Use Wind Shift Tacking with your AI.
Connect your account once and let the AI you already use work with it, without building another integration. Calculate optimal tacking strategies and VMG impact during wind shifts.
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Works with modern AI clients that support MCP, including ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and more.
Complete set · 4 capabilities
The complete Wind Shift Tacking capability set.
These are the exact actions your AI can choose when you ask it to work with Wind Shift Tacking.
01-04
4 capabilities in this set.
Part of 4 available through Wind Shift Tacking.
- 01
Calculate tack decision
Determines whether the boat should stay on its current tack or perform a tack based on an upcoming wind shift
- 02
Check shift timing viability
Assesses if a wind shift is significant enough to warrant a tactical maneuver
- 03
Evaluate vmg impact
Quantifies the efficiency lost or gained due to a specific wind shift
- 04
Get heading adjustment
Calculates the specific new heading required to optimize the boat's position after a wind shift
One connector, every AI
Wind Shift Tacking works with the most popular AI clients.
These are the most popular clients, each with a step-by-step guide: one link, set up once, with governance and visibility built in. And because everything runs on the MCP standard, the same connection also works in any other compatible client — nothing to rebuild.
Claude
ChatGPT
Gemini
Perplexity
Grok
Microsoft Copilot
Cursor
VS Code
Windsurf
JetBrains
Cline
LangChain
Vercel AI SDK
Lovable
Z.ai
Raycast
Qwen Code
Kimi Code
Le ChatBuilding your own app? The connector is yours to use.
You don't need a client to put Wind Shift Tacking to work: the same hosted connection plugs into your own applications and agent code, with the same governance on every request. Build with it, chat with it — one connection for both.
Connect your client
One URL. Every client.
Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 4 capabilities arrive ready to run.
Preview access · not provider authentication
The vk_preview_* token belongs to Vinkius preview infrastructure. It lets Claude discover and display the capabilities of Wind Shift Tacking, so you can see the experience inside your AI.
It does not authenticate your account with Wind Shift Tacking. Actions requiring credentials or live account data may not run until you activate the Connector and authorize the service.
Wind Shift Tacking Connector
You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.
https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_N8i7JpS0orl6GwhJIYYuXwPvhaqvr2JaSIlI6mgf/mcpClaude Desktop
Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.
- 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
- 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
- 3Click Add and start a new chat — Wind Shift Tacking capabilities are ready to use.
{
"mcpServers": {
"wind-shift-tacking-mcp": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_N8i7JpS0orl6GwhJIYYuXwPvhaqvr2JaSIlI6mgf/mcp"
}
}
}
Claude
ChatGPT
Cursor
VS Code
Windsurf
Claude Code
JetBrains
Cline
Step-by-step instructions for each client are in the guide. How to connect
Guided setup for Claude? link.label
FAQ
Questions Wind Shift Tacking owners ask.
- 01
How does this capability help with wind shifts?
It uses calculate_tack_decision to determine if a shift warrants a maneuver and get_heading_adjustment to find the new optimal heading.
- 02
Can I calculate the efficiency loss of a maneuver?
Yes, the evaluate_vmg_impact capability quantifies the efficiency gained or lost due to wind shifts.
- 03
What is VMG?
VMG (Velocity Made Good) is the component of a boat's speed directed toward its intended upwind destination.
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