Add the Temporal MCP server to Cursor

Config last verified Jun 1, 2026

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

Prerequisites

Cursor installed.

Setup

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

2. Add this configuration

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json

~/.cursor/mcp.json

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "temporal": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "temporal-mcp-server",
        "--host",
        "localhost:7233",
        "--namespace",
        "default"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TEMPORAL_HOST": "<TEMPORAL_HOST>",
        "TEMPORAL_NAMESPACE": "<TEMPORAL_NAMESPACE>",
        "TEMPORAL_API_KEY": "<TEMPORAL_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

3. Restart Cursor and confirm the Temporal 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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