Bring Retail Orchestration
to Windsurf
Learn how to connect Zid to Windsurf and start using 9 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
What is the Zid MCP Server?
Connect your Zid store to any AI agent and take full control of your e-commerce ecosystem and high-fidelity retail orchestration through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Product Portfolio Orchestration — List all store products, retrieve detailed high-fidelity metadata including variants and attributes, and monitor catalog health programmatically
- Order Pipeline Intelligence — Query customer orders, retrieve detailed technical metadata, and stay on top of fulfillment and payment status in real-time
- Customer Intelligence Architecture — Access complete high-fidelity customer profiles and purchase history to personalize every interaction directly through your agent
- Inventory & Stock Monitoring — Access your complete directory of high-fidelity inventories across multiple locations to optimize stock levels and warehouse operations
- Shop Profile Discovery — Access high-fidelity store metadata and operational settings to understand and orchestrate your retail environment programmatically
- Operational Monitoring — Verify account-level API connectivity and monitor retail orchestration volume directly through your agent for perfectly coordinated service scaling
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Retrieve your Manager Token and Authorization Token from your Zid dashboard
3. Start managing your e-commerce growth from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client
No more manual stock checks or missing order updates. Your AI acts as your dedicated store coordinator and retail architect.
Who is this for?
- Store Owners — instantly retrieve sales analytics and order statuses using natural language commands without leaving your creative workspace
- Operations Managers — monitor high-fidelity inventory levels and fulfillment progress to ensure healthy retail operations
- Customer Support Leads — verify technical customer profiles and order history to resolve inquiries through simple AI queries
Built-in capabilities (9)
Check API Status
Get customer details
Get order details
Get product details
Get shop profile
List shop customers
List inventories
List store orders
List store products
Why Windsurf?
Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple Zid tool calls autonomously. query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste Vinkius Edge URL, reload, and all 9 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 9 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
Zid in Windsurf
Zid and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Zid 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 Zid in Windsurf
The Zid 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 9 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
Zid for Windsurf
Every tool call from Windsurf to the Zid MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
How do I find my Zid API Tokens?
Log in to your Zid Partner dashboard, navigate to your App settings, and locate your unique X-MANAGER-TOKEN and Authorization Bearer token.
Can I check product stock levels via AI?
Yes! The list_zid_inventories tool allows your agent to retrieve high-fidelity stock metadata across all defined inventory locations.
How do I list my shop's orders?
Use the list_zid_orders tool to retrieve the complete high-fidelity directory of customer orders along with their current fulfillment status.
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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