Server Template For Cursor IDE MCP Server

Facilitates the creation of custom tools for the Cursor IDE using the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

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What is the Server Template For Cursor IDE MCP server?

Facilitates the creation of custom tools for the Cursor IDE using the Model Context Protocol (MCP). That is what the server template for cursor ide mcp server brings to an AI assistant: the same capability, reachable through the Model Context Protocol rather than a separate app or dashboard.

The short version

A simple template for creating custom tools for Cursor IDE using Model Context Protocol (MCP). Create your own repository from this template, modify the tools, and connect them to your Cursor IDE.

The tools it exposes

The server publishes 5 tools. What each one is for:

  • Type — Select "sse"
  • URL — Enter http://localhost:8000/sse
  • Name — Choose any name (e.g., "my-mcp-server-1")
  • Command — Paste the absolute path to cursor-run-mcp-server.sh that you copied earlier. For example: /Users/kirillmarkin/weaviate-mcp-server/cursor-run-mcp-serve
  • MCP_USER_AGENT — Custom User-Agent for website fetching

What it needs from you

Configuration is passed through the environment: MCP_SERVER_HOST. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.

Getting it running

@smithery/cli on npm is all you need. Most clients run it directly, so configuration is a few lines and a restart.

How it compares

This sits in the developer tooling group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. Server Template For Cursor IDE's toolset — Type, URL, Name and 2 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by MyBlockcities; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

Things to watch

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
TypeSelect "sse"
URLEnter http://localhost:8000/sse
NameChoose any name (e.g., "my-mcp-server-1")
CommandPaste the absolute path to cursor-run-mcp-server.sh that you copied earlier. For example: /Users/kirillmarkin/weaviate-mcp-server/cursor-run-mcp-server.sh
MCP_USER_AGENTCustom User-Agent for website fetching

How to install the Server Template For Cursor IDE MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "server-template-for-cursor-ide-1": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@smithery/cli"],
      "env": {
        "MCP_SERVER_HOST": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
MCP_SERVER_HOSTEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Optional

Example prompts to try

  • Use Server Template For Cursor IDE to Type.
  • Use Server Template For Cursor IDE to URL.
  • Use Server Template For Cursor IDE to Name.

Frequently asked questions

It's a template for creating custom tools and extensions for the Cursor IDE, leveraging the Model Context Protocol (MCP).