Set up Jina Reader MCP in Windsurf
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1
Locate the config file
Windsurf reads MCP server configuration from the following file:
~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.jsonCreate this file if it does not already exist.
2
Add the configuration
Add the following to your Windsurf config file:
json
{
"mcpServers": {
"jina-reader-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://mcp.jina.ai/sse"
],
"env": {
"JINA_API_KEY": "YOUR_JINA_API_KEY"
}
}
}
}3
Set up environment variables
Jina Reader MCP requires the following environment variables:
JINA_API_KEYRequiredJina AI API key for authentication
4
Verify it works
Restart Windsurf. Jina Reader MCP should appear in your MCP server list with 8 tools available.
This server adds approximately 4,120 tokens to your context window for tool definitions.