Bring Greeting Cards
to Windsurf
Create your Vinkius account to connect Cardly to Windsurf and start using all 9 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 Cardly MCP Server?
Connect your Cardly account to any AI agent and orchestrate your personalized gifting, customer appreciation, and physical mail workflows through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Order Management — Place real orders for physical greeting cards with custom messages and designs directly from your workspace.
- Design Oversight — Browse your custom artwork library and retrieve detailed metadata for individual designs.
- Order Preview — Generate a watermarked PDF preview of your card to verify content and layout before sending.
- Contact Coordination — Access and manage your contact lists and add new recipients to your address book.
- Global Shipping — Send cards to recipients in the US, Australia, UK, and worldwide with automatic address validation.
- API Verification — Verify your connection and API key status instantly using the echo tool.
How it works
- Subscribe to this server
- Enter your Cardly API Key (Test or Live)
- Start sending physical cards from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client
Who is this for?
- Marketing & HR Teams — quickly send birthday or anniversary cards to employees and clients without manual portal work.
- Sales Professionals — automate follow-up thank you cards straight from their workflow tools.
- Business Owners — monitor gifting campaigns and verify artwork using natural language.
Built-in capabilities (9)
Add a new contact to a specific list
Search for a contact in a list by email
Retrieve core account information
Get details of a specific piece of artwork
List available greeting card designs/artwork
List all contact lists in your account
Place a real order for a physical greeting card
Generate a preview of a greeting card without placing a real order
Verify connectivity and API key validity
Why Windsurf?
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple Cardly 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
Cardly in Windsurf
Why run Cardly with Vinkius?
The Cardly 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 9 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 Cardly using Vinkius. You will never be left in the dark about what your AI agents are doing with your tools.
Cardly and 4,000+ other AI tools. No hosting, no code, ready to use.
Professionals who connect Cardly 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
Cardly for Windsurf
Every request between Windsurf and Cardly 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 see a preview of the card before sending it?
Yes! Use the preview_greeting_card tool with your message and artwork ID. Your agent will return a preview URL (usually a PDF) so you can verify everything looks perfect.
How do I find the correct artwork ID for a design?
Simply ask the agent to list_card_artwork. It will retrieve all the available designs from your account, including their titles and unique IDs or slugs.
Does the integration support international shipping?
Yes. When using the place_greeting_card_order action, you can specify the country code (e.g., 'UK', 'AU', 'US'). Cardly handles the local printing and postage automatically.
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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