Connect Cursor
Cursor reads MCP servers from a config file. Point it at your server URL and give it an access token.
A token can read your SEO data and change it — edit meta tags, create redirects, start optimization runs. Treat it like a password: anyone holding it can do the same.
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 server URL filled in:
{
"mcpServers": {
"avada-seo": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://…/mcp/s/your-store.myshopify.com",
"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-seo 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-seo server should be listed with its tools. Ask Cursor "which of my products are missing a meta description?"
Replace the token
Edit the Authorization line in ~/.cursor/mcp.json with the new token and restart Cursor.
Disconnect
Remove the avada-seo 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.