Bring Litigation Management
to Windsurf
Learn how to connect FinLegal 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 FinLegal MCP Server?
Connect your FinLegal account to any AI agent and take full control of your legal claims management and case orchestration through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Claim Orchestration — List and manage legal claims programmatically, including retrieving detailed status updates and technical metadata across UK, US, and AU regions
- Claimant CRM — Manage complete profiles for contacts and claimants to maintain a high-fidelity database for your legal operations
- Workflow Automation — Programmatically create and track workflow activities (steps/forms) to ensure case progression and deadline adherence
- Template Intelligence — Access activity and attribute templates to understand valid data types and required steps for every claim type
- Case Navigation — Manage complex legal cases that act as containers for multiple individual claims to streamline high-volume legal management
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Retrieve your API Key from your FinLegal/CaseFunnel dashboard (Settings > API Keys)
3. Specify your Region (uk, us, or au) in the configuration
4. Start managing your legal operations from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client
No more manual status checking or complex form navigation in the legal portal. Your AI acts as your dedicated legal operations and case coordinator.
Who is this for?
- Law Firms & Attorneys — instantly check claim statuses and update case activities using natural language commands
- Claim Management Companies — automate claimant onboarding and monitor large-scale legal portfolios without leaving your workspace
- Legal Ops Leads — manage contact directories and verify workflow templates through simple AI queries
Built-in capabilities (12)
Requires either claimId or contactId along with activityTemplateId. Create or back-fill an activity (step/form) for a claim or contact
Create a new legal claim for a contact
Use isAdministrator=true for claim managers. Create a new contact (Claimant or Admin)
Get details for a specific case
Get details for a specific claim
Get details for a specific contact
Find a contact by their email address
List activities associated with a claim
List available activity templates
List available attribute templates
List all claims
Update an existing contact
Why Windsurf?
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple FinLegal 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
FinLegal in Windsurf
FinLegal and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect FinLegal 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 FinLegal in Windsurf
The FinLegal 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
FinLegal for Windsurf
Every tool call from Windsurf to the FinLegal 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 FinLegal API Key?
Log in to your account, navigate to Settings > API Keys, and generate a new key for your integration.
Which regions are supported?
The FinLegal MCP server supports uk, us, and au regions. You can specify this during setup.
Can I search for a contact by email?
Yes! Use the get_contact_by_email tool to retrieve profile details and associated claims for any registered email address.
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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