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Summary
Read Tally form submissions and manage forms/workspaces from any AI agent. 6 tools, Bearer-token auth. The modern free-tier-friendly alternative to Typeform.
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Example prompts for Tally
Click any prompt to copy it. Paste into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Gemini, Copilot or OpenClaw to run it against this connector.
Claude is AI and can make mistakes. Please double-check responses.
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Tally + Cursor
Read Tally form submissions and manage forms/workspaces from any AI agent. 6 tools, Bearer-token auth. The modern free-tier-friendly alternative to Typeform.
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:
TALLY_API_KEY
Step 1 — Get credentials
tally.so).
Setup:
- Sign in to https://tally.so → top-right avatar → Settings → API → Create API key.
- Copy the key (starts with
tly-). SetTALLY_API_KEY.
Authentication: Authorization: Bearer ${TALLY_API_KEY}.
Forms and responses: each form has an alphanumeric ID (e.g. wbN0Wd). Responses to a form are returned as an array of {questionId, answer, type} per submission.
Pagination: cursor-based with ?page=N&limit=M for submissions. Default 50 per page, max 100.
Webhooks out of scope (configure in Tally UI to point at your hosted endpoint).
…(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" }
}
}
}
- Get your MCP API key from AnythingMCP → Profile → MCP API Keys → New Key.
- Save the file and restart Cursor.
- Open Cursor → Settings → MCP to verify
Tallyis listed and "Connected". - Start chatting — all
Tallytools are now invokable.
Available tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
tally_list_workspaces | List workspaces (teams) |
tally_list_forms | List forms in a workspace |
tally_get_form | Fetch a form's full definition: questions[], theme, settings, redirectUrl, isClosed |
tally_list_form_submissions | List submissions to a form |
tally_get_form_submission | Fetch a single submission with its full responses[] |
tally_get_form_questions | List the questions defined on a form, with id, type, title, isRequired, options |
FAQ
Does Cursor support custom MCP servers on the free tier? Yes — MCP is available on Hobby, Pro and Business plans.
Next steps
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