other harmful content. This is useful for filtering user-generated content before processing.

Mistral AI MCP Server for Windsurf 10 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: Mistral AI
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Author: Vinkius

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Windsurf brings agentic AI coding to a purpose-built IDE. Connect Mistral AI through the 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": {
    "mistral-ai": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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About Mistral AI MCP Server

Connect your Mistral AI account to any AI agent and leverage European-built AI models through natural conversation.

Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple Mistral AI tool calls autonomously — query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste the 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

Model Discovery — List all available Mistral models with their IDs, capabilities and context windows
Chat Completions — Send conversations to Mistral models (large, small, codestral, nemo) and receive responses with configurable parameters
Embeddings — Generate vector embeddings for semantic search, similarity comparison and vector storage
Content Moderation — Check text for harmful categories (violence, hate, sexual, self-harm) with safety scores
File Management — List and delete uploaded files used for batch processing and document AI
Batch Processing — Create, track and cancel batch jobs for cost-effective asynchronous processing

The Mistral AI 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.

How to Connect Mistral AI to Windsurf via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Mistral AI 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 Mistral AI

Open Cascade and ask: "Using Mistral AI, help me..." — 10 tools available

Why Use Windsurf with the Mistral AI MCP Server

Windsurf provides unique advantages when paired with Mistral AI 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 10 tools are immediately available

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

Mistral AI + Windsurf Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Windsurf combined with the Mistral AI MCP Server delivers measurable value.

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

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

Documentation generation: pull schema information from Mistral AI and have Cascade generate comprehensive API docs automatically

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

Mistral AI MCP Tools for Windsurf (10)

These 10 tools become available when you connect Mistral AI to Windsurf via MCP:

cancel_batch

Provide the batch ID. This is useful if you submitted a large batch by mistake and want to stop further processing. Cancel a running batch job

chat

Requires the model ID (e.g. "mistral-large-latest", "mistral-small-latest", "codestral-latest") and messages array in JSON format. Each message must have a "role" ("user", "assistant" or "system") and "content" (text). Optionally set max_tokens, temperature (0-1), top_p (0-1) and tools array for function calling. Returns the assistant's response. Send a chat message to a Mistral model

create_batch

Requires the input file ID (containing JSONL requests) and the endpoint (e.g. "/v1/chat/completions"). Returns the batch with its ID for tracking. Use list_batches and get_batch to monitor progress. Create a batch processing job

delete_file

Provide the file ID from list_files. WARNING: this action is irreversible. Delete an uploaded file from Mistral

embeddings

Requires the model ID and text input (string or array of strings). Returns embedding vectors for each input text. Useful for semantic search, similarity comparison and vector database storage. Generate embeddings using Mistral

get_batch

Provide the batch ID. Get details for a specific batch job

list_batches

Each batch shows its ID, status (queued, running, succeeded, failed, cancelled), input/output file IDs and request counts. List batch processing jobs

list_files

Files are used for fine-tuning, batch processing and document AI. Each file shows its ID, filename, purpose, size and upload date. List files uploaded to Mistral

list_models

Each model returns its ID (e.g. "mistral-large-latest", "mistral-small-latest", "codestral-latest"), display name, capabilities and context window. Use this to discover which models are available and their IDs for use with the chat tool. List all available Mistral AI models

moderate

). Requires the input text (string or array). Returns safety scores for each category. Useful for content filtering and safety checks before processing user input. Moderate text content with Mistral

Example Prompts for Mistral AI in Windsurf

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

"Send a message to Mistral Large asking 'What is the capital of France?'"

"List all available Mistral models."

"Moderate this text: 'I want to learn about AI safety and content filtering.'"

Troubleshooting Mistral AI MCP Server with Windsurf

Common issues when connecting Mistral AI to Windsurf through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

Server not connecting

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

Mistral AI + Windsurf FAQ

Common questions about integrating Mistral AI MCP Server with Windsurf.

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.

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.

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.