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PixInsight Connector for Windsurf

io.github.mxcoppell/pixinsight-connector

Operate PixInsight from any MCP agent. Community project, not affiliated with Pleiades Astrophoto

client:Windsurf transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install PixInsight Connector in Windsurf

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.codeium\windsurf\mcp_config.json

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pixinsight-connector": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "pixinsight-connector"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PIXINSIGHT_BIN": "<PIXINSIGHT_BIN>",
        "PIXINSIGHT_DIR": "<PIXINSIGHT_DIR>",
        "PIXINSIGHT_CONNECTOR_PACKS": "<PIXINSIGHT_CONNECTOR_PACKS>",
        "PIXINSIGHT_CONNECTOR_AUTOSTART": "<PIXINSIGHT_CONNECTOR_AUTOSTART>",
        "PIXINSIGHT_CONNECTOR_WORKSPACE": "<PIXINSIGHT_CONNECTOR_WORKSPACE>",
        "PIXINSIGHT_CONNECTOR_STATE": "<PIXINSIGHT_CONNECTOR_STATE>",
        "PIXINSIGHT_CONNECTOR_LOG": "<PIXINSIGHT_CONNECTOR_LOG>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

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