Bring Email Marketing
to Windsurf
Create your Vinkius account to connect Buttondown to Windsurf and start using all 10 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 Buttondown MCP Server?
Connect your Buttondown account to any AI agent and orchestrate your newsletter, subscriber management, and email campaigns through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Subscriber Oversight — List all your subscribers and retrieve detailed profiles, including metadata and tags.
- Email Management — List all sent emails and drafts, and create new campaigns or drafts directly from your workspace.
- Analytics Tracking — Retrieve detailed analytics for specific emails, including open and click rates.
- Segment Coordination — Access and list your tags to ensure your audience is properly categorized.
- Newsletter Access — List all newsletters managed in your account and access your core profile settings.
- Subscriber Growth — Add new subscribers directly from your workspace with custom tags and metadata.
How it works
- Subscribe to this server
- Enter your Buttondown API Key
- Start managing your newsletter from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client
Who is this for?
- Writers & Content Creators — quickly check subscriber counts or draft new updates without manual dashboard work.
- Marketers — retrieve email performance metrics and manage audience tags straight from their workflow tools.
- Developers — integrate newsletter subscription and campaign steps into their environment using natural language.
Built-in capabilities (10)
Create a new email or draft
Add a new subscriber to the newsletter
Retrieve core account/profile settings
Get details of a specific email
Get analytics for a specific email
Get details of a specific subscriber
List all sent emails and drafts
List all newsletters in the account
List all newsletter subscribers
List all subscriber tags
Why Windsurf?
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple Buttondown tool calls autonomously. query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste Vinkius Edge URL, reload, and all 10 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 10 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
Buttondown in Windsurf
Why run Buttondown with Vinkius?
The Buttondown 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 10 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
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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 Buttondown using Vinkius. You will never be left in the dark about what your AI agents are doing with your tools.
Buttondown and 4,000+ other AI tools. No hosting, no code, ready to use.
Professionals who connect Buttondown 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
Buttondown for Windsurf
Every request between Windsurf and Buttondown 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 I check the open rate for a specific email using the agent?
Yes! Use the get_email_analytics tool with the Email ID. Your agent will fetch the detailed statistics, including deliveries, opens, and clicks, directly from Buttondown.
How do I add a new subscriber with a specific tag?
Simply ask the agent to create_subscriber and provide the email address and a JSON array of tags, for example: ["customer", "api-lead"]. The subscriber will be added to Buttondown instantly.
Does the integration allow creating a new draft email?
Yes. Use the create_email action and set the status to draft. You can provide the subject and the body in markdown format, and it will appear in your Buttondown account ready for review.
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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