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Windsurf brings agentic AI coding to a purpose-built IDE. Connect Shotstack 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": {
    "shotstack": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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About Shotstack MCP Server

Connect your Shotstack account to any AI agent and take full control of your high-volume video editing and media orchestration through natural conversation. Shotstack provides a powerful API-first platform for rendering videos, managing cloud templates, and ingesting assets directly from your chat interface.

Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple Shotstack 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

  • Video Rendering Orchestration — Trigger professional video renders from JSON-based templates or custom edits programmatically.
  • Template Lifecycle Management — Create and monitor cloud-based video templates to ensure consistent automated outputs directly from the AI interface.
  • Asset & Ingest Control — Ingest source media and manage your hosted assets to maintain a clear overview of your production resources.
  • Render Intelligence — Retrieve real-time render statuses and detailed metadata to track the progress of your video pipeline via natural language.
  • Operational Monitoring — List available renders, templates, and source assets using simple AI commands to ensure your production is optimized.

The Shotstack 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.

All 10 Shotstack tools available for Windsurf

When Windsurf connects to Shotstack through Vinkius, your AI agent gets direct access to every tool listed below — spanning video-rendering, cloud-api, media-automation, and more. Every call is secured with network, filesystem, subprocess, and code evaluation entitlements inside a sandboxed runtime. Beyond a simple connection, you get a full AI Gateway with real-time visibility into agent activity, enterprise governance, and optimized token usage.

create_video_template

Save an edit as a reusable template

get_hosted_asset_details

Get details for a hosted file

get_render_status

Check the status of a render job

ingest_media_source

Upload or fetch a source asset

list_assets_from_render

) associated with a specific job ID. Find all files created by a specific render

list_hosted_assets

List all hosted media files

list_ingested_sources

List all ingested media sources

list_recent_renders

List recent render history

list_templates

List available video templates

render_video

Returns a render ID. Start a new video render job

Connect Shotstack to Windsurf via MCP

Follow these steps to wire Shotstack into Windsurf. The entire setup takes under two minutes — your credentials stay safe behind the Vinkius.

01

Open MCP Settings

Go to Settings → MCP Configuration or press Cmd+Shift+P and search "MCP"
02

Add the server

Paste the JSON configuration above into mcp_config.json
03

Save and reload

Windsurf will detect the new server automatically
04

Start using Shotstack

Open Cascade and ask: "Using Shotstack, help me...". 10 tools available

Why Use Windsurf with the Shotstack MCP Server

Windsurf provides unique advantages when paired with Shotstack through the Model Context Protocol.

01

Windsurf's Cascade agent autonomously chains multiple tool calls in sequence, solving complex multi-step tasks without manual intervention

02

Purpose-built for agentic workflows. Cascade understands context across your entire codebase and integrates MCP tools natively

03

JSON-based configuration means zero code changes: paste a URL, reload, and all 10 tools are immediately available

04

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

Shotstack + Windsurf Use Cases

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

01

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

02

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

03

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

04

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

Example Prompts for Shotstack in Windsurf

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

01

"Check the status of my latest video render in Shotstack."

02

"List all video templates in my Shotstack account."

03

"List all hosted assets in my Shotstack Serve account."

Troubleshooting Shotstack MCP Server with Windsurf

Common issues when connecting Shotstack to Windsurf through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

01

Server not connecting

Check Settings → MCP for the server status. Try toggling it off and on.

Shotstack + Windsurf FAQ

Common questions about integrating Shotstack MCP Server with Windsurf.

01

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.
02

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.
03

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.