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Connect Hive to Windsurf

Add Hive to Windsurf and Codeium's Cascade agent can query live crypto data while you code.


Before you start

  1. Windsurf installed from codeium.com/windsurf.
  2. A free Hive API key from /dashboard/keys.

30-second setup

1. Open the MCP config file

Windsurf reads MCP servers from ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json. Create the file if it doesn't exist.

2. Paste this config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hive": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "hive-intelligence@latest"],
      "env": {
        "HIVE_API_KEY": "YOUR_HIVE_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace YOUR_HIVE_API_KEY with the key from /dashboard/keys.

3. Restart Windsurf

Quit Windsurf fully and reopen. Cascade will pick up the Hive MCP server on launch.

4. Verify it worked

Open Cascade (⌘L on macOS) and ask:

"Using the Hive MCP server, what is the current price of BTC and ETH?"

Cascade should call Hive's get_price tool and return live data.


What to ask in Windsurf

  • "Write a Python script that pulls top DeFi yields from Hive and posts a daily summary to Slack."
  • "Check this contract address for security issues before I deploy code that calls it: 0x..."
  • "Build me a Next.js API route that returns the current BTC funding rate from every major exchange."
  • "Given this wallet address, show me current holdings and 24h P&L — generate the fetch code."

Cascade mixes Hive tool calls with code generation — the agent picks the right tool per step.


Troubleshooting

Cascade doesn't list Hive. Confirm ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json exists and is valid JSON. Restart Windsurf.

"npx: command not found". Install Node.js 18+ from nodejs.org, then restart Windsurf.

API key rejected. Verify at /dashboard/keys; keys are whitespace-sensitive.


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