What you need
Cursor with MCP support, and one server from this directory. Prefer a remote server when you can: the install JSON is shorter and you do not run a local process.
Steps
- Open a server page. Read the short description and the install block.
- Copy the Cursor JSON from the install section.
- In Cursor, open Settings, then MCP, then open the config file (usually
~/.cursor/mcp.jsonor the project.cursor/mcp.json). - Paste the server under
mcpServers. Keep the surrounding JSON valid. Save. - Restart the MCP connection or reload the window. The server name should appear in the MCP list.
- Ask Cursor to call one tool from that server. If the call fails, open the config checker on this site and paste your JSON.
If it fails
- Check that the JSON still parses. A trailing comma is the usual break.
- For a local (
stdio) server, confirm the command is on your PATH. - For a remote server, confirm the URL responds and that any key the publisher asks for is set.