Teachworks MCP Server for WindsurfGive Windsurf instant access to 6 tools to Create Student, Get Student, List Families, and more
Windsurf brings agentic AI coding to a purpose-built IDE. Connect Teachworks 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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The Teachworks app connector for Windsurf is a standout in the Calendar Scheduling category — giving your AI agent 6 tools to work with, ready to go from day one.
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About Teachworks MCP Server
Connect your Teachworks tutoring management account to any AI agent and simplify how you coordinate your education business, student directory, and lesson scheduling through natural conversation.
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple Teachworks tool calls autonomously. query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste Vinkius Edge URL, reload, and all 6 tools are immediately available. Real-time tool feedback appears inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor.
What you can do
- Student Management — List all enrolled students, create new student profiles, and retrieve detailed academic metadata.
- Teacher Coordination — Query your directory of tutors and teachers to manage staff assignments and availability.
- Lesson Scheduling — List all scheduled lessons and classes to monitor your academy's teaching calendar.
- Family Oversight — List and manage customer families to maintain organized billing and contact records.
- Profile Insights — Fetch detailed profile information for individual students using their unique IDs.
- Operational Monitoring — Check your education ecosystem status and teacher distributions directly from the agent.
The Teachworks MCP Server exposes 6 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 6 Teachworks tools available for Windsurf
When Windsurf connects to Teachworks through Vinkius, your AI agent gets direct access to every tool listed below — spanning tutoring-management, lesson-scheduling, student-tracking, 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.
Add a new student
Get student details
List families
List scheduled lessons
List all students in Teachworks
List all teachers (tutors)
Connect Teachworks to Windsurf via MCP
Follow these steps to wire Teachworks into Windsurf. The entire setup takes under two minutes — your credentials stay safe behind the Vinkius.
Open MCP Settings
Cmd+Shift+P and search "MCP"Add the server
mcp_config.jsonSave and reload
Start using Teachworks
Why Use Windsurf with the Teachworks MCP Server
Windsurf provides unique advantages when paired with Teachworks 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 6 tools are immediately available
Real-time tool feedback is displayed inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor without switching contexts
Teachworks + Windsurf Use Cases
Practical scenarios where Windsurf combined with the Teachworks MCP Server delivers measurable value.
Automated code generation: ask Cascade to fetch data from Teachworks and generate models, types, or handlers based on real API responses
Live debugging: query Teachworks tools mid-session to inspect production data while debugging without leaving the editor
Documentation generation: pull schema information from Teachworks and have Cascade generate comprehensive API docs automatically
Rapid prototyping: combine Teachworks data with Cascade's code generation to scaffold entire features in minutes
Example Prompts for Teachworks in Windsurf
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Windsurf agent to start working with Teachworks immediately.
"List all active students in my Teachworks account."
"Show me the teaching schedule for this week."
"Create a new student record for 'Mike Ross' (mike@example.com)."
Troubleshooting Teachworks MCP Server with Windsurf
Common issues when connecting Teachworks to Windsurf through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
Server not connecting
Teachworks + Windsurf FAQ
Common questions about integrating Teachworks 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.