Cursor Background Agents MCP
Supports UIby ericzakariasson
Launch and manage AI coding agents on GitHub repositories via Cursor's Background Agents API.
What it does
Provides a bridge between MCP-enabled clients and Cursor's Background Agents API, allowing users to trigger and manage long-running AI coding agents directly on their GitHub repositories.
Tools
launch_agent: Starts a background agent on a specific repomanage_agent: Controls or monitors active background agents
Installation
Add to claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"cursor-background-agents": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["/path/to/cursor-mcp-server/index.js"]
}
}
}
Supported hosts
- Cursor
Choose your AI client and follow the steps below.
Cursor
Add node index.js to MCP settings with CURSOR_API_KEY in .envRelated Apps
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