Prerequisites
- Windsurf installed
- Linkly AI Desktop running with the MCP service active
Configuration Steps
- MCP HTTP (Recommended)
- MCP Stdio
- Remote Access
Edit the MCP configuration file and add the following to Save and restart Windsurf.
mcpServers:Getting Started
Once configured, ask questions directly in Windsurf’s Cascade panel, and Cascade will automatically call Linkly AI’s tools. For example:- “Search my documents for content about API design”
- “Read the project requirements document and summarize the key points”
FAQ
Tools not showing up in Cascade
Tools not showing up in Cascade
Confirm that Windsurf has been fully restarted (not just closing the
window), and that the configuration file JSON format is correct. You can
check the MCP server status in Cascade settings.
Tool count limit
Tool count limit
Windsurf Cascade supports a maximum of 100 tools across all MCP servers. If
the total number of tools exceeds this limit, some tools may become
unavailable.