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MCP on Cursor

Configure Cursor to use Onboard MCP over the hosted HTTP/SSE endpoint.

Cursor can connect to Onboard’s hosted MCP server using the HTTP/SSE transport. Use the production SSE URL documented on MCP setup.

Cursor ~/.cursor/mcp.json

Add an Onboard server entry next to your existing MCP servers (keep any other entries under mcpServers). Replace API_TOKEN_HERE with an Onboard API key from Integrations → API.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "onboard": {
      "url": "https://rest.onboard.io/mcp/sse",
      "headers": {
        "X-Onboard-Api-Token": "API_TOKEN_HERE",
        "X-Onboard-MCP-Provider": "cursor"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your Cursor build must support URL-based MCP servers (remote SSE). If the UI only offers command-based servers, use another client that supports hosted MCP or see MCP setup for the full endpoint list.

Restart Cursor or reload MCP servers after saving the file.

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Cursor ~/.cursor/mcp.json