Bring Auction Management
to Windsurf
Learn how to connect ClickBid to Windsurf and start using 10 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
What is the ClickBid MCP Server?
The ClickBid integration empowers your AI agent to natively manage your charity auctions and events using natural language.
What you can do
- Bidder Management — Fetch guest lists, register new bidders on the fly, and update their profiles effortlessly.
- Auction Items — Manage the event's catalog by retrieving auction items, tracking silent bids, and instantly adding new donated packages.
- Ticketing & Sales — Query the complete list of available tickets and identify exactly who has purchased entry to your events.
- Donations Tracking — Keep a pulse on fundraising goals by listing and inspecting all monetary donations.
How it works
1. Retrieve your API Key and API Secret from the ClickBid Admin portal.
2. Add the credentials to this integration.
3. Instruct your AI agent to pull the latest registered bidders or add a new auction item dynamically.
Who is this for?
- Event Coordinators — Look up guest details and bidder IDs instantly during high-traffic events.
- Nonprofits & Charities — Track incoming donations and auction items without needing a dashboard.
- Developers — Hook custom interfaces or external CRMs to your active ClickBid database.
Built-in capabilities (10)
Create a new bidder
Create a new auction item
Get specific bidder details
Get auction item details
List all registered bidders
List event donations
List auction items
List ticket purchasers
List available tickets
Update an existing bidder
Why Windsurf?
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple ClickBid 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
ClickBid in Windsurf
ClickBid and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect ClickBid 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 ClickBid in Windsurf
The ClickBid 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 10 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
ClickBid for Windsurf
Every tool call from Windsurf to the ClickBid MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
Can I add a new bidder straight from the chat interface?
Absolutely. By providing the 'create_clickbid_bidder' tool with a JSON string containing the guest's name and contact info, they will be registered instantly.
How do I retrieve a list of everyone who bought event tickets?
Use the 'list_clickbid_ticket_purchasers' tool. The AI will query the API and return the complete roster of ticket buyers for your active events.
Is it possible to view specific details about a donated item?
Yes. Provide the item's unique ID to the 'get_clickbid_item' tool, and the AI agent will pull its description, estimated value, and current bid status.
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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