Connect MCPM Tools to Cursor IDE

Cursor IDE has first-class MCP support. This guide shows you how to supercharge Cursor with tools from mcpm.

Why MCP in Cursor?

With MCP tools, Cursor's AI can:

• Query your database directly
• Search your documentation
• Run tests and analyze results
• Interact with your APIs
• Reference your codebase intelligently

Step 1: Find Cursor-Ready Tools

mcpm-dev search "code"
mcpm-dev search "database"
mcpm-dev search "testing"

Popular tools for Cursor:

• github-assistant — review PRs, search code
• database-explorer — query databases inline
• code-interpreter — execute Python in a sandbox
• docs-search — search your documentation

Step 2: Install

mcpm-dev add github-assistant
mcpm-dev add database-explorer

Step 3: Configure Cursor

Open Cursor Settings → Features → MCP → Add Server.

Or edit .cursor/mcp.json in your project:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github-assistant": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "github-assistant"],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "${GITHUB_TOKEN}"
      }
    },
    "database-explorer": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "database-explorer"],
      "env": {
        "DB_URL": "postgresql://localhost:5432/mydb"
      }
    }
  }
}

Step 4: Use in Cursor

Open the AI chat (Cmd+L / Ctrl+L) and try:

• "Show me the schema of the users table" → calls database-explorer
• "Create a PR for this branch" → calls github-assistant
• "Run the test suite and fix any failures" → calls test-runner

Cursor's agent automatically selects the right tool for each request.

Project-Specific Configuration

For team projects, commit .cursor/mcp.json to your repo:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "project-docs": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@company/project-docs-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "DOCS_PATH": "${workspaceFolder}/docs"
      }
    }
  }
}

Everyone on the team gets the same tools automatically.

Debugging in Cursor

If a tool isn't working:

1. Open Cursor Settings → MCP
2. Check the server status (green = connected)
3. Click "View Logs" to see errors
4. Try running the command manually in terminal

Pro Tips

• Use npx -y — it auto-installs if the package isn't cached
• Scope tools per project — not every project needs every tool
• Set environment variables in .env and reference them in config
• Update regularly: mcpm-dev update

Cursor + mcpm = the most powerful AI coding experience available today.

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