Siteimprove MCP Server for Windsurf 9 tools — connect in under 2 minutes
Windsurf brings agentic AI coding to a purpose-built IDE. Connect Siteimprove 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": {
"siteimprove": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
}
}
}
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About Siteimprove MCP Server
Connect your Siteimprove account to any AI agent to automatically pull website quality scores, accessibility issues, and SEO metrics into your workspace. Turn raw analytics into actionable insights without leaving your chat.
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple Siteimprove tool calls autonomously. query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste Vinkius Edge URL, reload, and all 9 tools are immediately available. Real-time tool feedback appears inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor.
What you can do
- Digital Certainty Index (DCI) — Get a high-level summary of a site's overall quality, accessibility, and SEO health
- Accessibility (A11y) — List specific technical accessibility barriers that are causing compliance drops
- Site Quality Assurance (QA) — Identify broken links, misspellings, and readability metrics across all crawled pages
- SEO Oversight — Retrieve technical SEO errors that are impacting your search engine rankings
- Fleet Management — List all monitored sites and browse individual crawled pages
The Siteimprove MCP Server exposes 9 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 Siteimprove to Windsurf via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the Siteimprove 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 Siteimprove
Open Cascade and ask: "Using Siteimprove, help me...". 9 tools available
Why Use Windsurf with the Siteimprove MCP Server
Windsurf provides unique advantages when paired with Siteimprove 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 9 tools are immediately available
Real-time tool feedback is displayed inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor without switching contexts
Siteimprove + Windsurf Use Cases
Practical scenarios where Windsurf combined with the Siteimprove MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Automated code generation: ask Cascade to fetch data from Siteimprove and generate models, types, or handlers based on real API responses
Live debugging: query Siteimprove tools mid-session to inspect production data while debugging without leaving the editor
Documentation generation: pull schema information from Siteimprove and have Cascade generate comprehensive API docs automatically
Rapid prototyping: combine Siteimprove data with Cascade's code generation to scaffold entire features in minutes
Siteimprove MCP Tools for Windsurf (9)
These 9 tools become available when you connect Siteimprove to Windsurf via MCP:
get_accessibility_summary
Retrieves the accessibility health overview for a site
get_qa_summary
Retrieves the Quality Assurance (QA) health overview for a site
get_seo_summary
Retrieves the SEO health overview for a site
get_site_details
Retrieves details for a specific site
get_site_summary
Retrieves the Digital Certainty Index (DCI) overview for a site
list_accessibility_issues
Lists specific accessibility issues discovered on a site
list_broken_links
Lists all broken links found on a specific site
list_crawled_pages
Lists all crawled pages for a specific site
list_sites
Lists all monitored websites in Siteimprove
Example Prompts for Siteimprove in Windsurf
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Windsurf agent to start working with Siteimprove immediately.
"List all monitored sites in my Siteimprove account."
"Get the latest accessibility issues for site 1547844111."
"What is the DCI Summary score for my main domain?"
Troubleshooting Siteimprove MCP Server with Windsurf
Common issues when connecting Siteimprove to Windsurf through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
Server not connecting
Siteimprove + Windsurf FAQ
Common questions about integrating Siteimprove 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 Siteimprove with your favorite client
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Connect Siteimprove to Windsurf
Get your token, paste the configuration, and start using 9 tools in under 2 minutes. No API key management needed.