Connecting clients
Connect to Cursor
Cursor reads MCP servers from a JSON config file. You can edit it directly or use the Settings UI. You’ll need a PocketPart API key from API keys.
Option A — edit the config file
- Open (or create) your Cursor MCP config:
~/.cursor/mcp.json(global) or.cursor/mcp.jsonin the project root. - Add PocketPart under
mcpServers, with your real key:
{
"mcpServers": {
"pocketpart": {
"url": "https://mcp.pocketpart.io/mcp",
"type": "streamable-http",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer pp_mcp_live_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
}
}
}
}Option B — Settings UI
- Open Settings → Features → MCP (newer builds: Settings → MCP).
- Click Add new MCP server, name it
pocketpart, set the URL tohttps://mcp.pocketpart.io/mcp, and add theAuthorization: Bearer pp_mcp_…header. Save.
/docs/cursor-mcp-settings.png/docs/cursor-mcp-connected.pngYou’ll know it worked when…
In Settings → MCP the pocketpart server shows a green dot and lists its tools, and asking Cursor’s chat to run the PocketPart ping or _status tool returns a response.
Red dot?
Check the Authorization header has the literal Bearer prefix (with a trailing space), the URL ends in /mcp, and the JSON is valid (no trailing commas). Toggle the server off/on to force a reconnect after edits. More in Troubleshooting.