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Monk and the Cursor agent run in the same IDE window. You enable Monk MCP, restart Cursor, and you are ready to go.

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Setup

1

Enable Monk MCP

Open your project in Cursor with Monk installed. Run the command palette and choose Monk: Manage MCP Server → Enable MCP server. Pick Smart defaults or include Cursor in the target list.Cursor MCP Enablement
2

Restart Cursor

Fully quit and reopen Cursor so it picks up the new config in .cursor/mcp.json.
3

Verify Monk is visible

Open Cursor Settings (Cmd+Shift+J / Ctrl+Shift+J) and go to Tools & MCP. Monk should be listed as an MCP server.
4

Start using Monk

Cursor Agent picks up Monk tools automatically. It will ask for approval before calling them — approve and go.Cursor agent communicating with Monk

Deploy your first app

Monk is connected — now deploy your project

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Troubleshooting

If Monk does not appear in Tools & MCP, confirm the project is open at the correct root, Monk MCP is enabled for this workspace, and Cursor has been restarted after the config was generated.

More troubleshooting

Common issues and how to fix them