Bring Knowledge Graph
to Windsurf
Learn how to connect Diffbot to Windsurf and start using 12 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
What is the Diffbot MCP Server?
Connect your Diffbot account to any AI agent and take full control of your structured data extraction and knowledge graph research workflows through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Web Content Orchestration — Extract structured metadata from any URL programmatically using AI models specialized for articles, products, and discussion threads
- Knowledge Graph Intelligence — Query Diffbot's massive database of billions of entities using DQL to find organization firmographics, people profiles, and market signals
- Entity Enrichment — Programmatically enhance person and company profiles using names or domains to maintain a high-fidelity database of leads and competitors
- Analyze & Identify — Automatically detect the page type of any URL to apply the most accurate extraction model directly through your agent
- Crawl Monitoring — List and monitor active crawling jobs and check your account usage and API status for instant operational reporting
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Retrieve your API Token from your Diffbot dashboard
3. Start extracting structured web data from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client
No more manual copy-pasting or complex web scraping scripts. Your AI acts as your dedicated data engineer and market research analyst.
Who is this for?
- Data Engineers — instantly extract structured data from thousands of URLs using natural language commands
- Market Researchers — search the Knowledge Graph for specific industry signals and company data without leaving your workspace
- Growth Marketers — automate lead enrichment and competitive analysis through simple AI queries
Built-in capabilities (12)
Auto-detect page type
Enrich company data
Enrich person data
Extract news/blog post
Extract forum/comments
Identify primary images
Extract e-commerce info
Identify embedded videos
Check connection
Check crawl status
g. type:Organization industries:"AI"). Query world entities
Verify credentials
Why Windsurf?
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple Diffbot tool calls autonomously. query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste Vinkius Edge URL, reload, and all 12 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 12 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
Diffbot in Windsurf
Diffbot and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Diffbot 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 Diffbot in Windsurf
The Diffbot 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 12 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
Diffbot for Windsurf
Every tool call from Windsurf to the Diffbot MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
How do I find my Diffbot API Token?
Log in to your Diffbot account and navigate to the Dashboard or Manage Tokens section to copy your unique access token.
What is DQL and how can I use it?
DQL (Diffbot Query Language) allows you to filter the Knowledge Graph. Use the search_knowledge_graph tool with queries like type:Organization industries:"AI".
Can I extract comments from articles?
Yes! The extract_article_data tool has an optional discussion parameter. Set it to true to retrieve structured comment threads if available.
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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