OneNote MCP Server for Windsurf 7 tools — connect in under 2 minutes
Windsurf brings agentic AI coding to a purpose-built IDE. Connect OneNote 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": {
"onenote": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
}
}
}
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About OneNote MCP Server
Empower your conversational AI with omniscient access to your Microsoft OneNote digital brain. Transform how you organize information by linking an AI agent capable of drilling into deep notebooks, parsing hidden sections, explicitly searching across thousands of pages organically, and seamlessly capturing new notes from the chat interface without switching tabs.
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple OneNote tool calls autonomously. query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste Vinkius Edge URL, reload, and all 7 tools are immediately available. Real-time tool feedback appears inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor.
What you can do
- Deep Search & Indexing — Invoke robust global searches discovering specific keywords across all active Notebook domains instantly without waiting for native indexing.
- Page Content Extraction — Drill cleanly into specific distinct Pages fetching raw text securely preventing you from hunting through nested hierarchies manually.
- Workspace Navigation — List structural trees mapping your distinct Notebooks, Section Groups, and Sections cleanly traversing your organizational logic entirely.
- Content Appending — Dispatch text blocks, parsed summaries, or quick thoughts into existing notebook sections cleanly right from the LLM prompt conversationally.
The OneNote MCP Server exposes 7 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 OneNote to Windsurf via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the OneNote 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 OneNote
Open Cascade and ask: "Using OneNote, help me...". 7 tools available
Why Use Windsurf with the OneNote MCP Server
Windsurf provides unique advantages when paired with OneNote 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 7 tools are immediately available
Real-time tool feedback is displayed inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor without switching contexts
OneNote + Windsurf Use Cases
Practical scenarios where Windsurf combined with the OneNote MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Automated code generation: ask Cascade to fetch data from OneNote and generate models, types, or handlers based on real API responses
Live debugging: query OneNote tools mid-session to inspect production data while debugging without leaving the editor
Documentation generation: pull schema information from OneNote and have Cascade generate comprehensive API docs automatically
Rapid prototyping: combine OneNote data with Cascade's code generation to scaffold entire features in minutes
OneNote MCP Tools for Windsurf (7)
These 7 tools become available when you connect OneNote to Windsurf via MCP:
get_notebook
Use this to dive deeper into a container's permissions or basic configurations. Get detailed properties of a specific notebook
get_page_content
By default, OneNote pages are serialized using complex Microsoft Graph HTML formats with proprietary tags. Use this to ingest the actual written text or data. Retrieve the exact raw HTML content of a single page
list_notebooks
Identifies primary containers necessary to navigate the hierarchical structure of OneNote. List all Microsoft OneNote notebooks
list_pages
Results include the bare page metadata (IDs, titles, timestamps), but notably DO NOT include the heavy internal raw HTML content. Used for structural indexing. List all pages contained within a specific section
list_section_groups
Used for navigating highly complex, multi-layered textbook hierarchies inside OneNote. List section groups inside a specific notebook
list_sections
Sections act as the folders containing the raw pages. Requires passing the parent Notebook ID to query the correct topological children. List all sections contained within a specific notebook
search_pages
Useful when navigating deep, unindexed trees where discovering a particular keyword manually would exceed logic boundaries. Search page contents globally across all available notebooks
Example Prompts for OneNote in Windsurf
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Windsurf agent to start working with OneNote immediately.
"Search globally across my entire OneNote environment finding paragraphs explicitly mentioning Project Alpha."
"List all active structural Notebooks visibly mapping currently in my domain."
"I need the exact written contents housed within page ID 1-3xx45... immediately."
Troubleshooting OneNote MCP Server with Windsurf
Common issues when connecting OneNote to Windsurf through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
Server not connecting
OneNote + Windsurf FAQ
Common questions about integrating OneNote 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 OneNote with your favorite client
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Connect OneNote to Windsurf
Get your token, paste the configuration, and start using 7 tools in under 2 minutes. No API key management needed.