Add the CockroachDB MCP server to Cursor

Config last verified Jun 1, 2026

The exact config to run CockroachDB in Cursor — paste it in, restart, and the tools load.

Prerequisites

Cursor installed.

Setup

1. Open `~/.cursor/mcp.json`

2. Add this configuration

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json

~/.cursor/mcp.json

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cockroachdb": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from",
        "git+https://github.com/amineelkouhen/mcp-cockroachdb.git",
        "cockroachdb-mcp-server",
        "--url",
        "postgresql://root@localhost:26257/defaultdb"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CRDB_HOST": "<CRDB_HOST>",
        "CRDB_PORT": "<CRDB_PORT>",
        "CRDB_DATABASE": "<CRDB_DATABASE>",
        "CRDB_USERNAME": "<CRDB_USERNAME>",
        "CRDB_PWD": "<CRDB_PWD>"
      }
    }
  }
}

3. Restart Cursor and confirm the CockroachDB tools load.

Gotchas

Cursor keeps MCP servers under an "mcpServers" object in ~/.cursor/mcp.json for global use, and also reads a project-scoped .cursor/mcp.json so a repository can ship its own servers. Remote servers are configured with a bare "url" field and connect natively, with OAuth handled in-app when a server requires it.

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