Bring Marketing Attribution
to Windsurf
Learn how to connect Northbeam to Windsurf and start using 10 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
GDPR Free for Subscribers
What is the Northbeam MCP Server?
Connect your Northbeam account to your AI agent and gain deep insights into your marketing performance and attribution data through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Metric Discovery — List all available performance metrics such as Attributed Revenue, Transactions, and Spend.
- Data Breakdowns — Access the labels used to group your data, including Platform, Campaign, Ad Set, and more.
- Attribution Modeling — View supported attribution models to understand how credit is assigned across touchpoints.
- Programmatic Exports — Initialize new data exports for specific date ranges and sets of metrics.
- Export Monitoring — Track the status of your active data exports and retrieve direct download URLs for results.
- Workspace Oversight — Monitor active webhooks, scheduled recurring exports, and recent export history.
- Account Insights — Access high-level configuration, dashboard settings, and authenticated account metadata.
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Enter your Northbeam API Key and Data Client ID
3. Start analyzing your marketing attribution from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client
Who is this for?
- Marketing Managers — quickly check available metrics or export statuses without opening the Northbeam dashboard.
- Data Analysts — automate the retrieval of complex attribution data for deeper reporting and modeling.
- Growth Teams — monitor recently completed exports and verify data synchronization in real-time.
Built-in capabilities (10)
Initialize a new data export
Get account metadata
Get workspace dashboard settings
Check data export status
g., Clicks only, Modeled). List supported attribution models
g., Platform, Campaign, Ad Set) in attribution reports. List available data breakdowns
g., Attributed Revenue, Transactions, Spend) available for export. List available attribution metrics
List recently completed exports
List scheduled data exports
List active webhooks
Why Windsurf?
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple Northbeam tool calls autonomously. query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste Vinkius Edge URL, reload, and all 10 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 10 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
Northbeam in Windsurf
Northbeam and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Northbeam 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 Northbeam in Windsurf
The Northbeam 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 10 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
Northbeam for Windsurf
Every tool call from Windsurf to the Northbeam MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
Where do I find my Northbeam API credentials?
Log in to your Northbeam Dashboard, navigate to Settings > API Keys. You will find both your API Key and your Data-Client-ID (UUID) there.
Can I download data directly through the agent?
Yes! The get_export_status tool will provide a direct download URL once the export status is marked as 'SUCCESS'.
How do I know which metrics I can export?
Use the list_metrics and list_breakdowns tools to see all valid parameters available for your account before creating a new data export.
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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