Bring Ai Recruiting
to Windsurf
Learn how to connect Mav to Windsurf and start using 9 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
What is the Mav MCP Server?
Connect your Mav AI recruiting account to any AI agent and manage candidate screening through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Candidate Screening — Trigger automated AI screening conversations
- SMS Campaigns — Launch and manage outbound SMS recruiting campaigns
- Lead Management — Browse candidates and their qualification status
- Engagement Tracking — Monitor open rates, reply rates, and drop-offs
- Interview Data — Access responses and screening transcripts
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Enter your Mav API Key
3. Start managing recruiting campaigns from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client
Who is this for?
- Recruiters — automate initial candidate screening at scale
- Talent Acquisition — run high-volume SMS outreach campaigns
- HR Ops — monitor hiring funnel metrics and candidate engagement
Built-in capabilities (9)
Create a lead and trigger a playbook
Get details for a specific lead
Get details for a specific playbook
List recent activities/events
List all leads
List all available Mav playbooks
Manually opt-out a lead
Stop a running playbook for a lead
Update an existing lead
Why Windsurf?
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple Mav tool calls autonomously. query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste Vinkius Edge URL, reload, and all 9 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 9 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
Mav in Windsurf
Mav and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Mav 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 Mav in Windsurf
The Mav 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 9 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
Mav for Windsurf
Every tool call from Windsurf to the Mav MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
Can I trigger AI screening conversations?
Yes. Launch SMS or web-based screening flows and track candidate responses automatically.
How does Mav authentication work?
Mav uses a custom API Key header against hiremav.com/api/v2.
Can I track campaign engagement metrics?
Yes. Monitor open rates, reply rates, completion rates, and candidate drop-off points.
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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