Unable to Find MCP Servers Panel / Invoke MCP Tools in Cursor

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Hi everyone,

I’m currently setting up Cursor to work with mcp‑neovim‑server for AI-assisted Neovim plugin development. I have followed the documentation (see Model Context Protocol docs) and configured my MCP server in my Cursor configuration file as follows:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "MCP Neovim Server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-neovim-server"],
      "env": {
        "NVIM_SOCKET_PATH": "/tmp/nvim",
        "ALLOW_SHELL_COMMANDS": "true"
      }
    }
  }
}

I am running Neovim with the following command:

nvim --listen /tmp/nvim

According to the docs, I should be able to see an “MCP Servers” panel within Cursor or be able to call MCP tools (like vim_command, vim_status, etc.) from the Chat interface. However, I cannot find any such panel in the Cursor UI, and I’m not sure how to invoke these MCP tools.

Could someone please advise on:

  • How to access the MCP Servers panel in Cursor (or what its exact name is)?
  • How can I call MCP tools (e.g., vim_command, vim_status) from within Cursor’s interface or chat?

Any help or pointers to additional documentation would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance.

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Hey, do you mean the MCP panel directly in the chat? If so, it’s not there yet. As for calling MCP tools, you can enter their names directly in the chat, for example: vim_status or vim status.

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it doesn’t work.

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4

Okay, give me some time to test this.

5

Hey, the MCP call works only in agent mode.