Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Background Agent (GitHub, Slack, Web, Linear) Describe the Bug After the last update, it was found that several MCP Servers configured in the settings could no longer be used in Agent mode, even though the prompt explicitly required the use of tool xxx. …

Hi, Thanks for posting on the Cursor forum! To help ensure most of our users can participate in discussions, this forum is currently English only. If you’d like, you can edit your post to translate it into English. Once it meets our guidelines, it will be automatically relisted. Thanks for under…

Hey, thanks for the report. I see you selected “Background Agent” as the bug location. If you mean the Cloud/Background Agent (the one used via web/GitHub/Slack), custom MCP servers aren’t supported there yet. The Background Agent runs in the cloud and can only see the built-in services (cursor-bro…

Hello, thank you for your explanation. First, I would like to add some information about myself: • My issue occurs in the local Cursor client. • The MCP Server I need to use shows a green status and can load all tool lists normally. • 4fd471bc-a6a5-4241-9848-c651ff9d785b is the corresponding Req…

Thanks for the extra details and the request ID. This looks like it might be related to a known issue that was fixed recently, but since you’re on version 2.4.27 and still seeing it, something else might be going on. The “MCP tool description file” message is odd. Normally nothing is required besi…

Thank you for providing the link, it has been very helpful to me.:grinning_face:

Thank you for your reply. Next, I will share a screenshot with you: [image] Regarding the MCP service logs you mentioned, I’m not sure if the location I’m looking for is the window I opened at the bottom left of the screenshot. If it is, then it’s strange that no logs appeared here after the Ag…

Thanks for the info. It’s a known issue with MCP tool discovery after recent updates. Try this workaround: Open a new chat Tell the agent: “list all MCP tools you have access to” After that, the tools should show up in this chat If that doesn’t help, please send: The Request ID from the chat w…

Thank you for your help. Following your prompt, I tried asking the Agent again, but it still couldn’t access the MCP Server I configured. Tips: My Cursor has now been updated to version 2.4.28. [image] Now I provide you with relevant information: The request ID of the chat record in the picture …

The Agent cannot access the MCP Servers configured in Cursor Settings

Support Bug Reports

egdd (egdd) February 3, 2026, 11:34am 10

this is the same issue as Agent chat "No MCP resources available" when trying to use MCP

Topic		Replies	Views
MCP tool schemas not populated to file system for Agent context - Agent cannot discover available tools Bug Reports mcp , context	9	227	March 19, 2026
Agents skip or ignore user-installed MCP servers since plugins were introduced Bug Reports mcp , early-access	4	183	March 14, 2026
Atlassian Rovo MCP not accessible to programmatic API Bug Reports mcp	9	304	March 20, 2026
MCP server tools not exposed to AI agent despite successful connection Bug Reports mcp	9	666	February 10, 2026
MCP tools missing after latest Cursor update (works in 2.3.34) Bug Reports mcp , installation	20	1000	March 17, 2026

The Agent cannot access the MCP Servers configured in Cursor Settings

Related topics