Bring Subscriber Management
to Windsurf
Learn how to connect Smaily to Windsurf and start using 11 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
What is the Smaily MCP Server?
Connect your Smaily account to any AI agent and simplify your email marketing and automation workflows through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Subscriber Management — List all contacts in your database, retrieve detailed profile metadata, and create new subscribers programmatically
- Campaign Control — Query past and scheduled email campaigns to monitor your marketing outreach
- Automation & Autoresponders — List configured automated workflows and trigger specific autoresponder emails directly from your agent
- Template catalog — Query available email templates to choose the right look for your messages
- Operational tracking — Stay on top of your marketing performance and subscriber engagement
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Enter your Smaily Subdomain, API User, and API Password from your account settings
3. Start managing your email marketing from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client
Built-in capabilities (11)
Add a new subscriber
Remove a subscriber
Get details for an automation workflow
Get details for a specific campaign
Get details for a specific subscriber
Get details for an email template
List automated responders
List email campaigns
List message templates
List Smaily subscribers
Trigger an automation email
Why Windsurf?
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple Smaily tool calls autonomously. query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste Vinkius Edge URL, reload, and all 11 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 11 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
Smaily in Windsurf
Smaily and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Smaily 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 Smaily in Windsurf
The Smaily 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 11 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
Smaily for Windsurf
Every tool call from Windsurf to the Smaily MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
Can I list all my email templates using my AI agent?
Yes! Use the list_email_templates tool to retrieve a comprehensive list of all message templates available in your Smaily account.
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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