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Learn how to connect Pusher Channels 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 Pusher Channels MCP Server?
Connect your Pusher Channels infrastructure to any AI agent to orchestrate real-time messaging and monitor your application's pub/sub health through natural language.
What you can do
- Event Broadcasting — Trigger single or batch events across multiple channels with custom JSON payloads to update your frontend instantly.
- Channel Monitoring — List all active channels, filter by prefix, and fetch specific metadata like subscription counts or user counts.
- Presence Management — Retrieve lists of user IDs currently subscribed to presence channels to understand real-time engagement.
- Session Control — Terminate all active WebSocket connections for a specific user ID to handle security incidents or forced logouts.
- State Inspection — Query the detailed state of any specific channel to debug message flow or connection metrics.
How it works
- Subscribe to this server
- Provide your Pusher App ID, Key, Secret, and Cluster
- Start broadcasting events and managing connections from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client
No more jumping into the Pusher Debug Console to manually trigger test events or check if a channel is active. Your AI acts as a real-time infrastructure operator.
Who is this for?
- Full-stack Developers — trigger test events and verify webhook payloads directly from the code editor.
- DevOps Engineers — monitor channel activity and user counts without opening the Pusher dashboard.
- Support Teams — quickly identify if a user is connected to a presence channel or terminate problematic sessions.
Built-in capabilities (6)
Fetch information for a specific channel
Fetch users in a presence channel
Fetch multiple channels
Terminate all connections for a user
Trigger multiple events in a single batch
Max 10KB data payload. Trigger an event on one or more channels
Why Windsurf?
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple Pusher Channels 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
Pusher Channels in Windsurf
Pusher Channels and 4,000+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Pusher Channels 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 Pusher Channels in Windsurf
The Pusher Channels 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
Pusher Channels for Windsurf
Every tool call from Windsurf to the Pusher Channels 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 the same event to multiple channels at once?
Yes. The trigger_event tool accepts an array of channel names (up to 100) to broadcast your message simultaneously across your infrastructure.
How do I check which users are currently online in a presence channel?
Use the list_channel_users tool with the specific channel name (must start with presence-). It will return a list of all active user IDs.
Is it possible to force a user to disconnect?
Yes. The terminate_user_connections tool allows you to close all active WebSocket connections for a specific user ID immediately.
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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