Add the Nextcloud MCP server to Cursor

Config last verified Jun 1, 2026

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

Prerequisites

Cursor installed.
NEXTCLOUD_HOST — Base URL of your Nextcloud instance. Required.
NEXTCLOUD_USERNAME — Nextcloud username. Required.
NEXTCLOUD_PASSWORD — Nextcloud app password. Required.

Setup

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

2. Add this configuration

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json

~/.cursor/mcp.json

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nextcloud": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "nextcloud-mcp-server",
        "run",
        "--transport",
        "stdio"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NEXTCLOUD_HOST": "<NEXTCLOUD_HOST>",
        "NEXTCLOUD_USERNAME": "<NEXTCLOUD_USERNAME>",
        "NEXTCLOUD_PASSWORD": "<NEXTCLOUD_PASSWORD>"
      }
    }
  }
}

3. Restart Cursor and confirm the Nextcloud 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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