Gpt 5 family not having access to mcp

[Nursor]

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

gpt 5 family not having access to mcp

Steps to Reproduce

I’m on cursor for windows and my cursor agent with gpt 5 is unable to use any mcp, like how initially todos were banned for gpt 5

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Current Cursor Version (Menu → About Cursor → Copy)

Version: 1.7.44 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.99.3
Commit: 9d178a4■■■89981b62546448bb32920a8219a5d0
Date: 2025-10-10T15:43:37.500Z
Electron: 34.5.8
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.1
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

[deanrie]

Hey, thanks for the report. You’ve identified a known limitation: GPT‑5 models currently have limited support for some agent tools, including MCP and web search.

Temporary workaround: switch to a model that supports agent tools and MCP, such as Claude 4.5 Sonnet.

This restriction should lift as the feature stabilizes across providers.