Bring Proposal Management
to Windsurf
Learn how to connect Bidsketch to Windsurf and start using 6 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
What is the Bidsketch MCP Server?
Connect your Bidsketch account to any AI agent and take full control of your professional sales proposals and client management workflows through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Proposal Orchestration — List and manage all sales proposals programmatically, retrieving detailed status, high-fidelity values, and associated client metadata in real-time
- Client Relationship Management — Programmatically create and manage your directory of prospects and organizations to maintain a perfectly coordinated sales database
- Template Intelligence — Access and monitor your library of proposal templates to ensure your high-fidelity brand styling and content are consistently applied
- Deal Tracking Architecture — Retrieve granular details for specific proposals, including pricing components and high-fidelity descriptions directly through your agent
- Sales Visibility Monitoring — Access comprehensive overviews of your active proposal pipeline and client growth to coordinate your revenue operations efficiently
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Retrieve your API Token from your Bidsketch account settings (Settings > API)
3. Start orchestrating your sales documents and clients from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client
No more manual status checking or missing high-intent buyer views. Your AI acts as your dedicated sales operations coordinator and proposal architect.
Who is this for?
- Account Executives — instantly retrieve proposal summaries and update client records using natural language commands
- Freelancers & Agencies — automate the creation of professional quotes and monitor prospect engagement without leaving your workspace
- Sales Managers — monitor the active proposal pipeline and coordinate client databases through simple AI queries
Built-in capabilities (6)
Create a new client
Pass data as a JSON string. Create a new proposal
Get specific proposal details
List all clients
List all sales proposals
List all proposal templates
Why Windsurf?
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple Bidsketch tool calls autonomously. query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste Vinkius Edge URL, reload, and all 6 tools are immediately available. Real-time tool feedback appears inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor.
- —
Windsurf's Cascade agent autonomously chains multiple tool calls in sequence, solving complex multi-step tasks without manual intervention
- —
Purpose-built for agentic workflows. Cascade understands context across your entire codebase and integrates MCP tools natively
- —
JSON-based configuration means zero code changes: paste a URL, reload, and all 6 tools are immediately available
- —
Real-time tool feedback is displayed inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor without switching contexts
Bidsketch in Windsurf
Bidsketch and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Bidsketch 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 Bidsketch in Windsurf
The Bidsketch 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 6 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
Bidsketch for Windsurf
Every tool call from Windsurf to the Bidsketch 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 Bidsketch API Token?
Log in to your account, navigate to Settings > API, and copy your unique personal token.
Can I use specific templates via AI?
Yes! Use the list_templates tool to identify the correct ID, and then specify it when creating a new proposal programmatically.
How do I track if a proposal was sent?
Use the list_proposals or get_proposal_details tools to retrieve the current status (Draft, Sent, Viewed, Won) of any document.
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.
Server not connecting
Check Settings → MCP for the server status. Try toggling it off and on.