Add the Zendesk MCP server to Cursor

Config last verified Jun 1, 2026

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

Prerequisites

Cursor installed.
ZENDESK_SUBDOMAIN — Your Zendesk subdomain (the part before .zendesk.com).
ZENDESK_EMAIL — Email of the Zendesk agent whose API token is used.
ZENDESK_API_KEY — Zendesk API token for authentication.

Setup

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

2. Add this configuration

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json

~/.cursor/mcp.json

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zendesk": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from",
        "git+https://github.com/reminia/zendesk-mcp-server",
        "zendesk"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ZENDESK_SUBDOMAIN": "<ZENDESK_SUBDOMAIN>",
        "ZENDESK_EMAIL": "<ZENDESK_EMAIL>",
        "ZENDESK_API_KEY": "<ZENDESK_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

3. Restart Cursor and confirm the Zendesk 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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