Add the fal.ai MCP server to Cursor

Config last verified Jun 1, 2026

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

Prerequisites

Cursor installed.
FAL_KEY — fal.ai API key from fal.ai/dashboard/keys. Required.

Setup

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

2. Add this configuration

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json

~/.cursor/mcp.json

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fal": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from",
        "fal-mcp-server",
        "fal-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FAL_KEY": "<FAL_KEY>",
        "FAL_MCP_TRANSPORT": "<FAL_MCP_TRANSPORT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

3. Restart Cursor and confirm the fal.ai 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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