Install guide · Cursor
Install Personal Brain for Cursor
Cursor reads ~/.cursor/mcp.json. A project can also commit .cursor/mcp.json.
Add to Cursor: Personal BrainInstall in VS Code: Personal BrainInstall in VS Code Insiders: Personal Brain
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": { "zhang-liz-personal-brain": { "command": "uvx", "args": [ "personal-brain" ], "env": { "FALKORDB_URL": "YOUR_FALKORDB_URL", "PB_GRAPH": "" } } }}
Where the config lives
| System | Path |
|---|---|
| macOS | ~/.cursor/mcp.json |
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\.cursor\mcp.json |
| Linux | ~/.cursor/mcp.json |