Can my AI agent find a specific business card by just a first name?

Yes. Ask the agent to run the `search_biz_cards` tool with the contact's name. It will look through all digitized cards in the shared corporate database and return the matching profiles, including their company, department, and direct contact details.

Is it possible to list only contacts from a specific department?

Yes, you can ask your agent to first execute `list_departments` to view your organizational structure, and then cross-reference those entities with the cards via natural prompts to summarize card acquisitions per department.

What is the difference between business cards and persons?

Business Cards are individual scan snapshots of physical cards acquired over time. A 'Person' represents the consolidated identity created when multiple updated cards from the same individual are merged. You can query both views via `list_biz_cards` or `list_persons`.

Sansan MCP Server for Windsurf 8 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: Sansan
Availability: InStock
Author: Vinkius

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Windsurf brings agentic AI coding to a purpose-built IDE. Connect Sansan 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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Classic Setup·json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sansan": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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About Sansan MCP Server

Connect your Sansan account to any AI agent to access your organization’s entire secure network of digitized business cards. Effortlessly manage contact relationships directly from Claude, Cursor, or your preferred MCP client.

Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple Sansan tool calls autonomously. query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste Vinkius Edge URL, reload, and all 8 tools are immediately available. Real-time tool feedback appears inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor.

What you can do

Business Cards — List all scanned cards, retrieve comprehensive details by card ID, and search for specific contacts by name
Personnel Records — Browse individual person profiles across all captured cards and access deep contact details
Network Organization — Inspect all available tags used for structuring and organizing business cards
Enterprise Structure — List registered Sansan users and view all distinct departments within your organization

The Sansan MCP Server exposes 8 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 Sansan to Windsurf via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Sansan 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 Sansan

Open Cascade and ask: "Using Sansan, help me...". 8 tools available

Why Use Windsurf with the Sansan MCP Server

Windsurf provides unique advantages when paired with Sansan 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 8 tools are immediately available

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

Sansan + Windsurf Use Cases

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

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

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

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

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

Sansan MCP Tools for Windsurf (8)

These 8 tools become available when you connect Sansan to Windsurf via MCP:

get_biz_card

Retrieves details for a specific business card

get_person

Retrieves details for a specific contact person

list_biz_cards

Lists all scanned business cards

list_departments

Lists all departments in the organization

list_persons

Lists all contact persons across cards

list_tags

Lists all tags used for organizing business cards

list_users

Lists all Sansan users in the organization

search_biz_cards

Searches for business cards by name

Example Prompts for Sansan in Windsurf

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

"Search for a business card with the name 'Tanaka'."

"Can you list all the tag categories in our Sansan database?"

"Get the detailed person profile for the ID 'person-12345'."

Troubleshooting Sansan MCP Server with Windsurf

Common issues when connecting Sansan 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.

Sansan + Windsurf FAQ

Common questions about integrating Sansan 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.