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Windsurf usgs water mcp server water_get_series

How to: Windsurf usgs water mcp server water_get_series

client:Windsurf transport:streamable-http tool:water_get_series

Add usgs water mcp server to Windsurf

  1. 01

    Open ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json and merge this in. Keep any servers already there.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "usgs-water-mcp-server": {
      "serverUrl": "https://usgs-water.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
  1. 02

    Save the file and restart Windsurf.

  2. 03

    Ask for something water_get_series does. Windsurf lists the server's tools on connect and calls water_get_series itself — you do not invoke it by name.

  3. 04

    If nothing happens, check the server is running and that usgs water mcp server's identifier in your config matches the one above exactly.

Global only — Windsurf has no per-project MCP config. Refresh Cascade after saving. Windsurf docs

Set these first

usgs water mcp server will not start until these are set, so water_get_series never becomes available.

  • USGS_USER_AGENT
  • USGS_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS
  • MCP_LOG_LEVEL

Same tool, other clients

This list was read from the server itself, by connecting to it and calling tools/list on 24 September 2026. It is what the server actually exposes, not what its listing claims.

Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. The registry stores tool names only; connect the server for its live schemas.