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Connect Cursor

Prerequisites

Cursor (current stable release)
An umk_live_ API key from app.uptimemonitoring.com — see Authentication

Connect

Create or open your Cursor MCP config file and add the UptimeMonitoring server block:

Global (all projects): ~/.cursor/mcp.json
Project-local: ./.cursor/mcp.json in your project root

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "uptimemonitoring": {
      "url": "https://api.uptimemonitoring.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer umk_live_..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace umk_live_... with your actual API key. Do not commit a project-local config with a live key — add .cursor/mcp.json to .gitignore before saving.

OAuth alternative

Cursor supports OAuth for remote MCP servers that advertise OAuth metadata. If the server triggers an OAuth prompt, complete the browser flow rather than adding a manual header.

Verify

Fully restart Cursor (quit and relaunch — killing only the window is not enough). Open the MCP panel and confirm uptimemonitoring appears as connected. Then ask:

list my monitors

Common errors

Symptom	Cause	Fix
`401 Unauthorized`	Missing or incorrect key	Confirm the key starts with `umk_live_` and is pasted in full without extra whitespace
Server not appearing	Config file in wrong location	Cursor reads only `~/.cursor/mcp.json` or `./.cursor/mcp.json`
Tools not appearing after config change	Cursor not fully restarted	Quit Cursor fully (including background helper) and relaunch

For end-to-end verification with test monitor creation and deletion, see the detailed Cursor guide.

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