Best Developer Tools MCP Servers for Cursor

Connect developer tools tools to Cursor using MCP servers. These servers let Cursor interact with developer tools resources, enabling powerful AI-assisted workflows for developers.

MCPgee indexes 7,625 developer tools MCP servers with a median of 37 GitHub stars; 75% are written in typescript and 21% install via npm. All work with Cursor.

Top 30 of 7,625 Developer Tools Servers for Cursor

Cursor Configuration

Add developer tools MCP servers to your Cursor configuration at .cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem", "."]
    },
    "github": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "ghp_your_token_here"
      }
    },
    "postgres": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-postgres", "postgresql://localhost:5432/mydb"]
    },
    "brave-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-brave-search"],
      "env": {
        "BRAVE_API_KEY": "your_brave_api_key_here"
      }
    },
    "memory": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-memory"]
    }
  }
}

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