Bring Ellie Planner
to Windsurf
Learn how to connect Ellie Planner to Windsurf and start using 8 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
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What is the Ellie Planner MCP Server?
Connect your Ellie Planner account to any AI agent and take full control of your daily productivity and time-blocking workflows through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Task Orchestration — Create and manage daily tasks and Brain Dump items programmatically, including retrieving detailed metadata and status
- Productivity Lifecycle — Track your progress by marking tasks as completed and updating priorities or dates directly through your agent
- Categorical Intelligence — Organize your tasks using account-wide labels and custom lists to maintain a high-fidelity productivity structure
- Workflow Automation — Programmatically update or delete tasks to keep your daily plan aligned with your real-time priorities
- Dashboard Visibility — Access your complete directory of task lists and labels to ensure every thought is perfectly categorized
How it works
- Subscribe to this server
- Retrieve your API Token from Ellie Planner settings (Enable 'Toggle power features')
- Start managing your daily productivity from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client
No more manual toggling between browser tabs to check your todo list. Your AI acts as your dedicated personal assistant and productivity coordinator.
Who is this for?
- Productivity Enthusiasts — instantly register new ideas into your brain dump and organize your day using natural language
- Busy Professionals — update task statuses and check-in on daily goals without leaving your creative workspace
- Developers — integrate personal task management and time-blocking into custom internal tools through simple AI queries
Built-in capabilities (8)
Mark a task as completed
Provide title and optionally date/labels. Create a new task
Delete a task
Get details of a specific task
List all task labels
List all task lists
List all tasks
Update an existing task
Why Windsurf?
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple Ellie Planner tool calls autonomously. query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste Vinkius Edge URL, reload, and all 8 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 8 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
Ellie Planner in Windsurf
Ellie Planner and 4,000+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Ellie Planner 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 | 4,000+ 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 Ellie Planner in Windsurf
The Ellie Planner 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 8 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
Ellie Planner for Windsurf
Every tool call from Windsurf to the Ellie Planner 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 API Token?
Log in to your account, go to Settings, enable the 'Toggle power features' option, and you will see the API Token field.
Is a Pro plan required?
Yes, API access and automation features are exclusively available for Ellie Planner Pro subscribers.
Can the agent manage my labels?
The agent can list your labels using the list_labels tool. To create or edit labels, please use the Ellie Planner web application.
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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