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mcp reference server for Cursor

io.github.markusvankempen/mcp-reference-server

Reference MCP server to check, validate and test clients and SEPs. 22 tools, stdio and HTTP.

client:Cursor transport:stdio runtime:npm

Install mcp reference server in Cursor

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

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-reference-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-reference-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MCP_API_KEY": "<MCP_API_KEY>",
        "AUTH_MODE": "<AUTH_MODE>",
        "MCP_USERS": "<MCP_USERS>",
        "RATE_LIMIT": "<RATE_LIMIT>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

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