indee-demo/CURSOR-MCP-SETUP.md

MCP Tools Setup for Cursor IDE

✅ Configuration Complete!

I've created the MCP configuration file for Cursor IDE at:

/Users/dorian/Projects/Indeedhub Prototype/.cursor/mcp.json

🎯 Configured MCP Servers

All 8 requested servers are now configured:

1. ✅ Filesystem MCP - Read/write files in your projects
2. ✅ Memory MCP - Persistent context across sessions
3. ⚠️ Nostr MCP - Nostr integration (needs API key)
4. ✅ Playwright MCP - Browser automation for testing
5. ⚠️ PostgreSQL MCP - Database management (check connection string)
6. ✅ Docker MCP - Container management
7. ⚠️ Brave Search MCP - Web research (needs API key)
8. ✅ Fetch MCP - Web content extraction

🔑 Required: Add Your API Keys

1. Nostr Private Key

Edit .cursor/mcp.json and replace:

"NOSTR_NSEC_KEY": "YOUR_NOSTR_PRIVATE_KEY_HERE"

2. Brave Search API Key

Get your free API key at: https://brave.com/search/api/ Then replace:

"BRAVE_API_KEY": "YOUR_BRAVE_API_KEY_HERE"

3. PostgreSQL Connection (Optional)

Update if you have a different database:

"postgresql://username:password@host:port/database"

🚀 How to Activate

1. Edit the config file:

   code .cursor/mcp.json
   

2. Add your API keys (see above)

3. Reload Cursor IDE:

   • Press Cmd+Shift+P (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows/Linux)
   • Type "Reload Window"
   • Or just restart Cursor

4. Verify installation:

   • The MCP tools panel should show your connected servers
   • Servers will auto-install on first use via npx

🧪 Test Your Setup

Try these commands in Cursor's AI chat:

"List all files in my project"
"Remember that this is a Vue 3 project with Tailwind CSS"
"Take a screenshot of github.com"
"Fetch the content from vuejs.org"
"List my Docker containers"

📦 What Each Server Does

Filesystem MCP ✅

• Read/write files in /Users/dorian/Projects
• Navigate directories
• Safe file operations

Memory MCP ✅

• Store facts and context
• Remember across sessions
• Knowledge graph queries

Nostr MCP ⚠️ (Needs Key)

• Post to Nostr network
• Read from relays
• Lightning integration

Playwright MCP ✅

• Browser automation
• Web testing
• Screenshots

PostgreSQL MCP ⚠️ (Check Connection)

• Query databases
• Schema inspection
• Secure by default

Docker MCP ✅

• Manage containers
• Image operations
• Network/volume control

Brave Search MCP ⚠️ (Needs Key)

• Web search
• Real-time info
• Research queries

Fetch MCP ✅

• Fetch web pages
• Convert to markdown
• Extract content

🐛 Troubleshooting

MCP tools not appearing?

• Check the .cursor/mcp.json file syntax (must be valid JSON)
• Reload Cursor window
• Check Cursor's output panel for errors

NPX installation issues?

# Ensure Node.js is installed
node --version
npm --version

# Update if needed
nvm install --lts

Docker not connecting?

# Start Docker Desktop
open -a Docker

# Verify it's running
docker ps

🎉 You're Ready!

Once you've:

1. Added your Nostr private key
2. Added your Brave Search API key
3. Reloaded Cursor

All 8 MCP servers will be available in your Cursor IDE! 🚀

The servers will automatically install when first used (via npx), so no manual installation needed.