Connect VS Code or Windsurf to ReelDrop

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   Step 1: VS Code: add the server

   Open the Command Palette and run MCP: Add Server. Choose HTTP, paste the server URL, name it reeldrop, and pick Global so it works in every workspace. Or add it to your user mcp.json, or to .vscode/mcp.json for one workspace:

   mcp.json

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   {
     "servers": {
       "reeldrop": {
         "type": "http",
         "url": "https://mcp.reeldrop.io/mcp"
       }
     }
   }

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   Step 2: VS Code: trust it and sign in

   VS Code asks you to trust the server, then to allow it to sign in. Allow it, log in to ReelDrop in the browser and approve. VS Code registers itself automatically; there is no client ID to enter.

   To check it, run MCP: List Servers: reeldrop should be running. In the Chat view, switch to Agent and open the tools picker to see its tools.

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   Step 3: Windsurf (Devin Desktop): add the server

   Devin Desktop keeps MCP servers in ~/.config/devin/mcp_config.json, the same file its command line uses. The quickest route is the command line, which ships with the app:

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   devin mcp add -s user reeldrop https://mcp.reeldrop.io/mcp

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   devin mcp login reeldrop

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   Step 4: Windsurf (Devin Desktop): sign in

   devin mcp login opens the browser for the ReelDrop sign-in. In the app, reeldrop shows Needs auth with an Authenticate button instead; click it and approve in the browser. Once signed in, the server lists its tools in the MCPs panel.

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   Step 5: Run the first-run checklist

   Ask these four things in a new chat. All of them only read, so nothing changes on your account, and each answer proves a different part of the connection works:

   • "List my ReelDrop workspaces." Your real workspace names come back, not a guess.
   • "Which Instagram account is connected to that workspace, and is the connection healthy?"
   • "How much of my plan have I used this month?" On the free Starter plan, this is where the upgrade reply shows up instead.
   • "When is my next open posting slot?" If no posting schedule is saved yet, it asks for your timezone once and saves it to the workspace.

ReelDrop is also listed on Smithery and in the official MCP registry as io.reeldrop/reeldrop, so clients that browse either can find the server without you pasting the URL.