How to install anytype-mcp in Cursor

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Steps

1Install Node.js 18 or newer (for npx)
2Open .cursor/mcp.json in your project (or ~/.cursor/mcp.json for all projects)
3Add the entry below. If the file already has "mcpServers", add just the inner entry
4Check Cursor Settings → MCP and enable the server

Configuration

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "anytype": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@anyproto/anytype-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "OPENAPI_MCP_HEADERS": "<your-openapi-mcp-headers>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace the values in angle brackets. Optional settings are listed below.

Environment variable	Required	What it is
OPENAPI_MCP_HEADERSsecret	Yes	JSON string of headers for Anytype API. Example: {"Authorization":"Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>", "Anytype-Version":"2025-05-20"}

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