Best MCP Servers for Cursor (2026)

Cursor is the AI-first code editor: a VS Code fork whose agent reads your codebase, edits across files and runs terminal commands. MCP servers extend that agent beyond the editor's walls — querying your database, driving a browser for end-to-end checks, searching documentation or talking to project management tools. Cursor supports both local stdio servers and remote SSE/Streamable HTTP endpoints, so almost everything in the MCP Registry can be attached one way or the other.

Rather than browse twenty thousand registry entries, start here: every server below clears an objective bar — 10+ GitHub stars, 100+ monthly package downloads, or a verified official tier — and is ranked by stars, maintenance recency and downloads. No paid placement. Each entry links to its full page with Cursor-ready config.

A data-ranked shortlist of the 12 strongest MCP servers for Cursor — every entry links to its full page with copy-paste configs. List compiled 2026-10-28; rankings refresh as the underlying data updates.

How entries are picked: An entry is eligible only if it meets at least one of: 10+ GitHub stars, 100+ monthly npm/PyPI downloads, or a verified official/reference tier on its brand page; entries meeting none of the three are excluded, as are archived repositories. Eligible entries are ranked by a score built from: GitHub stars — multiplied by 10 when the entry has a verified official/reference tier, so official status counts as ten times the community traction rather than a flat bonus; maintenance recency (last push); and npm/PyPI downloads where available. Two tie-break rules keep the list honest: when the same repository is shared by several listings, its star count does not contribute to ranking (the shared figure would otherwise swamp independent projects), and when several implementations share a product name, only the highest-scoring one is listed — the others stay in the directory. Data comes from the public MCP Registry (description, install method), GitHub repository stats and package download counts — no editorial scoring, no paid inclusion, and sponsorship never affects these lists.

Connecting MCP servers to Cursor

Cursor manages MCP servers from Cursor Settings → MCP (or by editing mcp.json directly). Global servers live in ~/.cursor/mcp.json; a repository can ship its own set in .cursor/mcp.json, which is how teams share a standard toolbelt through version control. Each entry below shows the ready-made JSON — local servers take a command, remote servers take a url. After adding, open the MCP panel and flip on the tools you want the agent to use; a red status dot there means the server failed to start, usually a missing API key or a command that is not on PATH.

Full Cursor install guide ↗Editorial top 10 for Cursor ↗What is MCP? ↗

The shortlist at a glance

Full commands and configs are on each entry below and on the server's own page.

#	Server	What it does	Stars	Install	Transport
1	REA	Reverse engineer anything from your terminal or agent with one CLI and MCP server.	391,152	npx rea-agents	npm
2	GitHub	GitHub's official MCP Server	33,707	HTTP endpoint	Streamable HTTPremote only
3	Skyvern	AI-powered browser automation — navigate, click, fill forms, and extract data from any website.	23,223	HTTP endpoint	Streamable HTTPremote only
4	Apify Mcp Server	Extract data from any website with thousands of scrapers, crawlers, and automations on Apify Store ⚡	13,319	HTTP endpoint	Streamable HTTPremote only
5	Browser Use	Browser agents and stealth cloud browsers for AI: run web tasks, fill forms, extract data.	118,349	uvx browser-use	Python, Streamable HTTP
6	Scrapling MCP Server	Web scraping with stealth HTTP, real browsers, and Cloudflare bypass. CSS selectors supported.	88,324	uvx scrapling	Python, Docker
7	World Monitor	Real-time global intelligence across conflict, markets, energy, trade, shipping and cyber. 97 tools.	89,597	HTTP endpoint	Streamable HTTPremote only
8	Netdata	Real-time infrastructure monitoring with metrics, logs, alerts, and ML-based anomaly detection.	81,142	HTTP endpoint	Streamable HTTPremote only
9	Firecrawl	🔥 Official Firecrawl MCP Server - Adds powerful web scraping and search to Cursor, Claude and any other LLM…	7,627	npx firecrawl-mcp	stdio
10	Front-End Checklist	Review frontend code and live pages against 386 quality-gated web development rules.	74,570	HTTP endpoint	Streamable HTTPremote only
11	Context7	Up-to-date code docs for any prompt	63,214	npx @upstash/context7-mcp	npm, mcpb, Streamable HTTP
12	Chrome DevTools MCP	MCP server for Chrome DevTools	54,205	npx chrome-devtools-mcp	npm

REA

by morluto

Reverse engineer anything from your terminal or agent with one CLI and MCP server.

⭐ 391,152 starsLast push: 2026-10-26License: MITRepository ↗Full page & details →

Install with your client

Claude Desktopconfig JSON

Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rea": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "rea-agents"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude CodeCLI command

Claude Code

claude mcp add rea -- npx -y rea-agents

Cursorconfig JSON

Cursor

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rea": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "rea-agents"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Codeconfig JSON

VS Code

{
  "servers": {
    "rea": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "rea-agents"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Windsurfconfig JSON

Windsurf

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rea": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "rea-agents"
      ]
    }
  }
}

GitHub

OfficialRemote only — needs a client that connects over HTTP/SSEby github

GitHub's official MCP Server

⭐ 33,707 starsLast push: 2026-10-15License: MITRepository ↗Full page & details →

Install with your client

Claude Desktopconfig JSON

Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "url": "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop connects remote servers via Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector (paste the URL).

Claude CodeCLI command

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http github https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/

Cursorconfig JSON

Cursor

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "url": "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/"
    }
  }
}

VS Codeconfig JSON

VS Code

{
  "servers": {
    "github": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/"
    }
  }
}

Windsurfconfig JSON

Windsurf

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "github": {
      "serverUrl": "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/"
    }
  }
}

Skyvern

OfficialRemote only — needs a client that connects over HTTP/SSEby Skyvern-AI

AI-powered browser automation — navigate, click, fill forms, and extract data from any website.

⭐ 23,223 starsLast push: 2026-10-18License: AGPL-3.0Repository ↗Full page & details →

Install with your client

Claude Desktopconfig JSON

Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "skyvern": {
      "url": "https://api.skyvern.com/mcp/",
      "headers": {
        "x-api-key": "<YOUR_X_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop connects remote servers via Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector (paste the URL).

Claude CodeCLI command

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http skyvern https://api.skyvern.com/mcp/ --header "x-api-key: <YOUR_X_API_KEY>"

Cursorconfig JSON

Cursor

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "skyvern": {
      "url": "https://api.skyvern.com/mcp/",
      "headers": {
        "x-api-key": "<YOUR_X_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Codeconfig JSON

VS Code

{
  "servers": {
    "skyvern": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.skyvern.com/mcp/",
      "headers": {
        "x-api-key": "<YOUR_X_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurfconfig JSON

Windsurf

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "skyvern": {
      "serverUrl": "https://api.skyvern.com/mcp/",
      "headers": {
        "x-api-key": "<YOUR_X_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Keys / environment: x-api-key

Apify Mcp Server

OfficialRemote only — needs a client that connects over HTTP/SSEby apify

Extract data from any website with thousands of scrapers, crawlers, and automations on Apify Store ⚡

⭐ 13,319 starsLast push: 2026-10-26License: MITRepository ↗Full page & details →

Install with your client

Claude Desktopconfig JSON

Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "<YOUR_AUTHORIZATION>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop connects remote servers via Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector (paste the URL).

Claude CodeCLI command

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http apify-mcp-server https://mcp.apify.com/ --header "Authorization: <YOUR_AUTHORIZATION>"

Cursorconfig JSON

Cursor

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "<YOUR_AUTHORIZATION>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Codeconfig JSON

VS Code

{
  "servers": {
    "apify-mcp-server": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "<YOUR_AUTHORIZATION>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurfconfig JSON

Windsurf

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify-mcp-server": {
      "serverUrl": "https://mcp.apify.com/",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "<YOUR_AUTHORIZATION>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Keys / environment: Authorization

Browser Use

Referenceby browser-use

Browser agents and stealth cloud browsers for AI: run web tasks, fill forms, extract data.

⭐ 118,349 starsLast push: 2026-10-17License: MIT8,061,974/mo downloadsRepository ↗Full page & details →

Install with your client

Claude Desktopconfig JSON

Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "browser-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "browser-use"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude CodeCLI command

Claude Code

claude mcp add browser-mcp -- uvx browser-use

Cursorconfig JSON

Cursor

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "browser-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "browser-use"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Codeconfig JSON

VS Code

{
  "servers": {
    "browser-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "browser-use"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Windsurfconfig JSON

Windsurf

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "browser-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "browser-use"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Keys / environment: X-Browser-Use-API-Key

Scrapling MCP Server

by D4Vinci

Web scraping with stealth HTTP, real browsers, and Cloudflare bypass. CSS selectors supported.

⭐ 88,324 starsLast push: 2026-10-17License: BSD-3-Clause919,855/mo downloadsRepository ↗Full page & details →

Install with your client

Claude Desktopconfig JSON

Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scrapling": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "scrapling"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude CodeCLI command

Claude Code

claude mcp add scrapling -- uvx scrapling

Cursorconfig JSON

Cursor

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scrapling": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "scrapling"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Codeconfig JSON

VS Code

{
  "servers": {
    "scrapling": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "scrapling"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Windsurfconfig JSON

Windsurf

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scrapling": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "scrapling"
      ]
    }
  }
}

World Monitor

Remote only — needs a client that connects over HTTP/SSEby worldmonitor

Real-time global intelligence across conflict, markets, energy, trade, shipping and cyber. 97 tools.

⭐ 89,597 starsLast push: 2026-10-26License: AGPL-3.0Repository ↗Full page & details →

Install with your client

Claude Desktopconfig JSON

Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-210": {
      "url": "https://worldmonitor.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop connects remote servers via Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector (paste the URL).

Claude CodeCLI command

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http mcp-210 https://worldmonitor.app/mcp

Cursorconfig JSON

Cursor

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-210": {
      "url": "https://worldmonitor.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}

VS Codeconfig JSON

VS Code

{
  "servers": {
    "mcp-210": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://worldmonitor.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Windsurfconfig JSON

Windsurf

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-210": {
      "serverUrl": "https://worldmonitor.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Netdata

Remote only — needs a client that connects over HTTP/SSEby netdata

Real-time infrastructure monitoring with metrics, logs, alerts, and ML-based anomaly detection.

⭐ 81,142 starsLast push: 2026-10-26License: GPL-3.0Repository ↗Full page & details →

Install with your client

Claude Desktopconfig JSON

Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-358": {
      "url": "https://app.netdata.cloud/api/v1/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "<YOUR_AUTHORIZATION>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop connects remote servers via Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector (paste the URL).

Claude CodeCLI command

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http mcp-server-358 https://app.netdata.cloud/api/v1/mcp --header "Authorization: <YOUR_AUTHORIZATION>"

Cursorconfig JSON

Cursor

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-358": {
      "url": "https://app.netdata.cloud/api/v1/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "<YOUR_AUTHORIZATION>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Codeconfig JSON

VS Code

{
  "servers": {
    "mcp-server-358": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://app.netdata.cloud/api/v1/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "<YOUR_AUTHORIZATION>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurfconfig JSON

Windsurf

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-358": {
      "serverUrl": "https://app.netdata.cloud/api/v1/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "<YOUR_AUTHORIZATION>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Keys / environment: Authorization

Firecrawl

Officialby firecrawl

🔥 Official Firecrawl MCP Server - Adds powerful web scraping and search to Cursor, Claude and any other LLM clients.

⭐ 7,627 starsLast push: 2026-10-17License: MITRepository ↗Full page & details →

Install with your client

Claude Desktopconfig JSON

Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "firecrawl": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "firecrawl-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude CodeCLI command

Claude Code

claude mcp add firecrawl -- npx -y firecrawl-mcp

Cursorconfig JSON

Cursor

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "firecrawl": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "firecrawl-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Codeconfig JSON

VS Code

{
  "servers": {
    "firecrawl": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "firecrawl-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Windsurfconfig JSON

Windsurf

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "firecrawl": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "firecrawl-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

#10

Front-End Checklist

Remote only — needs a client that connects over HTTP/SSEby thedaviddias

Review frontend code and live pages against 386 quality-gated web development rules.

⭐ 74,570 starsLast push: 2026-10-06License: MITRepository ↗Full page & details →

Install with your client

Claude Desktopconfig JSON

Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "front-end-checklist": {
      "url": "https://mcp.frontendchecklist.io"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop connects remote servers via Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector (paste the URL).

Claude CodeCLI command

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http front-end-checklist https://mcp.frontendchecklist.io

Cursorconfig JSON

Cursor

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "front-end-checklist": {
      "url": "https://mcp.frontendchecklist.io"
    }
  }
}

VS Codeconfig JSON

VS Code

{
  "servers": {
    "front-end-checklist": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.frontendchecklist.io"
    }
  }
}

Windsurfconfig JSON

Windsurf

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "front-end-checklist": {
      "serverUrl": "https://mcp.frontendchecklist.io"
    }
  }
}

#11

Context7

by upstash

Up-to-date code docs for any prompt

⭐ 63,214 starsLast push: 2026-10-17License: MIT2,685,137/mo downloadsRepository ↗Full page & details →

Install with your client

Claude Desktopconfig JSON

Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "context7": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@upstash/context7-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude CodeCLI command

Claude Code

claude mcp add context7 -- npx -y @upstash/context7-mcp

Cursorconfig JSON

Cursor

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "context7": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@upstash/context7-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Codeconfig JSON

VS Code

{
  "servers": {
    "context7": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@upstash/context7-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Windsurfconfig JSON

Windsurf

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "context7": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@upstash/context7-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

#12

Chrome DevTools MCP

by ChromeDevTools

MCP server for Chrome DevTools

⭐ 54,205 starsLast push: 2026-10-26License: Apache-2.0Repository ↗Full page & details →

Install with your client

Claude Desktopconfig JSON

Claude Desktop

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "chrome-devtools": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "chrome-devtools-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude CodeCLI command

Claude Code

claude mcp add chrome-devtools -- npx -y chrome-devtools-mcp

Cursorconfig JSON

Cursor

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "chrome-devtools": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "chrome-devtools-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Codeconfig JSON

VS Code

{
  "servers": {
    "chrome-devtools": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "chrome-devtools-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Windsurfconfig JSON

Windsurf

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "chrome-devtools": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "chrome-devtools-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

How do I add an MCP server to Cursor?

Open Cursor Settings → MCP → Add new MCP server, or edit mcp.json directly: global servers in ~/.cursor/mcp.json, per-project servers in .cursor/mcp.json. Every entry on this page shows the ready-made JSON block for Cursor.

Does Cursor support remote MCP servers?

Yes. Cursor connects to SSE and Streamable HTTP endpoints — in mcp.json a remote server is an object with a url field instead of a command. Entries marked remote-only on this page are remote endpoints; everything else runs locally via stdio.

What is the difference between global and project MCP config in Cursor?

~/.cursor/mcp.json applies to every workspace you open; .cursor/mcp.json inside a repository applies only there and can be committed. Teams typically put shared infrastructure (databases, docs search) in the project file and personal tools in the global one.

Why doesn't an MCP server's tools show up in Cursor's agent?

Two switches have to agree: the server must show a green dot in the MCP panel (it started successfully) and its tools must be enabled for the agent. If the dot is red, check the command path and any required API keys; enabling AI features per project can also gate tool use in some setups.

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