# How do I get Cursor to use my configured MCP Servers? **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [February 11, 2025, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/how-do-i-get-cursor-to-use-my-configured-mcp-servers/50042 "2025-02-11T18:08:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vitreo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/vitreo/32/1847_2.png) [@vitreo](https://forum.cursor.com/u/vitreo)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/how-do-i-get-cursor-to-use-my-configured-mcp-servers/50042/1 "2025-02-11T18:08:59Z")
I’ve used these MCP Servers in Claude Desktop. Found out Cursor supported MCP so I tried to add here. For the Brave Web Search MCP I tried wrapping it in a bash script that set my API key ENV VAR. For github, I tried the suggestion in another thread of prefixing the env var for the command. Both show green indicators that they loaded and list available tools, but I have no idea how to get Cursor to invoke them? Tried with Claude 3.5 Sonnet in both Chat and Composer windows… I tried several ways of getting it to invoke them including mentioning specific names of MCP servers and tools. Example below. Help? ![Pasted_Image_2_11_25__1_05 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/3/4/3419659dd69da0533667c1ee1b611e33cb19e813.png) ---
**Author:** ![lix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/lix/32/16429_2.png) [@lix](https://forum.cursor.com/u/lix)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/how-do-i-get-cursor-to-use-my-configured-mcp-servers/50042/2 "2025-02-11T18:20:26Z")
Make sure they are running and that you are on Composer Agent mode ---
**Author:** ![fengin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/fengin/32/25150_2.png) [@fengin](https://forum.cursor.com/u/fengin)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 5:22am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/how-do-i-get-cursor-to-use-my-configured-mcp-servers/50042/3 "2025-02-12T05:22:30Z")
> [@vitreo](#): > > ning s I have the same problem as u . User this MCP Server :[GitHub - fengin/search-server: 一个基于MCP协议的搜索服务实现，提供网络搜索和本地搜索功能，Cursor和Claude Desktop能与之无缝集成。](https://github.com/fengin/search-server.git) I rewrite it with python and you can change the API KEY in server.py file or config the ENV . I am running it well now~ ---
**Author:** ![vitreo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/vitreo/32/1847_2.png) [@vitreo](https://forum.cursor.com/u/vitreo)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 10:11pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/how-do-i-get-cursor-to-use-my-configured-mcp-servers/50042/4 "2025-02-12T22:11:08Z")
They seem to be running, see screenshot. I am using the Composer window. I never noticed “agent” mode and even though I have 3.5 Sonnet as my model selected I only see “normal” as an option? I have a pro account, is that enough? Sorry, but I am finding it hard to find that info in the docs. I do see their examples show `agent / normal` but I only have normal… ![Pasted_Image_2_12_25__5_05 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/0/e/0e78a1bb9cccf6f83156d7c48378f73ea131b314.png) ---
**Author:** ![lix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/lix/32/16429_2.png) [@lix](https://forum.cursor.com/u/lix)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2025, 1:24am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/how-do-i-get-cursor-to-use-my-configured-mcp-servers/50042/6 "2025-02-13T01:24:13Z")
You need to start a new Composer session to be able to select “agent” mode, you can’t change mode on an already existing session ---
**Author:** ![SoMaCoSF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/somacosf/32/14963_2.png) [@SoMaCoSF](https://forum.cursor.com/u/SoMaCoSF)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2025, 1:32am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/how-do-i-get-cursor-to-use-my-configured-mcp-servers/50042/7 "2025-02-13T01:32:26Z")
what does this do to context? ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/d/3/d30bd7cacf1229eec07bda02e672025c7f56e75a.png) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/original/3X/d/0/d0895aa720956c63427e4af97749d5e57771023a.png) > ---
**Author:** ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/cursor1/user_avatar/forum.cursor.com/system/32/99069_2.png) [@system](https://forum.cursor.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 10:27am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/how-do-i-get-cursor-to-use-my-configured-mcp-servers/50042/8 "2026-06-18T10:27:49Z")
Closed on June 18, 2026, 10:27am UTC