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How to Connect Freshservice to Cursor — via MCP

Manage Freshservice (ITSM: tickets, problems, changes, assets, agents, requesters, departments) from any AI agent. 10 tools, basic-auth with API key.

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MCP connector

Freshservice

Manage Freshservice (ITSM: tickets, problems, changes, assets, agents, requesters, departments) from any AI agent. 10 tools, basic-auth with API key.

Tools

10

Region

INTL

Category

support

Authentication

Basic Auth

Required env vars

FRESHSERVICE_SUBDOMAINFRESHSERVICE_API_KEY
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  • Open-source on GitHub
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  • Works with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini
    Any MCP-compatible client

No install? Use cloud.anythingmcp.com directly.

Sign in, install the Freshservice in one click, paste the credentials, mint an MCP API key — done. No Docker, no git clone, no local server to run.

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TL;DR

Manage Freshservice (ITSM: tickets, problems, changes, assets, agents, requesters, departments) from any AI agent. 10 tools, basic-auth with API key.

💡 No install? Use cloud.anythingmcp.com directly. Sign in, click Connectors → Freshservice, paste your credentials, mint an MCP API key — done. No Docker, no git clone, no local server.

Freshservice + Cursor

Manage Freshservice (ITSM: tickets, problems, changes, assets, agents, requesters, departments) from any AI agent. 10 tools, basic-auth with API key.

Prerequisites

See the full setup instructions baked into the connector (visible in the in-app store when you select the connector). The required environment variables for this connector are:

FRESHSERVICE_SUBDOMAIN, FRESHSERVICE_API_KEY

Step 1 — Get credentials

This connector wraps the Freshservice API v2 (per-tenant — yourdomain.freshservice.com/api/v2).

Setup:

  1. Log into your Freshservice instance → top-right avatar → Profile Settings → View API Key (you may need to log in again to reveal).
  2. Note your tenant subdomain (the part before .freshservice.com).
  3. Set FRESHSERVICE_SUBDOMAIN (just the subdomain) and FRESHSERVICE_API_KEY.

Authentication: HTTP Basic, with the API key as username and the literal string X as the password: Authorization: Basic base64(API_KEY:X) The adapter sets this via BASIC_AUTH (username = api key, password = 'X'). Using your account password instead of the API key is allowed but discouraged.

…(continued in the in-app connector instructions)

Step 2 — Install the adapter

git clone https://github.com/HelpCode-ai/anythingmcp.git
cd anythingmcp && docker compose up -d

Step 3 — Add the connector in Cursor

Cursor reads MCP servers from ~/.cursor/mcp.json. Add this entry:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "anythingmcp": {
      "url": "https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_MCP_API_KEY" }
    }
  }
}
  1. Get your MCP API key from AnythingMCP → Profile → MCP API Keys → New Key.
  2. Save the file and restart Cursor.
  3. Open Cursor → Settings → MCP to verify Freshservice is listed and "Connected".
  4. Start chatting — all Freshservice tools are now invokable.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
freshservice_list_ticketsList tickets
freshservice_get_ticketGet one ticket by ID with full description + custom fields
freshservice_create_ticketCreate a new ticket
freshservice_update_ticketUpdate a ticket's status, priority, assignee, tags, custom fields, subject, or description
freshservice_reply_to_ticketAdd a public reply to a ticket — visible to the requester
freshservice_add_noteAdd an internal (private) note to a ticket — NOT visible to the requester
freshservice_list_problemsList problem records
freshservice_list_changesList change requests
freshservice_list_assetsList CI assets in the Freshservice CMDB
freshservice_list_agentsList agents (your IT team members)

FAQ

Does Cursor support custom MCP servers on the free tier? Yes — MCP is available on Hobby, Pro and Business plans.

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