Bring Speech To Text
to Windsurf
Learn how to connect AssemblyAI to Windsurf and start using 9 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
What is the AssemblyAI MCP Server?
Connect your AssemblyAI account to any AI agent and take full control of your high-fidelity audio transcription and speech intelligence workflows through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Speech-to-Text Orchestration — Programmatically transcribe public audio or video URLs using state-of-the-art MARS models with superhuman accuracy
- Audio Intelligence — Extract high-fidelity insights including automated summaries, sentiment analysis, and topic detection directly through your agent
- Speaker Diarization Architecture — Retrieve detailed utterances separated by speaker labels to coordinate meeting minutes and interview transcripts perfectly
- Content Discovery — Access automated chapters and high-fidelity video recaps to maintain a perfectly coordinated media library
- Lifecycle Management — Monitor transcription job status and manage your directory of recent transcripts directly through your agent for instant reporting
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Retrieve your API Key from the AssemblyAI dashboard
3. Start localizing and analyzing your audio assets from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client
No more manual uploading to web portals or waiting for slow human transcriptions. Your AI acts as your dedicated audio engineer and linguistic analyst.
Who is this for?
- Content Creators — instantly generate podcast transcripts and video chapters using natural language commands
- Support & Sales Teams — summarize meeting recordings and analyze customer sentiment without leaving your workspace
- Developers — integrate high-speed speech-to-text intelligence into custom business workflows through simple AI queries
Built-in capabilities (9)
Delete a transcript
Get auto-chapters
Get sentiment analysis
Get speaker labels
Get auto-summary
Get topic detection
Get transcript status/result
List recent transcripts
Transcribe audio URL
Why Windsurf?
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple AssemblyAI tool calls autonomously. query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste Vinkius Edge URL, reload, and all 9 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 9 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
AssemblyAI in Windsurf
AssemblyAI and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect AssemblyAI 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 AssemblyAI in Windsurf
The AssemblyAI 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 9 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
AssemblyAI for Windsurf
Every tool call from Windsurf to the AssemblyAI 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 AssemblyAI API Key?
Log in to your account, navigate to the API Keys section in your dashboard, and copy your personal token.
Can I automatically summarize audio via AI?
Yes! Enable the summarization option when transcribing, then use the get_summary tool to retrieve the high-fidelity AI synopsis.
How do I check transcription status?
Use the get_transcript tool with the job ID provided at submission to monitor the status (Queued, Processing, Completed) in real-time.
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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