Add the Milvus MCP server to Cursor

Config last verified Jun 1, 2026

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

Prerequisites

Cursor installed.
MILVUS_URI — URI of the Milvus instance (e.g. http://localhost:19530 or a Zilliz Cloud endpoint).

Setup

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

2. Add this configuration

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json

~/.cursor/mcp.json

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "milvus": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": [
        "/path/to/mcp-server-milvus/src/mcp_server_milvus/server.py",
        "--milvus-uri",
        "http://localhost:19530"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MILVUS_URI": "<MILVUS_URI>",
        "MILVUS_TOKEN": "<MILVUS_TOKEN>"
      }
    }
  }
}

3. Restart Cursor and confirm the Milvus 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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