Windsurf IDE with Meridian

Use Meridian as a custom provider in Windsurf IDE to access GPT-5 Codex, GPT-4.1, and DeepSeek V4 Pro directly inside Cascade.

Add Meridian as a Custom Provider

  1. Open Windsurf and navigate to Settings → Cascade → Custom Provider.
  2. Set Provider to OpenAI Compatible.
  3. Set Base URL to https://meridian.getnimbus.net/api/v1.
  4. Paste your Meridian API key (format: nim_live_***) into the API Key field.
  5. Under Models, add one or more of the recommended models listed below.

Recommended Models

Model IDBest for
gpt-5-codexComplex refactors, architecture, multi-file edits
azure-swc/gpt-4.1Fast completions, inline suggestions
azure-swc/DeepSeek-V4-ProLong-context analysis, large codebase reasoning

Verifying the Connection

After saving, open Cascade and send a test prompt. If the model responds, your Meridian integration is active. Check the Usage dashboard to confirm tokens are being counted against your Nimbus plan.

Meridian is a Nimbus product. All requests are routed through Nimbus infrastructure and subject to your plan's rate limits and data retention policies. API keys are scoped per workspace and can be rotated from the API Keys page.