Okta MCP Server for Windsurf 10 tools — connect in under 2 minutes
Windsurf brings agentic AI coding to a purpose-built IDE. Connect Okta 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": {
"okta": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
}
}
}
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About Okta MCP Server
Connect your Okta Identity Cloud instance to any AI agent to streamline identity management, user provisioning, and secure access flows. Eliminate the need to dig through administrative dashboards by interacting conversationally to create users, unblock accounts, or manage group assignments.
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple Okta 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
- User Provisioning & Lifecycle — Interrogate the AI to list active users, retrieve specific profile details, create new identities, or cleanly deprovision departing employees
- Access Control & Troubleshooting — Instantly check a user's sign-in activity to resolve locks, reset credentials, or clear active sessions centrally
- Group Segregation — Manage departmental access by querying group directories, creating structured groups, or orchestrating bulk user assignments into logical access structures
- Application Assignment — Audit the integrations mapped to your user base, ensuring proper access to company apps based on the least-privilege principle
The Okta 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 Okta to Windsurf via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the Okta 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 Okta
Open Cascade and ask: "Using Okta, help me...". 10 tools available
Why Use Windsurf with the Okta MCP Server
Windsurf provides unique advantages when paired with Okta 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
Okta + Windsurf Use Cases
Practical scenarios where Windsurf combined with the Okta MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Automated code generation: ask Cascade to fetch data from Okta and generate models, types, or handlers based on real API responses
Live debugging: query Okta tools mid-session to inspect production data while debugging without leaving the editor
Documentation generation: pull schema information from Okta and have Cascade generate comprehensive API docs automatically
Rapid prototyping: combine Okta data with Cascade's code generation to scaffold entire features in minutes
Okta MCP Tools for Windsurf (10)
These 10 tools become available when you connect Okta to Windsurf via MCP:
clear_user_sessions
Necessary when a device is compromised. Terminate all active login sessions for a specific user
deactivate_user
This instantly converts the user status to DEPROVISIONED, permanently revoking all active sessions, killing SAML/OIDC assertions, and blocking future application access. Use for emergency offboarding. Suspend and deprovision an Okta user account immediately
get_app
Includes critical security bindings, client secrets (for OIDC), X.509 cert chains, ACS URLs, and strict token-grant lifespans. View detailed SSO configuration for a specific application
get_group
View details of a specific Okta Group
get_user
Input takes the explicit Okta User ID string. Get detailed profile and state for a specific Okta user
list_apps
Identifies available sign-on integrations spanning raw OIDC, classical SAML 2.0, SCIM provisioning connections, and SWA (Secure Web Authentication) apps. List all applications integrated within the Okta dashboard
list_group_users
Essential when determining precisely who was automatically granted SCIM or cloud application licenses due to their directory membership mapping. List all users currently assigned to an Okta Group
list_groups
Group policies explicitly determine which users can authenticate into which bound SAML apps, making this endpoint critical for auditing permissions. List all security, app, and dynamic Okta Groups
list_system_logs
Contains every discrete sign-in attempt, MFA challenge result, configuration tweak, and malicious password spraying anomaly. Max 100 recent entries. Retrieve Recent Okta System and Audit log events
list_users
Used for organization-wide identity reporting. List all users configured in the Okta Universal Directory
Example Prompts for Okta in Windsurf
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Windsurf agent to start working with Okta immediately.
"Retrieve the user profile for 'mark@example.com'."
"Clear all active sessions for user 'mike@example.com' immediately."
"List all active application mappings for the 'Contractors' group."
Troubleshooting Okta MCP Server with Windsurf
Common issues when connecting Okta to Windsurf through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
Server not connecting
Okta + Windsurf FAQ
Common questions about integrating Okta 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 Okta with your favorite client
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Connect Okta to Windsurf
Get your token, paste the configuration, and start using 10 tools in under 2 minutes. No API key management needed.