Best Search & Data MCP Servers for Windsurf
Top 14 of 14 Search & Data MCP servers that work with Windsurf, ranked by security score — every entry below is human-reviewed, not just scraped. Every row has a one-click config for Windsurf — no need to open each page.
Setting up MCP servers in Windsurf
Windsurf (by Codeium) surfaces MCP servers through Cascade, its agentic chat panel — once a server is configured, Cascade can call its tools directly during a conversation without any extra steps on your part.
Like Claude Desktop and Cursor, Windsurf uses a single mcpServers object in its config file, so a config written for one of those two clients needs no key renaming to work in Windsurf — only the file path changes.
| # | Server | Security score | Stars | Language | Config |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exa MCP ServerOfficial Web, code, and company search capabilities for AI assistants. | 76 | 4,801 | TypeScript | |
| 2 | Brightdata MCP ServerOfficial Real-time web data and AI search insights for LLMs without blocking. | 76 | 2,536 | JavaScript | |
| 3 | Scrape and search live web data for AI agents with structured output formats. | 73 | 7,046 | JavaScript | |
| 4 | Up-to-date documentation and code examples from source to your AI prompts. | 68 | 59,782 | TypeScript | |
| 5 | Real-time web search and automated data extraction for AI agents. | 65 | 2,279 | JavaScript | |
| 6 | SearXNG metasearch integration providing privacy-focused web results to AI assistants. | 53 | 1,088 | TypeScript | |
| 7 | Documentation discovery and deep web crawling for rapid technical implementation. | 39 | 2,096 | TypeScript | |
| 8 | Video transcript extraction and web scraping via Supadata for AI assistants. | 38 | 61 | TypeScript | |
| 9 | Deepwiki repository content transformation into Markdown for AI agents. | 36 | 1,375 | TypeScript | |
| 10 | Automate iOS and Android applications via a platform-agnostic interface for agents. | 23 | 5,705 | TypeScript | |
| 11 | Web content retrieval as HTML, JSON, plain text, or Markdown for AI assistants. | 20 | 3 | TypeScript | |
| 12 | Brave Search MCP ServerOfficial Brave Search API integration providing web search and local business discovery tools. | 16 | 293 | JavaScript | |
| 13 | Real-time web search capabilities for AI models using a dedicated crawler service. | 15 | 38 | JavaScript | |
| 14 | Exa AI search API integration providing web search results to AI assistants. | 10 | 6 | — |
Search & Data + Windsurf: frequently asked questions
›What's the best Search & Data MCP server for Windsurf?
Exa MCP Server currently ranks highest among Search & Data MCP servers, with a security score of 76/100, officially maintained by the vendor. Brightdata MCP Server (76/100) is the next best option. Every server below has a one-click Windsurf config.
›How do I add a Search & Data MCP server to Windsurf?
Add an entry under "mcpServers" in ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json, then reload Windsurf. The same steps apply to Exa MCP Server, the top-ranked Search & Data server below.
›Are Search & Data MCP servers safe to use with Windsurf?
3 of the 14 Search & Data MCP servers below are officially maintained by its vendor; the rest are independently reviewed. Every score comes from real signals — permissions requested, authentication, maintenance activity — not a marketing claim. All of them are compatible with Windsurf.
›How many Search & Data MCP servers work with Windsurf?
14 Search & Data MCP servers have a ready-to-use Windsurf config right now, ranked by security score below.
›Where do I put the Search & Data MCP server config for Windsurf?
~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json. A Search & Data server goes in the exact same place as any other Windsurf MCP server — there's no category-specific config location.
›Do I need to restart Windsurf after adding a Search & Data MCP server?
Cascade is Windsurf's agentic chat panel — it's what actually calls your configured MCP servers' tools during a conversation. That's true whether you're adding Exa MCP Server or any other Search & Data server.