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Learn how to connect Exact Online Bouw 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 Exact Online Bouw MCP Server?
Connect your Exact Online Bouw account to any AI agent and take full control of your construction projects and time tracking workflows through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Project Orchestration — List and manage construction projects programmatically, including creating new entries with account and date metadata
- Time Tracking Automation — Register and monitor employee hours for specific projects to maintain a high-fidelity record of labor costs
- Financial Intelligence — Programmatically track project costs and expenses to monitor budget utilization and financial health in real-time
- Structure Visualization — Access and retrieve Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) to understand project deliverables and activities structured hierarchically
- Account & Employee Visibility — Retrieve complete directories of accounts and employees to ensure precise data association for all project entries
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Retrieve your Access Token, Division ID, and Region from the Exact Online App Center
3. Start managing your construction projects and hours from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client
No more manual logging of site hours or complex navigation through ERP tables. Your AI acts as your dedicated construction project and cost coordinator.
Who is this for?
- Project Managers — instantly check project progress and register site hours using natural language commands
- Finance Teams — monitor project-specific costs and budget status without leaving your workspace
- Site Supervisors — quickly verify employee assignments and project structures through simple AI queries
Built-in capabilities (12)
Requires project ID, item, date, and amount. Register a cost or expense for a project
You can also associate it with an account. Create a new project in Exact Online
Requires project ID, employee ID, item/activity, date, and number of hours. Register hours (time entry) for a project
Get current authenticated user and division information
Get detailed information about a specific project
List accounts (CRM) from Exact Online
List cost transactions registered in Exact Online
List employees from Exact Online
List hour budgets for projects
List the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for projects
List all projects in Exact Online
List time transactions (hours) registered in Exact Online
Why Windsurf?
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple Exact Online Bouw 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
Exact Online Bouw in Windsurf
Exact Online Bouw and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Exact Online Bouw 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 Exact Online Bouw in Windsurf
The Exact Online Bouw 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
Exact Online Bouw for Windsurf
Every tool call from Windsurf to the Exact Online Bouw 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 Division ID?
Use the get_me tool to retrieve your current authenticated user profile and the active Division ID associated with your account.
Can I register hours for a specific date?
Yes! The create_time_transaction tool requires a Date parameter in YYYY-MM-DD format to log work entries accurately.
Which regions are supported for Exact Online?
Common regions include 'nl', 'be', 'com', 'co.uk'. Check your login URL (e.g., start.exactonline.nl) to confirm your specific region code.
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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