Cursor Nova Scotia Data Explorer get_dataset_metadata
How to: Cursor Nova Scotia Data Explorer get_dataset_metadata
Add Nova Scotia Data Explorer to Cursor
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Open ~/.cursor/mcp.json and merge this in. Keep any servers already there.
{
"mcpServers": {
"nova-scotia-data-explorer": {
"url": "https://scotiasignal.ca/mcp"
}
}
}-
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Save the file and restart Cursor.
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03
Ask for something get_dataset_metadata does. Cursor lists the server's tools on connect and calls get_dataset_metadata itself — you do not invoke it by name.
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If nothing happens, check the server is running and that Nova Scotia Data Explorer's identifier in your config matches the one above exactly.
Use .cursor/mcp.json in a project root instead to scope it to that project. Cursor merges both. Cursor docs
Same tool, other clients
This list was read from the server itself, by connecting to it and calling tools/list on 24 September 2026. It is what
the server actually exposes, not what its listing claims.
Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. The registry stores tool names only; connect the server for its live schemas.