Install Just MCP Server in Cursor

What you need first

  • Cursor, installed.
  • Docker, which gives the docker command the server starts with.

Steps

  1. Open ~/.cursor/mcp.json, or create it. For one project only, use .cursor/mcp.json in that project.
  2. Add this block. If the file already has mcpServers, add only the entry inside it.
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "just-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "ghcr.io/promptexecution/just-mcp:0.1.5"]
    }
  }
}
  1. Save the file. In Cursor's settings, find the server in the MCP section and turn it on if it is off.

Check it worked

Ask Cursor: List the tools of just-mcp.

If it does not start

Cannot connect to the Docker daemon
Docker is not running. Start it, then restart Cursor.
Nothing changes after a restart
The file is not valid JSON any more. Look for a missing comma where the block was added.

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