Connect to Cursor

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in this guide, learn how to connect your mcp toolbox to cursor prerequisites cursor account docid\ jqy6i5acfim kom9erv7a to connect your mcp toolbox to cursor open the desktop version of cursor on the upper right hand side, click the settings icon to open the cursor settings dialog in the left sidebar, click tools & integrations (or tools , if you're on the free plan) under mcp tools , click add custom mcp to open the editor for the mcp json file in the editor, add the configuration below { "mcpservers" { "make" { "url" "\<mcp toolbox url>", "headers" { "authorization" "bearer \<toolbox key>" } } } optionally, use an env variable when adding the toolbox key for additional security to learn more, see https //cursor com/docs/context/mcp to complete the configuration, replace the placeholders with your actual values mcp toolbox url the url generated when you created the mcp toolbox toolbox key the key generated for the mcp toolbox configuration example { "mcpservers" { "make" { "url" "https //eu2 make com/mcp/server/•••••••••••••", "headers" { "authorization" "bearer •••••••••••••" } } } you've now connected your mcp toolbox to cursor troubleshooting if an oauth consent screen appears when you're trying to connect, your mcp toolbox url or key is likely incorrect for guidance, see docid\ jqy6i5acfim kom9erv7a mcp toolbox timeout your mcp toolbox scenarios must finish running within 40 seconds if a scenario runs longer, the connection times out and no outputs return to the client