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Learn how to connect FOSSA (License Compliance) to Windsurf and start using 6 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 FOSSA (License Compliance) MCP Server?
Connect your FOSSA account to any AI agent to automate open-source license compliance and security auditing through natural language.
What you can do
- Project Overview — List all projects in your organization with support for filtering and pagination.
- Revision Tracking — Access specific project revisions and fetch detailed metadata for any version locator.
- Dependency Analysis — Deep-dive into the dependency tree of any revision to understand your software bill of materials (SBOM).
- Impact Assessment — Identify every parent project that contains a specific vulnerable or non-compliant dependency.
- Vulnerability Scanning — Check for security vulnerabilities across multiple dependency locators in a single query.
How it works
- Subscribe to this server
- Enter your FOSSA API Token
- Start auditing your software supply chain from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client
Who is this for?
- Security Engineers — quickly identify where vulnerable packages are used across the entire organization.
- Legal & Compliance Teams — audit project revisions for license compliance without manually navigating the FOSSA UI.
- DevOps & Architects — verify dependency trees and project metadata directly from the terminal or code editor.
Built-in capabilities (6)
Uses a POST request but only reads data. Check vulnerabilities by dependency locators
Get parent projects containing a dependency
Get details for a specific revision
Get dependencies for a specific revision
Supports filtering and pagination. List all projects in your organization
List revisions of a project
Why Windsurf?
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple FOSSA (License Compliance) tool calls autonomously. query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste Vinkius Edge URL, reload, and all 6 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 6 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
FOSSA (License Compliance) in Windsurf
FOSSA (License Compliance) and 4,000+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect FOSSA (License Compliance) 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 FOSSA (License Compliance) in Windsurf
The FOSSA (License Compliance) 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 6 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
FOSSA (License Compliance) for Windsurf
Every tool call from Windsurf to the FOSSA (License Compliance) MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
Can I find which projects are affected by a specific vulnerable package?
Yes. Use the get_parent_projects tool with the dependency locator (e.g., npm+coa$2.0.2) to see every project in your organization that includes that specific dependency.
How do I check for security vulnerabilities in a list of dependencies?
You can use the check_vulnerabilities tool by providing an array of dependency locators. The agent will return any known security issues impacting those specific versions.
Can I see the full dependency list for a specific project version?
Absolutely. By using get_revision_dependencies with a revision locator, you can retrieve the complete list of dependencies identified by FOSSA for that specific build or release.
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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