How to Use the World Bank Labor & Trade MCP in Windsurf

Q: Can I use the World Bank Labor & Trade MCP Server to analyze historical trends in Windsurf?

Yes. You can repeatedly run tools like getlabortradeindicator for different years, letting Cascade build out a timeline of changes you need.

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Windsurf MCP Server: Track Global Trade Indicators

Cascade runs the `get_exports` tool to pull a country's goods/services exports as a percentage of GDP. It’ll also grab Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) net inflows using `get_fdi`. You just set the goal; Cascade figures out the full sequence.

Calculate Unemployment Rates

Need to know how bad job numbers are? Start with `get_labor_force` for the total worker count. Then, run `get_unemployment_rate`. Cascade automatically uses those two results to give you a clean unemployment percentage.

Check Specific World Bank Labor Data

The `get_labor_trade_indicator` tool lets you pull any specific labor or trade metric by code. You don't have to know the API endpoints; just tell Cascade which indicator you need, and it pulls the data right out of the World Bank.

Setup guide

Set up World Bank Labor & Trade 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 World Bank Labor & Trade 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 World Bank Labor & Trade payment history." If connected, Cascade will call the World Bank Labor & Trade tools directly. You will see a green dot next to the server name in the MCP panel.

mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "world-bank-labor-trade-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about World Bank Labor & Trade MCP in Windsurf

Cascade reads your goal first. It then plans a multi-tool sequence, like getting `get_exports` and `get_fdi`, and executes them all without asking you for permission between steps.

You pull metrics like total labor force counts, unemployment percentages, export values (% of GDP), and FDI net inflows. It's all sourced from the official World Bank API.

Yes. You can repeatedly run tools like `get_labor_trade_indicator` for different years, letting Cascade build out a timeline of changes you need.

It connects directly to the live World Bank API. The data you get is as current as the underlying World Bank datasets allow for that specific indicator.

This server touches macroeconomic indicators, including labor force totals and trade metrics presented as percentages or raw counts derived from the World Bank API.

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