Chess UCI for Cursor

io.github.anglerfishchess/chess-uci-mcp

Analyze chess positions and get best moves from UCI engines such as Stockfish or Leela

client:Cursor transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install Chess UCI in Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.cursor\mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "chess-uci-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "chess-uci-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Use .cursor/mcp.json in a project root instead to scope it to that project. Cursor merges both. Cursor docs