How to install Connected Apps in Windsurf

To install Connected Apps in Windsurf, paste the "connected-apps" block into ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json and refresh the MCP panel in Cascade.

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Open the MCP config
In Windsurf, open Settings, then Cascade, then MCP servers, and choose to view the raw config.

Add the server

Paste this into mcp_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "connected-apps": {
      "url": "https://gen.pollinations.ai/mcp/composio"
    }
  }
}

3
Refresh
Click refresh in the MCP panel. The server and its tools appear in Cascade.

Config file: ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

MCP servers run with your permissions. If Connected Apps needs an API key, add it under env in the config. Check its README.

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Questions

Does Connected Apps work in Windsurf?

Yes. Windsurf supports local and remote mcp servers, and Connected Apps installs with the steps above.

Connected Apps does not show up in Windsurf. What now?

Restart Windsurf fully, check the JSON is valid, and make sure Node.js (for npx) is installed. See common MCP errors and fixes.

Is Connected Apps safe?

It scores 94 of 100. Review the code before you install it, and only give it the access it needs. Grades and details.

Open the MCP config

Add the server

Refresh

Install Connected Apps in another app

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