Team-wide MCP server is saved and visible in the Cursor dashboard, but it does not appear in individual developers’ IDEs and cannot be used in agent sessions. The “Add” button on the Team MCP dashboard appears to work (no error shown), but the server never shows up under installed/active MCP servers in any team member’s local Cursor IDE, regardless of account or machine.
Steps to Reproduce
Log in to the Cursor dashboard as an org admin.
Navigate to Team Settings → MCP Servers.
Click “Add” and configure an HTTP MCP server.
Confirm the server appears in the Team MCP Servers list on the dashboard (showing 1–1 of 1).
Open Cursor IDE on any team member’s machine (including the admin’s own machine).
Check Settings → MCP or the MCP servers panel — the team-wide server does not appear.
Attempt to use the MCP server in an agent session — it is not available/callable.
Verified across multiple developer accounts and machines; none show the team MCP.
Expected Behavior
Once an org admin adds a team-wide MCP server via the Cursor dashboard, it should automatically appear as an active/connected MCP server in the Cursor IDE for all team members, and be accessible in agent sessions without any per-user configuration.
You can reference the related thread where someone was told “you just need an admin account” — but in my case I am the org admin, the server is saved in the dashboard, and it still doesn’t propagate to any IDE. That distinction is important to call out so they don’t close this as a duplicate, per "Add MCP" button does nothing when adding team MCP server via Dashboard
Hey, thanks for the detailed report and the screenshots.
This is a known issue. The Dashboard lets you save a Team MCP config, but the IDE-side sync for Team MCP is still rolling out and isn’t enabled for all team accounts yet. When the feature isn’t enabled for a specific team, the server saves in the Dashboard without any error, but it won’t show up in the IDE, which matches what you described. The UX gap, no warning in the Dashboard, is on our side. We’re tracking it, but I can’t share an ETA for the fix yet.
One thing we need to clarify. Based on our data, the account you’re using is an individual Pro plan with no Team or Enterprise plan attached. Team MCP Servers via the Dashboard is only available on Team and Enterprise plans. A few options:
Are you on a Team plan using a different account, like a work email? If yes, share the team name or the admin email so we can check the rollout status for that team.
Are you currently evaluating the Team plan or in a trial? Tell us how the team is set up.
If you’re using individual Pro, Team MCP won’t apply. You’ll need to set up MCP servers locally via ~/.cursor/mcp.json or in the IDE via Settings > MCP.
Once you confirm, I’ll follow up with more specific guidance.
Thanks, that clears it up. The [email protected] account is on the Team plan (Utonomy, 18872207), so Team MCP is set up correctly in the Dashboard.
The issue is that IDE-side sync for Team MCP isn’t enabled for your team yet. This is a staged rollout, and the Dashboard doesn’t warn you when the feature isn’t active on the IDE side yet, so you get the silent failure you’re seeing. I can’t share an ETA for the rollout or the UX fix right now.
While you’re waiting, you can run an MCP server locally so you’re not blocked:
Settings > MCP in the IDE, or
manually in ~/.cursor/mcp.json
Use the same config as Team MCP, just set it up per developer. It’s not as convenient as centralized rollout, but it works as a temporary workaround.
Once the rollout status changes, we’ll update this thread.
Any update on this? I’m facing the same issue. I was previously logged into my individual account and then switched over to my team account and don’t see the mcp server that was added for the team.
Hey, there’s no timeline update for the fix yet. The issue is being tracked, but I can’t share an ETA.
Quick summary: the IDE-side sync for Team MCP is rolling out in stages and it’s not enabled for every team yet. The dashboard lets you save the config even when the feature hasn’t reached your team, and it doesn’t show any warning, which is why you’re seeing a silent failure.
To check the rollout status for your team, please share your team name or an admin email. You can send it in DM if you don’t want to post it publicly.
As a temporary workaround, you can run the MCP server locally with the same config:
Settings > MCP in the IDE, or
manually in ~/.cursor/mcp.json
It’s not as convenient as a centralized rollout, but it works per developer. I’ll update this thread once the status changes.
