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Add the Qdrant MCP server to Cursor

Config last verified Jun 1, 2026

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

Prerequisites

  • Cursor installed.
  • QDRANT_URL — URL of the Qdrant instance. Required unless using QDRANT_LOCAL_PATH.
  • COLLECTION_NAME — Name of the Qdrant collection to use. Required unless provided per-tool.

Setup

1. Open ~/.cursor/mcp.json

2. Add this configuration

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json

~/.cursor/mcp.json
json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "qdrant": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-server-qdrant"
      ],
      "env": {
        "QDRANT_URL": "<QDRANT_URL>",
        "COLLECTION_NAME": "<COLLECTION_NAME>",
        "QDRANT_API_KEY": "<QDRANT_API_KEY>",
        "EMBEDDING_MODEL": "<EMBEDDING_MODEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

3. Restart Cursor and confirm the Qdrant 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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