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Monk and Cascade run in the same Windsurf window. The Monk MCP server is enabled automatically during setup — you just need to allow it in Windsurf’s MCP management UI.

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Prerequisites

Make sure you have completed the Monk setup and the MCP server step shows as running in the setup screen.

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Setup

1

Open MCP management in Cascade

Click the MCPs icon in the top-right menu of the Cascade panel, or go to Windsurf Settings → Cascade → MCP Servers.
2

Enable Monk

Find Monk in the MCP list, click Install or enable it, and confirm its tools are turned on.
Windsurf supports per-tool enablement and has a total tool limit. If you use many MCP tools, make sure Monk’s are enabled.
3

Start using Monk

Ask Cascade to use Monk for deployment, infrastructure, or runtime tasks.Windsurf agent communicating with Monk

Deploy your first app

Monk is connected — now deploy your project

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Troubleshooting

If Monk does not appear, confirm it is installed and MCP is enabled for this workspace, then reopen the project. Enterprise users may need MCP enabled by an admin before servers become visible.

More troubleshooting

Common issues and how to fix them