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Qiskit IBM Runtime MCP Server for Cursor

io.github.qiskit/qiskit-ibm-runtime-mcp-server

MCP server for IBM Quantum computing services through Qiskit IBM Runtime

client:Cursor transport:stdio runtime:pypi

Install Qiskit IBM Runtime MCP Server in Cursor

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

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "qiskit-ibm-runtime-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "qiskit-ibm-runtime-mcp-server"
      ],
      "env": {
        "QISKIT_IBM_TOKEN": "<QISKIT_IBM_TOKEN>",
        "QISKIT_IBM_RUNTIME_MCP_INSTANCE": "<QISKIT_IBM_RUNTIME_MCP_INSTANCE>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

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