Cursor (IDE)

Add Trunk’s MCP Server to Cursor

One-click setup

Use the “Add to Cursor” action to add the Trunk MCP server:

Once clicked, follow instructions to open the MCP configuration in Cursor. A new settings window to confirm the installation of the MCP server will be shown. Click on “Install” to proceed.

Alternative: Update MCP configuration

Add the following configuration to your project’s .cursor/mcp.json file. If you want to enable it only for yourself, add it to ~/.cursor/mcp.json instead.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "trunk": {
      "url": "https://mcp.trunk.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Authentication with OAuth (default)

After the MCP server was added to Cursor, users need to authorize Cursor to communicate with the server. Follow these steps to complete auth.

Step 1: Open MCP Settings

Run CMD+Shift+P to open the command palette and choose View: Open MCP Settings

Step 2: Enable the Trunk MCP server

A “Needs authentication” status will be shown:

Step 3: Login & authorize

A new webpage will be opened. Login with your Trunk account and follow instructions to authorize Cursor to communicate with the MCP server.

Step 4: Confirm

Follow instructions to get back to Cursor. With auth completed, Cursor will be able to fetch the tools exposed by Trunk’s MCP server:

Alternative: Authentication with API token

If you prefer not to use the OAuth flow, you can authenticate with your Trunk organization API token. Find your token under Settings > API in the Trunk dashboard.

Add the token to your .cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "trunk": {
      "url": "https://mcp.trunk.io/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${TRUNK_API_TOKEN}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Set TRUNK_API_TOKEN as an environment variable. Cursor interpolates environment variables in MCP configuration files automatically.