Cursor MCP: add MCP servers to Cursor

One click from Customize

1. Open Customize in the sidebar and click MCPs.
2. Search for the server and click Add to Cursor.
3. If the server uses OAuth, follow the sign-in prompts.

Any remote MCP server via mcp.json

1. Create ~/.cursor/mcp.json for all your projects, or .cursor/mcp.json inside a project to share it with your team through git. Both files are merged; if they define the same server, the project file wins.
2. Add the server under mcpServers with its url. For an API key, add it under headers; for OAuth servers Cursor runs the sign-in itself.
3. Save the file and restart Cursor. The server appears under Customize → MCPs, where you can switch it on or off.
4. In the Agent chat, Cursor uses MCP tools when they are relevant and, by default, asks for your approval before running one.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "anythingmcp": {
      "url": "https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/YOUR_SERVER_ID",
      "headers": {
        "X-API-Key": "${env:ANYTHINGMCP_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}

${env:NAME} keeps keys out of files you commit. On Enterprise plans, admins can restrict which MCP servers and tools users may run.