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title: Connect Windsurf
description: Add the looot MCP server to Windsurf, and check it works. Browser sign-in is not confirmed on this client.
sidebar:
  label: Windsurf
---

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Windsurf reaches looot's catalog, balance and runs over MCP, through a config file.

Before you start you need a looot account. The runs you make spend the organization's balance, so
top up before your first paid run. See [Before your first run](/money#before-your-first-run).

:::note
Not tested by hand yet. Steps follow [the client's own docs](https://docs.windsurf.com/windsurf/cascade/mcp); if a menu has moved, that page wins.
:::

## Sign in with the browser

The server URL is `https://api.looot.ai/mcp`. Nothing to copy: you sign in on looot.ai, pick the organization to bill and click **Connect**.

**~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json**

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "looot": {
      "serverUrl": "https://api.looot.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

## Headless: a token in the header

Only for CI and machines with no browser. Create an agent token in [Settings](https://looot.ai/settings) and send it as `Authorization: Bearer <token>`. Never commit it.

**Headless: with a header**

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "looot": {
      "serverUrl": "https://api.looot.ai/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer <agent token from looot.ai Settings>"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

## Notes

- Windsurf has no MCP marketplace or one-click install for Cascade.

:::note
Windsurf's own docs say it supports OAuth for remote servers, but browser sign-in through looot
has not been confirmed on this client. If adding the URL doesn't prompt you to sign in, use the
header fallback above.
:::

## Check it works

Ask the agent to call [`balance`](/mcp-tools/balance) or [`catalog_overview`](/mcp-tools/catalog-overview). Both are free. A working connection
answers with your available balance, or the catalog's categories and job counts.

## What you see when you connect

If browser sign-in starts, the browser opens looot.ai and shows the consent page: which
organization to bill, which scopes to grant and how long to stay connected. See
[The consent page](/connect#the-consent-page).

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