# Add a blog to your Windsurf site

> Add a blog from Windsurf: log in with the Mentionwell CLI, let Cascade add /blog, then ask for a post over MCP and it goes live on your domain.

Yes, Windsurf can add a blog to your site and publish to it. Log in with the Mentionwell CLI, paste the setup prompt into Cascade so it adds a /blog route, then add the Mentionwell MCP server. After that, you ask Cascade for a post and it goes live on your domain.

## Setup

1. **Sign up and set up your site from the terminal.** Login opens your browser, signs you up if you are new, and stores a token on your machine. No key to paste anywhere. Onboard then reads your site, learns the brand, plans articles, and starts your first one. New accounts get a 14-day trial with one real article, no card.

   ```
   npx mentionwell-cli login
   npx mentionwell-cli onboard yoursite.com
   ```

2. **Let Windsurf add the blog.** In the app, open Connect, choose “In my code editor or terminal”, and paste the setup prompt into Windsurf with your project open. The agent adds a /blog route that reads posts from the Mentionwell Reader API. Prefer to do the wiring yourself? Run the CLI in the project: it detects your framework, syncs env vars, and verifies delivery.

   ```
   npx mentionwell-cli init
   ```

3. **Ask for a post, and it goes live.** Add the account MCP server so Windsurf can write and publish for you. In Windsurf the config lives in ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json, or add it from Cascade's MCP settings. Refresh the MCP servers after saving. Then ask in plain language, for example “write a post on onboarding checklists and ship it to yoursite.com”. The article lands at yoursite.com/blog in roughly twelve minutes, and the agent hands back the live URL.

   ```
   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "mentionwell": {
         "command": "npx",
         "args": ["-y", "mentionwell-mcp-account"]
       }
     }
   }
   ```

## FAQ

### How do I set it up from Windsurf?

Run `npx mentionwell-cli login`, paste the setup prompt from the Connect screen into Cascade with your project open so it adds the /blog route, and add the `mentionwell-mcp-account` server to your Windsurf MCP config. The config needs no key.

### Is there a docs server too?

Yes. `mentionwell-mcp-docs` needs no account and answers Mentionwell questions from the official docs, so the code Cascade writes matches the real API.

### Do I need a CMS?

No. Mentionwell stores and serves the articles. Your site only needs a /blog page that reads them, and your AI builder writes that page for you from the setup prompt.

### What does it cost to try?

Nothing. Every new account gets a 14-day trial with one real article written for your site (it starts as soon as setup finishes), plus a few AI visibility checks. No card. After 14 days you stay on the Free plan, which still writes 1 article a month. Builder is $24/month ($19/month billed yearly) for 5 articles, a weekly AI search check, and the CLI and MCP for your coding agent. Starter is $79/month for 15 articles.

Start free: https://app.mentionwell.com/sign-up
MCP servers and CLI: https://mentionwell.com/mcp
Canonical URL: https://mentionwell.com/builders/windsurf