Railz MCP Server for Windsurf 12 tools — connect in under 2 minutes
Windsurf brings agentic AI coding to a purpose-built IDE. Connect Railz 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": {
"railz": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
}
}
}
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About Railz MCP Server
Empower your AI agent to access normalized financial data from various accounting, banking, and commerce platforms with Railz. By connecting Railz to your agent, you transform complex financial auditing into a natural conversation. Your agent can instantly list businesses, audit invoices, and retrieve deep financial reports like Balance Sheets and P&L statements without you ever touching a dashboard. Whether you are managing multiple client accounts or a single corporate entity, your agent acts as a real-time financial analyst, ensuring your data is always accessible and structured.
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple Railz tool calls autonomously. query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste Vinkius Edge URL, reload, and all 12 tools are immediately available. Real-time tool feedback appears inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor.
What you can do
- Business Directory — List all registered businesses in your Railz account and inspect their specific metadata.
- Connection Auditing — Monitor active service provider connections (QuickBooks, Xero, Shopify, etc.) for any business entity.
- Financial Reporting — Fetch real-time, normalized reports including Balance Sheets, Profit & Loss, and Cash Flow statements.
- Invoice & Bill Management — Query and analyze accounts receivable (invoices) and accounts payable (bills) across multiple providers.
- Commerce Insights — Access sales orders and transaction data from connected commerce platforms to track revenue trends.
The Railz MCP Server exposes 12 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 Railz to Windsurf via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the Railz 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 Railz
Open Cascade and ask: "Using Railz, help me...". 12 tools available
Why Use Windsurf with the Railz MCP Server
Windsurf provides unique advantages when paired with Railz 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 12 tools are immediately available
Real-time tool feedback is displayed inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor without switching contexts
Railz + Windsurf Use Cases
Practical scenarios where Windsurf combined with the Railz MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Automated code generation: ask Cascade to fetch data from Railz and generate models, types, or handlers based on real API responses
Live debugging: query Railz tools mid-session to inspect production data while debugging without leaving the editor
Documentation generation: pull schema information from Railz and have Cascade generate comprehensive API docs automatically
Rapid prototyping: combine Railz data with Cascade's code generation to scaffold entire features in minutes
Railz MCP Tools for Windsurf (12)
These 12 tools become available when you connect Railz to Windsurf via MCP:
get_balance_sheet
Get balance sheet report
get_business
Get details for a specific business
get_cash_flow
Get cash flow statement
get_profit_and_loss
Get profit and loss report
list_accounts
List chart of accounts
list_bank_transactions
List bank transactions
list_bills
List bills for a business
list_businesses
List all businesses in Railz
list_commerce_orders
g., Shopify, BigCommerce). List commerce orders
list_connections
g., QuickBooks, Xero) for a given business. List connections for a business
list_invoices
List invoices for a business
list_journal_entries
List journal entries
Example Prompts for Railz in Windsurf
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Windsurf agent to start working with Railz immediately.
"List all businesses registered in my Railz account."
"Show active connections for business 'biz_123'."
"Get the Profit and Loss report for connection 'conn_456'."
Troubleshooting Railz MCP Server with Windsurf
Common issues when connecting Railz to Windsurf through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
Server not connecting
Railz + Windsurf FAQ
Common questions about integrating Railz 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 Railz with your favorite client
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Connect Railz to Windsurf
Get your token, paste the configuration, and start using 12 tools in under 2 minutes. No API key management needed.