Connect Cursor agents to tools and data sources.
Cursor supports Model Context Protocol for connecting external tools and data to its agent workflows.
Use Cursor Settings > MCP / Tools and Integrations.
Add a command, URL, or mcp.json entry from the server docs.
Confirm the server connects before asking the agent to use its tools.
Agent mode, rules, MCP configuration, background agents, and coding workflow customization.
Provider docsUse remote MCP tools through the Responses API.
OpenAI Responses API can import tools from remote MCP servers that support Streamable HTTP or HTTP/SSE, then call those tools as part of a model run.
Connect Claude Messages API to remote MCP servers.
Anthropic MCP connector lets Claude API requests connect directly to remote MCP servers using a beta header and remote HTTP/SSE tools.
Persistent agent instructions for projects, teams, users, and AGENTS.md.
Cursor Rules let teams configure persistent instructions at project, team, and user scope, including support for AGENTS.md-style repository guidance.
Official MCP server for GitHub APIs.
The official GitHub MCP server exposes GitHub data and actions to MCP-compatible agents with remote and local configurations.