Bring Digital Credentials
to Windsurf
Create your Vinkius account to connect Credly 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 Credly MCP Server?
Integrate Credly, the world's largest digital credential network, directly into your AI workflow. Manage your organization's badge templates, audit issued credentials, and track member skills using natural language.
What you can do
- Badge Management — List all issued badges and explore your organization's badge templates.
- Issuance Auditing — Monitor which recipients have received badges and track authorized issuers.
- Skill Tracking — Explore the full inventory of skills mapped to your digital credentials.
- Organization Insights — Retrieve metadata and member lists for your connected organizations.
How it works
- Connect the Credly integration to your AI assistant.
- Authorize using your Credly API Key (found in your account settings).
- Orchestrate your digital credentialing strategy through intuitive conversation.
Who is this for?
- HR & L&D Managers — Quickly audit employee certifications and verified skills.
- Certification Bodies — Manage badge templates and monitor issuance status on the go.
- Program Coordinators — Track recipient engagement and verify issuer authorizations via chat.
Built-in capabilities (10)
Get detailed information for a specific issued badge
Get metadata for a specific organization
Get full design and criteria for a badge template
List people authorized to issue badges
List people who have received badges
List all skills mapped to badges in the system
List all badge templates available for issuance
List organizations connected to your account
List all badges issued by your organization
List all members of your organization on Credly
Why Windsurf?
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple Credly 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
Credly in Windsurf
Why run Credly with Vinkius?
The Credly 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
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 Credly using Vinkius. You will never be left in the dark about what your AI agents are doing with your tools.
Credly and 4,000+ other AI tools. No hosting, no code, ready to use.
Professionals who connect Credly 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
Credly for Windsurf
Every request between Windsurf and Credly 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
How do I get a Credly API Key?
Log in to your Credly account and navigate to the organization settings to generate or retrieve your API Key. Ensure you have administrative privileges.
Can the agent issue badges to new recipients?
This integration currently provides tools for listing and auditing badges and templates. Issuing new badges should be handled through the Credly dashboard or specific automated workflows.
What badge details can I retrieve?
You can retrieve full badge profiles including recipient details, template criteria, associated skills, and current status (e.g., pending, accepted).
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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