Bring Data Extraction
to Windsurf
Learn how to connect Apify to Windsurf and start using 7 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
What is the Apify MCP Server?
Connect your Apify account to any AI agent and simplify how you manage your web scraping, automation actors, and data storage through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Actor Control — List and trigger serverless actors for web scraping and automation directly from your agent.
- Dataset Retrieval — Fetch the resulting data records (items) from your datasets to analyze or process values via AI.
- Run Monitoring — Track the history and status of recent actor executions to ensure reliability.
- Task Management — List and query configured actor tasks to reuse saved scraper settings.
- Data Insights — Retrieve detailed metadata and logs for specific runs to debug complex automations.
- Storage Visibility — List all datasets in your account to manage your collected web data.
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Enter your Apify API Token (found in your account settings under Integrations)
3. Start running your scrapers from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client
Who is this for?
- Data Scientists & Researchers — quickly retrieve scraped data from datasets and analyze trends via simple AI commands.
- Automation Engineers — trigger actor runs and monitor execution health directly from the workspace.
- Product Managers — get instant bird's-eye views of automated data collection tasks and results.
Built-in capabilities (7)
Get items from a dataset
Get details for a specific run
List recent actor executions
List configured actor tasks
List Apify actors
List Apify datasets
Trigger an actor run
Why Windsurf?
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple Apify tool calls autonomously. query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste Vinkius Edge URL, reload, and all 7 tools are immediately available. Real-time tool feedback appears inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor.
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Windsurf's Cascade agent autonomously chains multiple tool calls in sequence, solving complex multi-step tasks without manual intervention
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Purpose-built for agentic workflows. Cascade understands context across your entire codebase and integrates MCP tools natively
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JSON-based configuration means zero code changes: paste a URL, reload, and all 7 tools are immediately available
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Real-time tool feedback is displayed inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor without switching contexts
Apify in Windsurf
Apify and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Apify to Windsurf through Vinkius don't need to source, host, or maintain individual MCP servers. Every tool call runs inside a hardened runtime with credential isolation, DLP, and a signed audit chain.
Raw MCP | Vinkius | |
|---|---|---|
| Server catalog | Find and host yourself | 3,400+ managed |
| Infrastructure | Self-hosted | Sandboxed V8 isolates |
| Credential handling | Plaintext in config | Vault + runtime injection |
| Data loss prevention | None | Configurable DLP policies |
| Kill switch | None | Global instant shutdown |
| Financial circuit breakers | None | Per-server limits + alerts |
| Audit trail | None | Ed25519 signed logs |
| SIEM log streaming | None | Splunk, Datadog, Webhook |
| Honeytokens | None | Canary alerts on leak |
| Custom domains | Not applicable | DNS challenge verified |
| GDPR compliance | Manual effort | Automated purge + export |
Why teams choose Vinkius for Apify in Windsurf
The Apify MCP Server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS — a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts. All 7 tools execute in hardened sandboxes optimized for native MCP execution.
Your AI agents in Windsurf only access the data you authorize, with DLP that blocks sensitive information from ever reaching the model, kill switch for instant shutdown, and up to 60% token savings. Enterprise-grade infrastructure, zero maintenance.
* Every MCP server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS - a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts optimized for native MCP execution. See our infrastructure
How Vinkius secures
Apify for Windsurf
Every tool call from Windsurf to the Apify MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
Can I provide input parameters when running an actor?
Yes! Use the run_actor tool and provide the optional input JSON object to configure specific scraper settings for that run.
How do I see the items collected in a dataset?
Run the get_dataset_results query with your Dataset ID. The agent will retrieve the data records, which you can then ask the AI to summarize or analyze.
Is it possible to check the status of a specific actor run?
Absolutely. Use the get_run_details tool and provide the Run ID. Your agent will retrieve the status (RUNNING, SUCCEEDED, FAILED) and metadata for that specific execution.
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.
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.
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.
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