Bring Arboriculture
to Windsurf
Learn how to connect ArborNote to Windsurf and start using 12 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
What is the ArborNote MCP Server?
Connect your ArborNote account to any AI agent and take full control of your tree care and landscaping business operations through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Client Relationship Orchestration — List and manage your entire client directory programmatically, including creating new records and retrieving high-fidelity profile metadata
- Proposal & Estimate Intelligence — Monitor the status of active proposals and retrieve detailed high-fidelity cost estimates to coordinate your sales pipeline in real-time
- Work Order & Project Management — Programmatically track approved work orders and project milestones to oversee your field operations and team distribution efficiently
- Financial Visibility Monitoring — Access invoice histories and retrieve high-fidelity financial metrics to maintain perfectly coordinated revenue operations
- Operational Monitoring — Access organization-level metadata and verify active webhooks directly through your agent for instant operational reporting
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Retrieve your API Key from your ArborNote dashboard (Settings > API)
3. Start managing your green assets and client pipeline from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client
No more manual logging into individual project portals or missing critical proposal views. Your AI acts as your dedicated operations coordinator and business analyst.
Who is this for?
- Arborists & Field Managers — instantly retrieve work order details and update project statuses using natural language commands
- Sales & Office Staff — automate the creation of client profiles and monitor proposal health without leaving your workspace
- Business Owners — monitor financial performance and organizational metadata through simple AI queries
Built-in capabilities (12)
Verify ArborNote API connectivity
Create a new client
Get specific client
Get financial metrics
Get specific project
Get specific proposal
List all clients
List active projects
List proposals
List schedules
List active webhooks
Update an existing client
Why Windsurf?
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple ArborNote tool calls autonomously. query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste Vinkius Edge URL, reload, and all 12 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 12 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
ArborNote in Windsurf
ArborNote and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect ArborNote 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 ArborNote in Windsurf
The ArborNote 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 12 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
ArborNote for Windsurf
Every tool call from Windsurf to the ArborNote MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
How do I find my ArborNote API Key?
Log in to your account, navigate to Settings > API, and generate or copy your unique secret access key.
Can I update client details via AI?
Yes! The update_arbornote_client tool allows your agent to modify names, emails, and phone numbers for existing records programmatically.
How do I check financial metrics?
Use the get_arbornote_metrics tool to retrieve a high-fidelity summary of your agency's financial and operational performance data.
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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