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Cursor + MCP starter

Local IDE development with filesystem and GitHub MCP servers—the fastest path from zero to agent-assisted coding.

IDE-native builders using Cursor6 resources2 readings

Suggested reading

  1. What is an AI Agent?
  2. What is an Agent Harness?

Wiring order

  1. 01

    Cursor MCP integration

    Guides

    Configure MCP servers in Cursor so agents can call external tools during development.

  2. 02

    Model Context Protocol

    References

    Open standard for connecting AI applications to data sources and tools via a unified protocol.

  3. 03

    MCP Filesystem server

    MCP

    Scoped read/write access to local directories—foundation for coding and document agents.

  4. 04

    MCP GitHub server

    MCP

    Browse repos, issues, and PRs through MCP tools for coding agents.

  5. 05

    Build an MCP server

    Guides

    Official quickstart for authoring custom MCP servers in TypeScript or Python.

  6. 06

    MCP Servers (official)

    MCP

    Reference implementations and community servers for filesystem, git, databases, browsers, and more.

Caveats

  • Scope filesystem MCP paths narrowly—never point at your home directory.
  • Rotate GitHub tokens and use least-privilege scopes.