Cascade Leveraging different tools - MCP Intro | Windsurf University
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This video explains MCP (Model Context Protocol) and Windsurf integration with Cascade. MCP standardizes access to various third-party knowledge sources such as Jira, Figma, GitHub, and databases, allowing Cascade to seamlessly retrieve and integrate context from these external sources.
The video demonstrates how to use the Windsurf MCP plugin store to easily connect to MCP servers, such as the example of connecting a Superbase database by installing the plugin and entering an access token. Once connected, Cascade can interact with these data sources using SQL queries or other APIs via MCP.
Additionally, the video highlights Cascade’s integration with external agents like Puppeteer browser agents that allow passing multimodal context from the web into Cascade, enhancing contextual awareness.
Users can also manually add MCP server configurations when not available in the plugin store, such as configuring a Jira MCP server. The video encourages exploring available MCP configurations or creating custom MCP servers to extend Cascade’s integration capabilities.
Overall, MCP integration is portrayed as a powerful way to keep developers in their flow state by centralizing external context into Cascade, improving productivity and seamless tool interaction. For more information, viewers are directed to Windsurf University content.