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Best MCP Servers for Cursor IDE

Connect Cursor Composer and AI agents directly to local databases, file systems, GitHub repositories, and external APIs using Model Context Protocol (MCP).

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Quick answer

Where is the Cursor MCP config file located?

Cursor MCP config can be placed in .cursor/mcp.json at your project root, or added under Cursor Settings -> Features -> MCP Server.

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Configuration

mcp.json
Location
~/.cursor/mcp.json
Snippet
JSON
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem", "/path/to/allowed/dir"],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}

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