How to Use the Pricing Strategy Prover MCP in Windsurf

Q: How do I install the Pricing Strategy Prover in Windsurf?

Open your Windsurf settings and add the server to your mcpconfig.json file under the mcpServers key. Alternatively, search for it in the built-in MCP Marketplace and click install to let Cascade auto-discover the tool.

Stop guessing your SaaS rates. Let Cascade run deep unit economics and value metric checks with the Pricing Strategy Prover inside Windsurf.

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Validate value metrics autonomously in Windsurf

Cascade can chain analytical steps to ensure your pricing scales with actual usage instead of lazy seat-based defaults. It triggers `validate_pricing_strategy` to inspect if charging per seat makes sense for your model or if you are leaving enterprise money on the table. When you tell Cascade to audit your packaging, it runs the calculations across your codebase files. It catches instances where you are charging a flat rate for heavy compute tasks and suggests usage-based metrics like API calls or storage instead.

Run margin-adjusted LTV audits with this MCP Server

Raw LTV metrics without gross margin adjustments are just fantasy numbers that lead to high cash burn. Cascade calls `validate_pricing_strategy` to pull your infrastructure costs and calculate your actual, margin-adjusted LTV/CAC ratio directly inside your workspace. If your adjusted ratio drops below the 3x threshold, the tool flags the risk immediately. You see exactly where your customer acquisition costs are eating your margins before you commit to a broken pricing tier.

Fix leaky free tiers and packaging anti-patterns

Cascade analyzes your subscription tiers to find conversion bottlenecks like overly generous free plans. It uses `validate_pricing_strategy` to verify you have natural upgrade triggers and clear feature fences between startup and enterprise tiers. It maps your pricing against Van Westendorp price sensitivity curves. Instead of copying what competitors charge, your agent helps you find the actual willingness-to-pay range for your target audience.

Setup guide

Set up Pricing Strategy Prover MCP in Windsurf

Prerequisites

Windsurf IDE installed (macOS, Windows, or Linux)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open MCP configuration

Click the Cascade assistant icon in the sidebar, then click the hammer icon (🔨) at the top of the panel. Select "Configure" to open ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json.
2

Add the Pricing Strategy Prover MCP

Paste the JSON snippet shown on the right into the mcpServers object. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Refresh MCPs

Go back to the hammer icon (🔨) in Cascade and click "Refresh". Windsurf will detect the new server. No full restart is needed — the connection is hot-reloaded.
4

Verify in Cascade

Start a new Cascade conversation and ask something like "Show my Pricing Strategy Prover payment history." If connected, Cascade will call the Pricing Strategy Prover tools directly. You will see a green dot next to the server name in the MCP panel.

mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pricing-strategy-prover-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Pricing Strategy Prover MCP in Windsurf

Open your Windsurf settings and add the server to your mcp_config.json file under the mcpServers key. Alternatively, search for it in the built-in MCP Marketplace and click install to let Cascade auto-discover the tool.

Yes, Cascade works as an autonomous agent that chains actions. Once you set a goal to audit your SaaS economics, it calls `validate_pricing_strategy` and reads your data files to run the analysis without asking for step-by-step prompts.

Spreadsheets do not have access to your actual codebase or live billing configurations. Using Pricing Strategy Prover with Windsurf allows Cascade to read your subscription code, calculate real margin-adjusted metrics, and write the corrected pricing logic directly to your files.

Yes, the tool uses Gabor-Granger and Van Westendorp methodologies to find the optimal price point. If your pricing sits below the too-cheap threshold, Cascade will warn you that you are destroying credibility and losing revenue.

The Pricing Strategy Prover MCP Server runs inside a secure V8 Isolate Sandbox on Vinkius, meaning your gross margin, CAC, and LTV data are never stored or exposed. Your sensitive financial metrics remain entirely local to your active IDE session.

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