Add the Snowflake MCP server to Cursor

Config last verified Jun 1, 2026

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

Prerequisites

Cursor installed.
SNOWFLAKE_PAT — Programmatic Access Token (or OAuth bearer token) for the Snowflake role, sent as the Authorization: Bearer header to the MCP endpoint.

Setup

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

2. Add this configuration

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json

~/.cursor/mcp.json

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "snowflake": {
      "url": "https://your-org-your-account.snowflakecomputing.com/api/v2/databases/your_db/schemas/your_schema/mcp-servers/your_server"
    }
  }
}

3. Restart Cursor and confirm the Snowflake 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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