Install guide · Cursor
Install mcp-web-research for Cursor
Cursor reads ~/.cursor/mcp.json. A project can also commit .cursor/mcp.json.
Add to Cursor: mcp-web-researchInstall in VS Code: mcp-web-researchInstall in VS Code Insiders: mcp-web-research
Needs Cursor or VS Code installed on this device. The button opens the app and asks you to confirm before it adds the server.
Open ~/.cursor/mcp.json on macOS, %USERPROFILE%\.cursor\mcp.json on Windows, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json on Linux.
Paste the JSON config below.
Replace placeholder secrets, then restart the client if it does not reload on its own.
{ "mcpServers": { "opafex-web-research": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "@opafex/mcp-web-research@0.1.0" ], "env": { "BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY": "YOUR_BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY", "WEB_RESEARCH_SEARCH_PROVIDER": "", "USER_AGENT": "", "SEARCH_CACHE_TTL": "", "PAGE_CACHE_TTL": "", "FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS": "", "MAX_HTML_SIZE": "" } } }}
Where the config lives
| System | Path |
|---|---|
| macOS | ~/.cursor/mcp.json |
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\.cursor\mcp.json |
| Linux | ~/.cursor/mcp.json |