How do I connect Cursor or another MCP client to Remote?

If your AI client supports the Model Context Protocol (MCP), you can connect it to Remote. Cursor is one example; other clients work the same way.

Steps

1. Open your AI client's settings and locate the MCP servers configuration. In many clients this is a file called .mcp.json.

2. Add Remote MCP:

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "remote-mcp": {
         "type": "http",
         "url": "<https://mcp.remote.com/mcp>"
       }
     }
   }
   

3. Restart the AI client.
4. Open the MCP section in the client and select remote-mcp.
5. Sign in to Remote in your browser when prompted.

Tested clients today

Remote MCP has been tested with Claude Desktop, claude.ai, Claude Code, and Cursor. Other MCP-compatible clients can also connect, though the exact menus and steps differ.

If your client is not MCP-compatible

You will not be able to connect it today. Try one of the tested clients listed above.

Things to know

• The AI client only sees what your Remote account is allowed to see, and can take the limited write actions your role allows.
• Signing in uses OAuth through Remote — your password is never shared with the AI client.
• If your Remote account is de-provisioned, access is revoked automatically.

See also: How do I connect Claude to my Remote account?