Bring Task Tracking
to Windsurf
Create your Vinkius account to connect Basecamp to Windsurf and start using all 7 AI tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code. No hosting, no server setup — just connect and start using.
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What is the Basecamp MCP Server?
Connect your Basecamp account to any AI agent and track team productivity, tasks, and communications through natural conversation.
O que você pode fazer
- Project Navigation — List active projects, map exact internal UUIDs, and discover complete team structures
- To-Do Lists — Access Todosets, examine explicit todolists, and track individual pending tasks instantly
- Message Boards — Paginate through team announcements extracting conversation metadata reliably
- Campfire Logs — Retrieve recent interactive chat lines from project Campfire modules securely
- People Directory — Enumerate entire organizational team profiles tracking accurate author histories
Como funciona
- Subscribe to this server
- Enter your Basecamp Access Token and Account ID
- Gain full remote insights into your projects and to-dos via Claude or Cursor
Keep your work centralized and allow your AI agent to fetch updates or summarize backlogs without opening complex web interfaces.
Para quem é?
- Project Managers — gather immediate daily task digests and campfire chatter summaries from multiple projects simultaneously
- Development Teams — search unresolved bug todolists while writing code inside the IDE naturally
- Agency Owners — monitor client project health, list overdue tasks, and track assignee distributions globally
Built-in capabilities (7)
Get a specific Basecamp project
List recent chat lines from a project Campfire
List messages on a project message board
List all people in the Basecamp account
List active Basecamp projects
List Basecamp todolists inside a todoset
List todos inside a specific todolist
Why Windsurf?
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple Basecamp 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
Basecamp in Windsurf
Why run Basecamp with Vinkius?
The Basecamp connection runs on our fully managed, secure cloud infrastructure. We handle the hosting, maintenance, and security so you don't have to deal with servers or code. All 7 tools are ready to work instantly without any complex setup.
You stay in complete control of your data. Your AI only accesses the information you approve, keeping your sensitive passwords and private details completely safe. Plus, with automatic optimizations, your AI works faster and more efficiently.
* Every connection is hosted and maintained by Vinkius. We handle the security, updates, and infrastructure so you don't have to write code or manage servers. See our infrastructure
Over 4,000 integrations ready for AI agents
Explore a vast library of pre-built integrations, optimized and ready to deploy.
Connect securely in under 30 seconds
Generate tokens to authenticate and link external services in a single step.
Complete visibility into every agent action
Audit live requests, latency, success rates, and active security compliance policies.
Optimize spending and track token ROI
Analyze real-time token consumption and cost metrics detailed by connection.
Explore our live AI Agents Analytics dashboard to see it all working
This dashboard is included when you connect Basecamp using Vinkius. You will never be left in the dark about what your AI agents are doing with your tools.
Basecamp and 4,000+ other AI tools. No hosting, no code, ready to use.
Professionals who connect Basecamp to Windsurf through Vinkius don't need to write code, manage servers, or worry about security. Everything is pre-configured, secure, and runs automatically in the background.
Raw MCP | Vinkius | |
|---|---|---|
| Ready-to-use MCPs | Find and configure each manually | 4,000+ MCPs ready to use |
| Connection Setup | Manual coding & server setup | 1-click instant connection |
| Server Hosting | You host it yourself (needs 24/7 uptime) | 100% hosted & managed by Vinkius |
| Security & Privacy | Stored in plaintext config files | Bank-grade encrypted vault |
| Activity Visibility | Blind execution (no logs or tracking) | Live dashboard with real-time logs |
| Cost Control | Runaway AI token spend risk | Automatic budget limits |
| Revoking Access | Must delete files or code to stop | 1-click disconnect button |
How Vinkius secures
Basecamp for Windsurf
Every request between Windsurf and Basecamp is protected by our secure gateway. We automatically keep your sensitive data private, prevent unauthorized access, and let you disconnect instantly at any time.
Frequently asked questions
Can my AI agent summarize discussions from Basecamp Campfires?
Yes. Command the agent to 'List recent campfire lines from project X'. It retrieves the chat log arrays, allowing the LLM natively to digest confusing thread debates into a pristine bullet-point summary.
How does the agent handle nested 'Todoset' boundaries?
Basecamp uses specific bounded models. The agent automatically runs sequential tools: finding the project, identifying the explicit Todoset ID, listing todolists inside it, and ultimately grabbing the real atomic 'Todos'. It navigates the structure smoothly.
Does it track who wrote a specific task or message board post?
Absolutely. Alongside content, it extracts explicit metadata profiling authors using the 'list_people' bindings. This perfectly exposes actionable context on exactly who dropped a critical file or task update.
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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