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MCP servers and skills for Cursor

Setup steps and file locations from Anysphere's own documentation. Checked Nov 14, 2026.

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MCP servers

✓ Supported

Add a server

  1. Create .cursor/mcp.json in the project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json for all projects.
  2. Add an entry under mcpServers: command, args and env for a local server, or url and headers for a remote one.
  3. Save the file; for marketplace servers you can instead click Add to Cursor.
  4. Open Customize in the sidebar and make sure the server's toggle is on.
  5. Complete the OAuth sign-in if the server requests it.

Where it's saved

Project
.cursor/mcp.json
Global
~/.cursor/mcp.json

Anysphere's MCP documentationOpen the config builderHow to connect MCP servers to AI clients

Skills

✓ Supported

A skill is a folder with a SKILL.md file. Cursor finds skills here:

Project
.agents/skills/.cursor/skills/
User
~/.agents/skills/~/.cursor/skills/
Compatibility
.claude/skills/.codex/skills/~/.claude/skills/~/.codex/skills/

Anysphere's skills documentationHow to create a skill

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Questions

Does Cursor support MCP servers?
Yes. Cursor runs local servers over stdio and connects to remote servers over SSE or Streamable HTTP, with OAuth when a server needs it. Servers go in .cursor/mcp.json for one project or ~/.cursor/mcp.json for all of them.
Does Cursor support skills?
Yes. Cursor loads each folder with a SKILL.md from .cursor/skills/ or .agents/skills/ in a project, or the same folders in your home directory. It also reads Claude and Codex skill folders.