Connect Cursor

Cursor runs local processes and can also connect to a remote server directly, so it supports every Moodle and Ed Discussion Model Context Protocol (MCP) surface described in MCP servers. Official reference: Model Context Protocol (MCP), fetched 2026-09-21.

Prerequisites

moodle-cli and edstem-cli installed and signed in. See Install and Install.
Cursor installed.

Cursor reads MCP servers from ~/.cursor/mcp.json (every project) or .cursor/mcp.json in a project root (that project only).

Moodle
Ed Discussion

Preferred: `moodle mcp connect`

moodle mcp connect cursor

This writes a bridge entry to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "moodle-<profile>": {
      "command": "moodle",
      "args": ["mcp", "bridge", "--profile", "<profile>"]
    }
  }
}

Manual: remote, header auth

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "moodle": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://<worker-host>/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer <your-token>" }
    }
  }
}

Get <your-token> with moodle mcp connect cursor --mode remote --show-token.

Stdio, local

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "edstem": {
      "command": "edstem-mcp",
      "env": { "EDSTEM_TOKEN": "<your-token>" }
    }
  }
}

Remote, hosted OAuth

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "edstem": { "url": "https://edstem.tuuhub.com/mcp" }
  }
}

Cursor prompts for OAuth sign-in the first time it connects.

Remote, self-deployed Worker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "edstem": {
      "url": "https://<your-worker>/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer <your-token>" }
    }
  }
}

Verify the connection

Open Cursor’s Customize sidebar panel to see each server’s connection state and toggle it on or off. If a server fails to connect, check MCP Logs in Cursor’s Output panel (Cmd+Shift+U) for the error.

Connect an AI app

Connect a client

Prerequisites

Preferred: `moodle mcp connect`

Manual: remote, header auth

Stdio, local

Remote, hosted OAuth

Remote, self-deployed Worker

Verify the connection

​Prerequisites

​Preferred: moodle mcp connect

​Manual: remote, header auth

​Stdio, local

​Remote, hosted OAuth

​Remote, self-deployed Worker

​Verify the connection

Prerequisites

Preferred: `moodle mcp connect`

Manual: remote, header auth

Stdio, local

Remote, hosted OAuth

Remote, self-deployed Worker

Verify the connection