How to Use the UK Environment Agency MCP in Windsurf

Q: What stations does Windsurf need to check for UK Environment Agency water levels?

You start by calling liststations. This gives you a list of active flood-monitoring spots. From there, use getstation to get the full details and parameters needed for analysis.

Q: Can Windsurf track measurement configurations from the UK Environment Agency?

Yep. The server provides tools like listmeasures to see what's tracked, and then getmeasure pulls the specific configuration details you need for any given metric.

Q: What is the best way to list all hydrology measurement stations in Windsurf?

Just use listhydrologystations. That tool reads every globally saved hydrology measurement station record. This gives you a comprehensive view of where the data comes from.

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Monitor Flooding with Windsurf

You can pull all active alerts using `list_floods` and then check for specific warnings with `get_flood`. This lets you build immediate dashboards showing current risks across the country. Need to know more about the source? First, grab a list of every active station using `list_stations`, and then drill down into individual details via `get_station`. It's all context-aware.

MCP Server: Hydrology Data

The MCP Server handles detailed sensor information for you. You can list globally saved monitoring points using `list_hydrology_stations` and then get specific parameters by calling `get_hydrology_station`. This is crucial when validating data sources. Furthermore, the server gives you access to various measurement types via `list_measures`. If you need targeted measurements, use `get_measure` to fetch the necessary configuration details before retrieving actual readings with `list_station_readings`.

Build Status Dashboards

Setting up a full status report is simple. First, read all active flood warnings using `list_floods`. Next, you can list every monitoring station that's currently reporting data with `list_stations`. To get the raw numbers for one spot, call `list_station_readings`, which shows the actual readings associated to a single station. The system also lets you track all available measures using `list_measures`.

Setup guide

Set up UK Environment Agency MCP in Windsurf

Prerequisites

Windsurf IDE installed (macOS, Windows, or Linux)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open MCP configuration

Click the Cascade assistant icon in the sidebar, then click the hammer icon (🔨) at the top of the panel. Select "Configure" to open ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json.
2

Add the UK Environment Agency MCP

Paste the JSON snippet shown on the right into the mcpServers object. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Refresh MCPs

Go back to the hammer icon (🔨) in Cascade and click "Refresh". Windsurf will detect the new server. No full restart is needed — the connection is hot-reloaded.
4

Verify in Cascade

Start a new Cascade conversation and ask something like "Show my UK Environment Agency payment history." If connected, Cascade will call the UK Environment Agency tools directly. You will see a green dot next to the server name in the MCP panel.

mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "uk-environment-agency-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about UK Environment Agency MCP in Windsurf

Windsurf uses the server to pull real-time data. You can run `list_floods` to see all active alerts, or narrow it down using `get_flood` if you know the specific area of concern.

You start by calling `list_stations`. This gives you a list of active flood-monitoring spots. From there, use `get_station` to get the full details and parameters needed for analysis.

Yep. The server provides tools like `list_measures` to see what's tracked, and then `get_measure` pulls the specific configuration details you need for any given metric.

The server primarily touches flood warnings, station parameters, and sensor readings. It doesn't access personal identifiers, only operational monitoring data points.

Just use `list_hydrology_stations`. That tool reads every globally saved hydrology measurement station record. This gives you a comprehensive view of where the data comes from.

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