Connect Cursor

Cursor reads MCP servers from a config file. Point it at your endpoint and give it an access token.

A token is read-only: Cursor can read your posts, schedule, plan and AI token balance, but it cannot write or publish. If you want an assistant that writes, connect ChatGPT or Claude instead.

Set it up

Create an access token

On the MCP page, in the Access tokens card, click Create token, name it something like Cursor on my laptop, and copy the token. It is shown only once — see Access tokens for the full walkthrough.

Copy the config

Scroll to Setup guide, select the Cursor tab and copy the block under Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json. It already has your endpoint filled in:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "avada-blog": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://…/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add it to your config file

Open ~/.cursor/mcp.json — create the file if it isn't there — and paste the block in. Replace YOUR_TOKEN with the token you created.

If the file already has an mcpServers block, add avada-blog beside your existing entries instead of replacing them.

Use .cursor/mcp.json inside a project folder instead if you only want the server in that project. Remember that a token in a project file gets committed with the project unless you exclude it.

Check it worked

Restart Cursor and open Settings → MCP. The avada-blog server should be listed with its tools. Ask Cursor "what's scheduled to go out on my blog next?"

Replace the token

Edit the Authorization line in ~/.cursor/mcp.json with the new token and restart Cursor.

Disconnect

Remove the avada-blog entry from ~/.cursor/mcp.json and restart Cursor. Also revoke the token on the MCP page, otherwise it stays usable anywhere else you pasted it.

Trouble connecting? See Troubleshooting.

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