Connect Jam to Windsurf
Give Windsurf governed access to Jam’s 15 tools through Runlayer, with identity, policy, scanning, and audit on every call.
Set up
Add Jam to Windsurf in four steps
Admins approve the server once. Everyone in Windsurf then gets it through the same governed connection.
- 1
Approve Jam in Runlayer
Add Jam from the catalog and choose who can use it and which of its tools are allowed.
- 2
Connect Windsurf to Runlayer
Users add the Runlayer Plugin to Windsurf by following Runlayer’s setup guide. Windsurf reaches Jam’s 15 tools through the Runlayer Plugin’s search and execute tools instead of listing each one.
Windsurf setup guide - 3
Sign in to Jam
Sign in the way Jam requires. Runlayer holds the credentials so they stay out of the client’s configuration.
- 4
Use Jam from Windsurf
Jam’s approved tools appear in Windsurf. Every call is checked against policy and recorded.
Tools
15 Jam tools in Windsurf
Runlayer policy decides which of these Windsurf users can call. 13 read data only.
Get Jam bug report details and metadata
Retrieve comprehensive metadata and details for a specific Jam bug report.
Get network activity and HTTP request logs
Extract network activity logs captured during the Jam session.
Get browser console output and javascript logs
Retrieve browser console output captured during the Jam session.
Get user interaction timeline and events
Access the complete timeline of user interactions captured in the Jam.
Get custom Jam metadata
Retrieve custom metadata set via the jam.metadata() SDK.
Get visual screenshots and image attachments
Retrieve visual screenshots and image attachments from screenshot-type Jams.
Analyze video recording
Extract user intents from a Jam recording.
Get video transcript
Retrieve the speech transcript (captions) from a video Jam recording in WebVTT format with timestamps.
Control
What Runlayer can see and stop in Windsurf
Some controls apply to every client at the gateway. Others depend on what Windsurf exposes to Runlayer.
Gateway policy (available)
Every Jam call from Windsurf passes through Runlayer, where your policies can allow, alert, mask, or block it.
Audit trail (available)
Each call is recorded with the user, Windsurf as the client, the tool, and the policy and scanner decisions.
Client hooks (available)
Capture supported prompts, reasoning, local and MCP tool calls, responses, and scanner decisions in real time.
Stop a call before it runs (available)
Runlayer can deny a tool call before Windsurf runs it.
Block output after it runs (not available)
Windsurf ignores Runlayer after a tool runs, so Runlayer cannot block its output. The gateway still applies policy to the call.
Redact output in place (not available)
Windsurf has no way to receive replacement output, so Runlayer cannot mask it. The gateway still applies policy to the call.
In Windsurf
- Enforcement needs Windsurf 1.12.31 or newer.
- When Runlayer denies a call, Windsurf shows the reason to the user; Runlayer cannot adjust the call’s inputs.
Frequently asked questions
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