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Add the Zep Graphiti MCP server to Cursor

Config last verified Nov 10, 2026

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

Prerequisites

  • Cursor installed.
  • OPENAI_API_KEY — OpenAI key for entity extraction and the default embedder. Other providers use ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, GOOGLE_API_KEY, GROQ_API_KEY, AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY, or VOYAGE_API_KEY.

Setup

1. Open ~/.cursor/mcp.json

2. Add this configuration

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json

~/.cursor/mcp.json
json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zep": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "-e",
        "OPENAI_API_KEY",
        "-e",
        "NEO4J_URI",
        "-e",
        "NEO4J_USER",
        "-e",
        "NEO4J_PASSWORD",
        "zepai/knowledge-graph-mcp:standalone",
        "uv",
        "run",
        "--no-sync",
        "main.py",
        "--transport",
        "stdio",
        "--database-provider",
        "neo4j"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "<OPENAI_API_KEY>",
        "NEO4J_URI": "<NEO4J_URI>",
        "NEO4J_USER": "<NEO4J_USER>",
        "NEO4J_PASSWORD": "<NEO4J_PASSWORD>"
      }
    }
  }
}

3. Restart Cursor and confirm the Zep Graphiti 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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