Cursor is an AI code editor. With Survio connected, its assistant can work against your real responses instead of mock data.

Cursor keeps MCP servers in a file called mcp.json. The settings screen just opens that file, so the two methods below differ mainly in which mcp.json you edit.

Before you start

Cursor installed (cursor.com)
A Survio account on PRO Business or higher

Method 1 - Through Cursor's settings

Step 1 - Open MCP settings

Settings → Tools & MCPs → Installed MCP Servers → New MCP server. Cursor opens your mcp.json.

Step 2 - Add the server config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Survio": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://ai.survio.com/mcp",
      "headers": {}
    }
  }
}

If the file already has other servers, add "Survio" inside the existing mcpServers object - a second mcpServers key wipes out the first. Save.

Step 3 - Authorize

Back in Settings → Tools & MCPs, click Connect next to Survio and sign in. Its status turns green and its tools appear.

Step 4 - Try it

In the chat panel:

List my Survio surveys.

The first time Cursor calls a Survio tool it asks you to approve - once or always.

Method 2 - Create the config file yourself

Which file?

Cursor reads two, and the one you pick decides how widely Survio is available:

File	Applies to
`~/.cursor/mcp.json`	Every project you open in Cursor
`.cursor/mcp.json` in a project folder	That project only, and it travels with the project

On Windows the global file is %USERPROFILE%\.cursor\mcp.json.

Step 1 - Create the file

For one project:

your-project/
└── .cursor/
    └── mcp.json

For all projects, create ~/.cursor/mcp.json.

Step 2 - Add the Survio server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Survio": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://ai.survio.com/mcp",
      "headers": {}
    }
  }
}

Step 3 - Reload Cursor

Usually it picks the change up straight away. If Survio doesn't appear in Settings → Tools & MCPs, reload the window: Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + P → Developer: Reload Window.

Step 4 - Authorize

In Settings → Tools & MCPs, click Connect next to Survio and sign in.

mcp.json holds only the server address. Your sign-in is stored separately on your machine, and anyone else who opens the project signs in with their own Survio account.

Removing the connection

Switch it off with the toggle in Settings → Tools & MCPs, or delete the "Survio" entry from mcp.json.

How to connect Survio to Cursor