Bring Interactive Video
to Windsurf
Learn how to connect Tolstoy 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.
What is the Tolstoy MCP Server?
Connect your Tolstoy interactive video account to any AI agent and simplify how you build personalized video experiences, manage your media library, and track engagement through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Video Management — List all uploaded videos and programmatically import new content via external URLs.
- Interactive Projects — Query and manage your branching video flows and personalized interactive experiences.
- Performance Tracking — Retrieve detailed analytics including plays, conversion rates, and revenue impact for your videos.
- Media Organization — List and oversee video folders to keep your marketing assets structured.
- Event Monitoring — List configured webhooks to ensure your real-time video notifications are active.
- Engagement Insights — Fetch high-level summaries of how users are interacting with your video content.
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Enter your Tolstoy API Key (found in your account settings)
3. Start managing your interactive videos from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client
Who is this for?
- Marketing Managers — quickly check video conversion rates and manage interactive flows via simple AI commands.
- Content Creators — upload new videos and monitor engagement metrics directly from the workspace.
- E-commerce Owners — track the revenue impact of your shoppable interactive videos via the AI assistant.
Built-in capabilities (6)
Get performance metrics
List video folders
List interactive video projects
List your Tolstoy videos
List configured webhooks
Upload a new video to Tolstoy
Why Windsurf?
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple Tolstoy 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
Tolstoy in Windsurf
Tolstoy and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Tolstoy 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 Tolstoy in Windsurf
The Tolstoy 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
Tolstoy for Windsurf
Every tool call from Windsurf to the Tolstoy MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
Can I see the conversion rate for my interactive videos via AI?
Yes! Use the get_video_analytics tool. Your agent will retrieve detailed performance metrics, including plays and the percentage of users who converted through the interactive elements.
How do I import a new video into my library using the AI?
Use the upload_video action and provide the public URL of the video file. You can also specify an optional name for the video in your Tolstoy library.
Is it possible to list all my branching video projects?
Absolutely. Use the list_interactive_projects tool to retrieve a directory of all your interactive flows and branching video experiences.
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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