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Cursor IDE Setup

Connect Nexus to Cursor IDE for intelligent MCP orchestration

Prerequisites: Cursor IDE installed and active Nexus account

Step 1: Get Your API Token

  1. Sign in to your Nexus dashboard at dashboard
  2. Navigate to Settings → API Tokens
  3. Click "Generate New Token" and copy it

Step 2: Configure MCP in Cursor

Open Cursor settings and add Nexus MCP server configuration:

{ "mcpServers": { "nexus": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "@nexus-mcp/client"], "env": { "NEXUS_API_TOKEN": "your-token-here", "NEXUS_API_URL": "https://nexus-worker.nandawinartha1.workers.dev" } } } }

Step 3: Verify Connection

  1. Restart Cursor IDE
  2. Open Claude in Cursor (Cmd/Ctrl + L)
  3. Type: "Use Nexus to list available MCP servers"
  4. You should see Nexus respond with your configured servers

Example Usage

"Create a Next.js app with Stripe payments and deploy to Vercel using Nexus"

Nexus will orchestrate multiple MCP servers (Stripe, GitHub, Vercel) to complete the task.

✓ Setup Complete! You're now ready to use Nexus with Cursor.