How to Use the NASA Asteroids — Near-Earth Objects & Planetary Defense MCP in Windsurf
Let Windsurf Cascade autonomously track near-Earth objects and atmospheric fireballs.
Works with every AI agent you already use
…and any MCP-compatible client
Connect NASA Asteroids — Near-Earth Objects & Planetary Defense MCP to Windsurf
Create your Vinkius account to connect NASA Asteroids — Near-Earth Objects & Planetary Defense to Windsurf and route execution through our secure gateway. The platform manages server hosting, runtime updates, and security layers. Configuration requires no manual server provisioning.
Autonomous Planetary Defense in Windsurf
The `get_neo_feed` tool pulls near-Earth asteroids approaching within a specific date range directly into your workspace. Cascade reads the estimated diameter, velocity, and miss distance without you writing a single fetch request. You just tell the agent to monitor hazardous objects for the week. Windsurf then chains that data into `get_neo_lookup`. It grabs the SPK-IDs from the feed and automatically queries the detailed orbital parameters. You get a complete risk report generated in your editor while you grab coffee.
Mapping Government Sensor Data
`get_fireballs` accesses atmospheric bolide events detected by US government sensors worldwide. This MCP Server feeds Cascade exact location, velocity, energy in kilotons of TNT equivalent, and altitude for every recorded impact. You don't have to manually cross-reference these events. Cascade can plot the fireball data against known object trajectories to find patterns. It does the heavy lifting of sorting historical impact physics before you even ask for the summary.
Deep Catalog Exploration
`get_neo_browse` returns 20 known near-Earth asteroids per page from the complete catalog. `get_close_approaches` filters future encounters by distance threshold, date range, and minimum size. Your AI client uses these endpoints to build local databases or custom dashboards. Tell Cascade to script a tracker for sub-140m rocks passing within 0.05 AU, and it writes the code, hits the endpoints, and tests the output.
Set up NASA Asteroids — Near-Earth Objects & Planetary Defense 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 NASA Asteroids — Near-Earth Objects & Planetary Defense MCP
Paste the JSON snippet shown on the right into the
mcpServersobject. 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 NASA Asteroids — Near-Earth Objects & Planetary Defense payment history." If connected, Cascade will call the NASA Asteroids — Near-Earth Objects & Planetary Defense tools directly. You will see a green dot next to the server name in the MCP panel.
{
"mcpServers": {
"nasa-asteroids-near-earth-objects-planetary-defense-mcp": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
}
}
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