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Cursor

Cairn for Cursor

io.github.jasondostal/cairn-mcp

Persistent memory for AI agents and humans. Store, search, and discover patterns.

client:Cursor transport:stdio runtime:oci

Install Cairn in Cursor

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

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cairn-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/jasondostal/cairn-mcp:0.21.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "CAIRN_DB_HOST": "<CAIRN_DB_HOST>",
        "CAIRN_DB_PASS": "<CAIRN_DB_PASS>",
        "CAIRN_TRANSPORT": "<CAIRN_TRANSPORT>",
        "CAIRN_LLM_BACKEND": "<CAIRN_LLM_BACKEND>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

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