How to install OpenOSINT in Cursor

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Steps

1Install uv (for uvx): https://docs.astral.sh/uv/
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": {
    "openosint": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "openosint"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY": "<your-anthropic-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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

Environment variable	Required	What it is
ANTHROPIC_API_KEYsecret	Yes	Anthropic API key — required for the AI agent REPL
HIBP_API_KEYsecret	No	HaveIBeenPwned API key for breach detection (search_breach tool)
IPINFO_TOKENsecret	No	ipinfo.io token for higher IP lookup rate limits (search_ip tool)
IP2LOCATION_API_KEYsecret	No	IP2Location API key for enhanced IP intelligence (search_ip2location tool)
ABUSEIPDB_API_KEYsecret	No	AbuseIPDB API key for IP abuse reputation checks (search_abuseipdb tool)

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