Persistent memory for Windsurf

Windsurf forgets everything between sessions. Connect it to Kit for AI and it saves what matters as it works — and recalls it in any later session, on any machine.

Why Windsurf forgets

Windsurf's Cascade agent plans and edits impressively — then forgets the whole session. Its local memories help one machine, but your decisions, preferences, and project facts deserve a store that survives reinstalls and follows you across tools. That's what an MCP memory server adds.

What you get

• remember / recall as tools the agent calls on its own — no manual note-keeping.
• Retrieval by meaning: "what did we decide about auth?" finds the JWT decision.
• One shared store: what this tool learns, Claude, Cursor, and your code can recall too.
• Near-duplicate detection and versioning keep months of memories clean.
• Same account ingests documents and URLs — memory and knowledge in one retrieval system.

Set it up in about 2 minutes

1. 1Open Windsurf → Settings → Cascade → MCP servers → Add server (raw config).
2. 2Paste the kit-for-ai block (below).
3. 3Create a free API key at kitforai.com/app/settings and replace YOUR_API_KEY.
4. 4Refresh servers — Cascade picks up remember/recall and uses them mid-task.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kit-for-ai": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://kitforai.com/api/mcp",
      "headers": { "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY" }
    }
  }
}

FAQ

Windsurf already has local memories — why add this?

Local memories live on one machine inside one app. Kit for AI memory is cloud-shared: what Cascade learns is recallable from Claude, Cursor, or your backend — and it survives machine changes.

Does Windsurf save memories automatically?

Yes — once connected, the agent has remember and recall as callable tools and uses them on its own: it saves decisions and preferences mid-conversation and retrieves them when they're relevant. You can also tell it explicitly to remember something.

Is my data private?

Memories are owner-scoped to your account, served over HTTPS, with encryption at rest for stored content and an audit trail of what agents wrote. You can review, edit, and delete every memory from the dashboard.

Can my other AI tools share this memory?

Yes — that's the point. The same store is reachable from every MCP client and over REST, so what Windsurf learns, Claude, Cursor, and your own code can recall too.

Is it free?

There's a free plan — an account and API key cost nothing, and setup takes about two minutes. Paid plans add higher quotas and team features.