Install pail in Windsurf

Get pail's MCP server connected to Windsurf in under two minutes. The server exposes all 10 tools; plan gates still apply, including Pro access for preview.

Prerequisites

• Windsurf (Codeium) with MCP support enabled
• A pail account at pail.thalos.ai (free tier is fine)
• Your API key from the welcome page after sign-in

Install

Open Windsurf → Settings → MCP Servers and add a new HTTP server entry with the JSON above. Replace YOUR_API_KEY with the key from your pail welcome page.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pail": {
      "url": "https://pail.thalos.ai/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" }
    }
  }
}

Verify installation

Open Windsurf Settings → MCP Servers. pail should appear in the list with a connected status.

# Open Windsurf Settings → MCP Servers
# pail should appear as connected

First share

With pail connected, ask your agent to share a file. This verifies that the tool is reachable and your API key is working.

# In Windsurf Cascade chat, ask your agent:
share a file called hello.md with the content "# Hello from pail!"

The agent calls the share tool and returns a URL. Open it in your browser to see the rendered Markdown.

Next steps