Public beta: import apps, refresh keywords, discover competitors, then automate the same workflow through API and MCP.Read docs
AppTideASO for indie apps
MCP/Windsurf

Use AppTide in Windsurf

Add the AppTide MCP server to Windsurf and let Cascade import apps, refresh keywords, and run competitor discovery from inside your editor without switching context.

Get API keyRead docs

Config

Paste this into Windsurf MCP settings

Replace YOUR_API_KEY with the API key from your AppTide workspace. Windsurf uses the serverUrl field (note: this differs from Cursor and VS Code which use url).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apptide": {
      "serverUrl": "https://apptide.xyz/api/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Setup

Five steps to connect

01

Get an API key

Sign in to your AppTide workspace, open the Developer center, and generate an API key.

02

Open Windsurf Settings → MCP Servers

Go to Windsurf Settings (⌘,), then navigate to the MCP Servers section. This is where you add external MCP server configurations.

03

Add the AppTide server config

Paste the JSON block above into the MCP server config. Replace YOUR_API_KEY with the key from your AppTide workspace. Note that Windsurf uses the "serverUrl" field instead of "url".

04

Restart the MCP server

Click "Restart" or toggle the server off and on. Windsurf will connect to the AppTide endpoint and load the tool definitions.

05

Verify tools are loaded

Start a Cascade agent session and type "list my applications". If the AppTide tools respond, setup is complete.

Available tools

What Windsurf can call

list_applications
import_application
list_keywords
inspect_keyword
track_keywords
refresh_keywords
list_competitors
discover_competitors
refresh_application_metadata
list_crawl_jobs
get_account_usage
create_competitor

Example prompts

Things to try first

“List all my tracked apps and show which ones need a keyword refresh.”
“Inspect the keyword "todo list app" — what is the difficulty and who ranks at the top?”
“Find competitors for com.example.myapp and add the top 5 to my workspace.”
“Summarize my account usage and tell me how many refresh credits I have left.”

Other clients

The same AppTide MCP server works across all major AI development tools.

Claude DesktopCursorVS CodeAll clients