Bring Notification Infrastructure
to Windsurf
Learn how to connect Novu to Windsurf and start using 39 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 Novu MCP Server?
Connect your Novu account to any AI agent and take full control of your notification infrastructure through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Triggering & Events — Trigger single, bulk, or broadcast notifications across Email, SMS, Push, and Chat using workflow identifiers.
- Subscriber Management — Create, retrieve, update, and search for subscribers to maintain an up-to-date communication database.
- Preference Controls — Inspect and update subscriber-specific notification preferences to ensure compliance and user satisfaction.
- Workflow Cancellation — Cancel active or pending workflows, such as digests or delayed notifications, using transaction IDs.
- Tenant Context — Manage notifications within specific tenant contexts for multi-tenant applications.
How it works
- Subscribe to this server
- Enter your Novu Secret Key
- Start triggering and managing notifications from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client
No more manual API calls to test your notification flows. Your AI acts as a dedicated communications engineer.
Who is this for?
- Developers — test notification triggers and subscriber updates directly from the code editor without switching to Postman.
- Product Managers — verify workflow payloads and inspect subscriber preferences to troubleshoot delivery issues.
- Growth Teams — automate broadcast notifications for marketing campaigns through simple natural language commands.
Built-in capabilities (39)
Bulk update subscriber preferences
Cancel active or pending workflows (e.g., digests, delays)
Check if a subscriber is subscribed to a topic
Create an environment variable
Create a new integration
Create a new layout
Create a new subscriber
Create a new topic
Create subscriptions for a topic
Create a new workflow
Delete an integration
Delete a message
Delete messages by transaction ID
Delete a subscriber
Delete subscriber credentials
Delete a topic
Delete subscriptions from a topic
Retrieve usage of an environment variable
Retrieve a subscriber by ID
Retrieve subscriber preferences
Retrieve a topic by key
Retrieve a topic subscription
List active integrations
List all environment variables
List all integrations
List messages
List subscriptions for a topic
Search for subscribers
Set an integration as primary
Send a notification to all existing subscribers
Trigger multiple events in a single request
Trigger a notification to one or more subscribers
Update an environment variable
Update an integration
Update an existing subscriber
Update subscriber credentials
Update a subscriber preference
Update a topic
Upsert subscriber credentials
Why Windsurf?
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple Novu tool calls autonomously. query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste Vinkius Edge URL, reload, and all 39 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 39 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
Novu in Windsurf
Novu and 4,000+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Novu 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 Novu in Windsurf
The Novu 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 39 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
Novu for Windsurf
Every tool call from Windsurf to the Novu MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
Can I send a notification to all my subscribers at once?
Yes! Use the trigger_broadcast tool with your workflow name. This will initiate a notification event for every existing subscriber in your Novu environment.
How do I find a subscriber if I only have their email address?
You can use the search_subscribers tool and provide the email as a parameter. The agent will return the subscriber's full profile, including their unique subscriberId.
Is it possible to stop a notification that is currently in a 'delay' or 'digest' state?
Yes. By using the cancel_trigger tool with the corresponding transactionId, you can halt any active or pending workflow execution before it reaches the final delivery.
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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