# How do I connect Cursor to Locul?

Source: https://help.locul.ai/articles/connect-cursor-to-locul

Open **Settings** > **Connected apps** and click **Connect** next to Cursor, then restart Cursor. Cursor can then recall and save your Locul memories.

## Connect Cursor

1. Click **Connect apps** at the bottom of the left rail.
2. Scroll to **Use Locul memory in your AI apps**.
3. If Cursor isn't listed, click **Show all N apps**.
4. Next to **Cursor**, click **Connect**.
5. Quit and reopen Cursor.
6. Back in Locul, click **Recheck**. Cursor shows **Connected**.

## Set it up by hand

Use this if Cursor shows **Manual**, or **Connect** doesn't work.

1. Under the app list, click **Manual setup**.
2. Click the **Cursor** tab, then **Copy setup**.
3. Open the file `~/.cursor/mcp.json` in your user folder. On Windows it is `%USERPROFILE%\.cursor\mcp.json`. Create the file if it isn't there.
4. Add the "locul" entry inside "mcpServers", next to any servers you already have.
5. Save, restart Cursor, then click **Recheck** in Locul.

Locul connects to Cursor as a local program, not a web address. Don't paste an Ollama address (like localhost:11434) or any other web address into this file for Locul.

## Troubleshooting

**"Locul found ... but cannot read it."** Your mcp.json has a typing mistake. Fix the JSON, or delete the file, then click **Recheck**.

**Cursor doesn't use Locul.** Restart Cursor fully after connecting. In Locul, check the status says **Locul is ready**.

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