Unstructured Transform MCP server installation for Devin Desktop (formerly the Windsurf IDE)

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Requirements

• A Devin account. To see if you have a plan, log in to your Devin account. Sign up for Devin.
• Devin Desktop installed on your local development machine. Install Devin Desktop.

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Install the Transform MCP server

Install the Unstructured Transform MCP server by using these instructions: 
https://docs.unstructured.io/transform/install/devin-desktop.md

1. Start Devin Desktop.
2. On the menu bar, click Devin > Settings > Devin Settings.
3. On the Devin Settings sidebar, under Devin Local, click Configuration.
4. Next to MCP servers, click Open Devin MCP marketplace.
5. On the Devin MCP Marketplace editor tab, next to Devin MCP Marketplace, click Add custom MCP. Devin Desktop opens its config.json settings file in a new editor tab. This file is typically located at:
   • For macOS and Linux: ~/.config/devin/config.json
   • For Windows: %APPDATA%\devin\config.json
6. Add the following entry to the mcpServers object:
   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "transform": {
         "serverUrl": "https://mcp.transform.unstructured.io",
         "transport": "http"
       }
     }
   }
   
7. Save and close the config.json file.
8. Back in the Devin MCP Marketplace editor tab, in the Installed area, next to transform, click Connect.
9. A web browser tab will appear, prompting you to authenticate with Transform. Follow the on-screen directions to finish authenticating.
10. After you authenticate, the Transform MCP server is ready for you to start using.

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Parse your source files

• Each file must be of a supported file type.
• Each file must be 50 MB or less in size.
• Each request must have 10 files or fewer.
• Only 5 requests can be running at a time.

1. After you install the Transform MCP server, open the folder that stores the files you want Transform to parse (from the main menu, click File > Open Folder).
2. In the Agent sidebar (from the main menu, click View > Appearance > Agent Sidebar), click New Session.
3. Next to the prompt box, in the agent picker, select Devin Local, if it is not already selected. (Additional choices can include Cascade and Devin Cloud).
   If Devin Local does not appear in the agent picker, do the following to show it:

   1. In Devin Desktop, open the Command Palette (from the main menu, click View > Command Palette).
   2. In the Command Palette, enter >Open Devin User Settings (remember to begin this command with >).
   3. In the Devin Settings editor tab, on the sidebar, click Agents.
   4. In the Agents section, turn on the switch labelled Enable ACP, if it is not already turned on.
   5. If Devin Local does not show as Enabled, click the Enable button.
   6. Go back to the agent picker. Devin Local should now appear.
4. In the prompt box, enter the following prompt:
   Use the Unstructured Transform MCP server to parse the files in this project.
   
   Provide the results as JSON files, one JSON file per source file.
   
   As needed, adapt the phrase in this project in the preceding prompt to indicate a more specific project folder. Also, as needed, guide Devin Desktop as to where to write Transform’s output into the project. Transform parses your input files and delivers its results to you as a set of output files, one output file per input file.

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Next steps

• Control Transform file parsing output: Control how the Unstructured Transform MCP server instructs Transform to partition, enrich, chunk, and embed the data based on your files.
• Control Transform structured data extraction: Control how the Unstructured Transform MCP server extracts and formats structured data from your files.
• Control Transform generated sample code: Control how the Unstructured Transform MCP server generates sample curl or Python code that demonstrates how to use Transform to partition, enrich, chunk, and embed the data based on your files.

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Questions? Need help?

• For technical support, request support.