Best MCP servers for Cursor

Choose a Cursor MCP server for one missing capability: file access, repository history, web fetching or persistent context. This shortlist compares four reference servers already in the directory. The Install tabs below reuse each entry’s source-linked setup; Cursor is selected first.

Start with the task, then choose the server

Filesystem exposes a selected directory, Git provides structured repository operations, Fetch retrieves web content, and Memory stores a knowledge graph between sessions. These are task-based starting points, without a claim that one server is best for every Cursor project.

Where does Cursor MCP configuration go?

Use .cursor/mcp.json for one project or ~/.cursor/mcp.json for your personal global configuration. Merge the selected server into the existing mcpServers object instead of replacing your other connections. Local stdio servers need the runtime named in the snippet: Node.js with npx, or Python with uvx.

Review permissions before the first tool call

Replace /path/to/allowed/dir or /path/to/repo with an intentional test directory. Filesystem and Git include write-capable tools; they are not read-only by default. Keep tool approval enabled, review external text as untrusted input, and avoid storing secrets in Memory. AgentSkillsDir has not integration-tested these servers in your Cursor environment.

Explore setup and other MCP workflows

Open a directory entry to inspect its pinned revision and source terms before using the snippet.

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Claude Code MCP guide: Compare the same protocol in a different host; configuration files differ.

Cursor MCP shortlist by workflow

Four existing reference-server entries; order is by task, not a benchmark score.
Server	Use it for	Check first
Filesystem	Explicit file and directory access	Node.js; restrict allowed paths and review write tools
Git	Repository history and structured Git operations	Python / uvx; choose a test repository
Fetch	Retrieve web pages for research	Python / uvx; review outbound requests and fetched content
Memory	Persistent knowledge-graph context	Node.js; decide what may be stored

Source-linked candidates

Fetch

Retrieves web content and converts HTML into Markdown for use through MCP.

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Install

Pick your client, then copy the command.

Source licenseMIT
Pinnedbbb701e
Source checked2026-10-17

Claude Code

Run in your terminal

claude mcp add fetch -- uvx mcp-server-fetch

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.fetch]
command = "uvx"
args = ["mcp-server-fetch"]

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json in a project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fetch": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-server-fetch"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fetch": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-server-fetch"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Git

Check out the pinned revision

git clone 'https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers.git'
cd servers && git checkout bbb701e7ac1e57f3edd1c2836b94c5457eaf7b9c

Any agent

Paste into your agent chat

Read the source at https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers/blob/bbb701e7ac1e57f3edd1c2836b94c5457eaf7b9c/src/fetch/README.md (pinned revision bbb701e7ac1e). Explain what it does and which tools, credentials and network access it needs. Do not install or run anything until I confirm.

All client instructions (works without JavaScript)

Claude Code

Run in your terminal

claude mcp add fetch -- uvx mcp-server-fetch

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.fetch]
command = "uvx"
args = ["mcp-server-fetch"]

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json in a project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fetch": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-server-fetch"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fetch": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-server-fetch"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Git

Check out the pinned revision

git clone 'https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers.git'
cd servers && git checkout bbb701e7ac1e57f3edd1c2836b94c5457eaf7b9c

Any agent

Paste into your agent chat

Read the source at https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers/blob/bbb701e7ac1e57f3edd1c2836b94c5457eaf7b9c/src/fetch/README.md (pinned revision bbb701e7ac1e). Explain what it does and which tools, credentials and network access it needs. Do not install or run anything until I confirm.

Listed ≠ audited. Snippets follow the pinned source docs; review the source and any scripts before running them. Nothing is installed from this page.

Filesystem

Implements file-system operations through an MCP server built with Node.js.

Install

Pick your client, then copy the command.

Claude Code

Run in your terminal

claude mcp add filesystem -- npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem /path/to/allowed/dir

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.filesystem]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem", "/path/to/allowed/dir"]

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json in a project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
        "/path/to/allowed/dir"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
        "/path/to/allowed/dir"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Git

Check out the pinned revision

git clone 'https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers.git'
cd servers && git checkout bbb701e7ac1e57f3edd1c2836b94c5457eaf7b9c

Any agent

Paste into your agent chat

Read the source at https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers/blob/bbb701e7ac1e57f3edd1c2836b94c5457eaf7b9c/src/filesystem/README.md (pinned revision bbb701e7ac1e). Explain what it does and which tools, credentials and network access it needs. Do not install or run anything until I confirm.

All client instructions (works without JavaScript)

Claude Code

Run in your terminal

claude mcp add filesystem -- npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem /path/to/allowed/dir

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.filesystem]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem", "/path/to/allowed/dir"]

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json in a project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
        "/path/to/allowed/dir"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
        "/path/to/allowed/dir"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Git

Check out the pinned revision

git clone 'https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers.git'
cd servers && git checkout bbb701e7ac1e57f3edd1c2836b94c5457eaf7b9c

Any agent

Paste into your agent chat

Read the source at https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers/blob/bbb701e7ac1e57f3edd1c2836b94c5457eaf7b9c/src/filesystem/README.md (pinned revision bbb701e7ac1e). Explain what it does and which tools, credentials and network access it needs. Do not install or run anything until I confirm.

Listed ≠ audited. Snippets follow the pinned source docs; review the source and any scripts before running them. Nothing is installed from this page.

Git

Provides MCP tools for reading, searching and modifying Git repositories.

Install

Pick your client, then copy the command.

Source licenseMIT
Pinnedbbb701e
Source checked2026-10-17

Claude Code

Run in your terminal

claude mcp add git -- uvx mcp-server-git --repository /path/to/repo

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.git]
command = "uvx"
args = ["mcp-server-git", "--repository", "/path/to/repo"]

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json in a project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "git": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-server-git",
        "--repository",
        "/path/to/repo"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "git": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-server-git",
        "--repository",
        "/path/to/repo"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Git

Check out the pinned revision

git clone 'https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers.git'
cd servers && git checkout bbb701e7ac1e57f3edd1c2836b94c5457eaf7b9c

Any agent

Paste into your agent chat

Read the source at https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers/blob/bbb701e7ac1e57f3edd1c2836b94c5457eaf7b9c/src/git/README.md (pinned revision bbb701e7ac1e). Explain what it does and which tools, credentials and network access it needs. Do not install or run anything until I confirm.

All client instructions (works without JavaScript)

Claude Code

Run in your terminal

claude mcp add git -- uvx mcp-server-git --repository /path/to/repo

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.git]
command = "uvx"
args = ["mcp-server-git", "--repository", "/path/to/repo"]

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json in a project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "git": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-server-git",
        "--repository",
        "/path/to/repo"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "git": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-server-git",
        "--repository",
        "/path/to/repo"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Git

Check out the pinned revision

git clone 'https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers.git'
cd servers && git checkout bbb701e7ac1e57f3edd1c2836b94c5457eaf7b9c

Any agent

Paste into your agent chat

Read the source at https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers/blob/bbb701e7ac1e57f3edd1c2836b94c5457eaf7b9c/src/git/README.md (pinned revision bbb701e7ac1e). Explain what it does and which tools, credentials and network access it needs. Do not install or run anything until I confirm.

Listed ≠ audited. Snippets follow the pinned source docs; review the source and any scripts before running them. Nothing is installed from this page.

Memory

Stores persistent conversational context using a local knowledge graph.

Install

Pick your client, then copy the command.

Claude Code

Run in your terminal

claude mcp add memory -- npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-memory

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.memory]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-memory"]

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json in a project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "memory": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-memory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "memory": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-memory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Git

Check out the pinned revision

git clone 'https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers.git'
cd servers && git checkout bbb701e7ac1e57f3edd1c2836b94c5457eaf7b9c

Any agent

Paste into your agent chat

Read the source at https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers/blob/bbb701e7ac1e57f3edd1c2836b94c5457eaf7b9c/src/memory/README.md (pinned revision bbb701e7ac1e). Explain what it does and which tools, credentials and network access it needs. Do not install or run anything until I confirm.

All client instructions (works without JavaScript)

Claude Code

Run in your terminal

claude mcp add memory -- npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-memory

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.memory]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-memory"]

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json in a project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "memory": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-memory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "memory": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-memory"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Git

Check out the pinned revision

git clone 'https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers.git'
cd servers && git checkout bbb701e7ac1e57f3edd1c2836b94c5457eaf7b9c

Any agent

Paste into your agent chat

Read the source at https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers/blob/bbb701e7ac1e57f3edd1c2836b94c5457eaf7b9c/src/memory/README.md (pinned revision bbb701e7ac1e). Explain what it does and which tools, credentials and network access it needs. Do not install or run anything until I confirm.

Listed ≠ audited. Snippets follow the pinned source docs; review the source and any scripts before running them. Nothing is installed from this page.

FAQ

How do I add an MCP server to Cursor?

Select Cursor in a server’s Install tabs, review its prerequisites, then merge the JSON into .cursor/mcp.json for your project or ~/.cursor/mcp.json globally. Replace example paths, confirm the server starts, and test a harmless read before allowing writes.

Which Cursor MCP server should I install first?

Start with the capability your task lacks: Filesystem for explicit directory access, Git for repository operations, Fetch for web pages, or Memory for persistent context. Check Cursor’s existing tools before adding overlapping access.

Does clicking an Install tab install a server?

No. Tabs only show existing setup snippets and copy buttons. Nothing is executed or installed by this page. Review the pinned source, runtime and access scope before running a command yourself.

Reference: https://cursor.com/docs/mcp

These selections are organized by task, without invented ratings, search volumes or compatibility-test results.