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Actual Budget for Cursor

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Install Actual Budget in Cursor

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

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "actual-budget-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "actual-budget-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ACTUAL_SERVER_URL": "<ACTUAL_SERVER_URL>",
        "ACTUAL_PASSWORD": "<ACTUAL_PASSWORD>",
        "ACTUAL_SESSION_TOKEN": "<ACTUAL_SESSION_TOKEN>",
        "ACTUAL_BUDGET_ID": "<ACTUAL_BUDGET_ID>",
        "ACTUAL_ENCRYPTION_PASSWORD": "<ACTUAL_ENCRYPTION_PASSWORD>",
        "ACTUAL_READ_ONLY": "<ACTUAL_READ_ONLY>",
        "ACTUAL_DATA_DIR": "<ACTUAL_DATA_DIR>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

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