Add the InfluxDB MCP server to Cursor

Config last verified Jun 1, 2026

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

Prerequisites

Cursor installed.
INFLUX_DB_INSTANCE_URL — URL of your InfluxDB 3 instance (Core, Enterprise, Cloud Serverless, Clustered).
INFLUX_DB_TOKEN — Authentication token for query and write operations.
INFLUX_DB_PRODUCT_TYPE — Deployment type: core, enterprise, cloud-serverless, cloud-dedicated, or clustered.

Setup

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

2. Add this configuration

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json

~/.cursor/mcp.json

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "influxdb": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@influxdata/influxdb3-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "INFLUX_DB_INSTANCE_URL": "<INFLUX_DB_INSTANCE_URL>",
        "INFLUX_DB_TOKEN": "<INFLUX_DB_TOKEN>",
        "INFLUX_DB_PRODUCT_TYPE": "<INFLUX_DB_PRODUCT_TYPE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

3. Restart Cursor and confirm the InfluxDB 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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