MCP Extension

Cursor Integration

Manage your servers directly from Cursor while you code. One click installs the ManageLM MCP server — ask Cursor to check production logs, restart services, or run a security audit without leaving your editor.

Add to Cursor Requires Cursor with MCP support (0.45+)

One-Click Install

Click the Add to Cursor button above. Cursor will open and ask you to confirm adding the ManageLM MCP server. That's it — you're done.

Click Add to Cursor above (make sure Cursor is installed and running)
Confirm the MCP server in Cursor when prompted, then click Install
Open the agent panel (Cmd/Ctrl + L). The ManageLM tools appear in the tool list automatically.
First tool call opens your browser for OAuth login — approve, and Cursor is connected

Self-hosted users: The one-click button points at app.managelm.com. For your own portal, use the manual config below and replace the URL.

Manual Configuration

If the deeplink doesn't work, or you're on a self-hosted portal, add the MCP server manually:

Global config (all projects)

Edit ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "managelm": {
      "url": "https://app.managelm.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Per-project config

Create .cursor/mcp.json in your project root with the same JSON. Useful when only certain projects should have ManageLM access.

Reload after editing: Open Cursor Settings → MCP and toggle managelm off and on, or restart Cursor, to pick up changes.

What You Get

Once connected, Cursor's agent can:

List your servers and inspect their health, packages, services, and inventory
Run tasks in natural language — install packages, restart services, tail logs, harden configs
Target a single host, a group, or your whole fleet with "all"
Run security audits and search findings across all servers
Upload and download files between your machine and remote servers
Review task history and revert any change that modified a server

Cursor pairs especially well for code → deploy → verify loops — ship a config change, then immediately ask Cursor to apply it across your fleet and tail the relevant logs to confirm.

Authentication

ManageLM uses OAuth 2.0 with PKCE. The first tool call triggers a browser authorization flow. Approve access once and tokens refresh automatically.

No account yet? Create one — free for up to 10 agents.

Requirements

Cursor 0.45+ with MCP support — download Cursor
ManageLM account — register here
ManageLM Agent installed on each server you want to manage

Troubleshooting

Safari on macOS: Safari's Intelligent Tracking Prevention blocks the OAuth redirect back to Cursor's loopback callback (http://127.0.0.1:*). Use Chrome or Firefox as your default browser for the sign-in step, then switch back to Safari after. You only need to do this once per auth session; tokens refresh automatically afterward.

The "Add to Cursor" button does nothing

Make sure Cursor is installed and the deeplink handler is registered. On first install, open Cursor once so the OS registers the cursor:// protocol, then retry. If it still fails, use the manual config.

Server shows red dot in Settings → MCP

The MCP server isn't reachable or hasn't been authenticated yet. Try a tool call from the chat panel — the OAuth flow will start. If you're on a self-hosted portal, verify the URL is reachable from your machine.

401 Unauthorized on first tool call

Open your ManageLM portal, go to Settings > MCP Credentials, and make sure MCP is enabled for your account.

Tools don't appear in the agent panel

Make sure managelm is enabled in Settings → MCP. If it is and tools still don't show, restart Cursor.