Bring Feedback Management
to Windsurf
Create your Vinkius account to connect Canny to Windsurf and start using all 11 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 Canny MCP Server?
Connect your Canny account to any AI agent and orchestrate your product feedback, roadmap prioritization, and community engagement through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Post Oversight — List and retrieve detailed metadata for all feedback items (ideas, feature requests, bugs) across your boards.
- Roadmap Coordination — Monitor the status of posts (Planned, In-Progress, Complete) to stay aligned with your product strategy.
- Community Engagement — Add votes and comments to posts directly from your workspace to interact with user feedback.
- Board Management — List all feedback boards and retrieve their specific configuration and categories.
- User Tracking — Access your directory of users who have interacted with your boards to understand your community.
- Feedback Creation — Create new posts directly from your workspace with titles, details, and associated authors.
How it works
- Subscribe to this server
- Enter your Canny Secret API Key
- Start managing your product roadmap from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client
Who is this for?
- Product Managers — quickly triage new feedback or check post statuses without manual dashboard monitoring.
- Customer Success — add user votes or retrieve feedback details straight from their communication tools.
- Developers — monitor bug reports and feature requests using natural language.
Built-in capabilities (11)
Add a comment to a feedback post
Create a new feedback post (idea, bug, etc)
Retrieve core account information
Get details of a specific board
Get details of a specific feedback post
List comments for a specific feedback post
List all feedback boards
List feedback items (posts) from a specific board
List users who have interacted with your boards
List votes for a specific post
Add a vote to a feedback post
Why Windsurf?
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple Canny tool calls autonomously. query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste Vinkius Edge URL, reload, and all 11 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 11 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
Canny in Windsurf
Why run Canny with Vinkius?
The Canny 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 11 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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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 Canny using Vinkius. You will never be left in the dark about what your AI agents are doing with your tools.
Canny and 4,000+ other AI tools. No hosting, no code, ready to use.
Professionals who connect Canny 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
Canny for Windsurf
Every request between Windsurf and Canny 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 add a vote to a post using the agent?
Yes! Use the vote_on_post tool with the Post ID and Voter ID. Your agent will add the vote in Canny, helping prioritize the feedback item.
How do I list all the planned features from a specific board?
Simply ask the agent to list_feedback_posts and provide the Board ID and set the status to planned. It will retrieve all matching posts from your Canny account.
Does the integration allow creating a new feedback post?
Yes. Use the create_feedback_post action and provide the Board ID, Author ID, title, and details. The new item will be added to your Canny board instantly.
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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