Cursor Integration

Use GNO to give Cursor access to your local documents and knowledge base via MCP.

Quick Setup

# Install GNO
bun install -g @gmickel/gno

# Initialize and index your documents
gno init ~/notes --name notes
gno index

# Install MCP for Cursor (user-level)
gno mcp install --target cursor

Restart Cursor. GNO tools are now available in Composer and Chat.

Project-Level Setup

For project-specific knowledge:

# Install to .cursor/mcp.json in current project
gno mcp install --target cursor --scope project

This creates .cursor/mcp.json - commit it to share with your team.

What You Can Do

Ask Cursor’s AI:

• “Search my docs for authentication examples”
• “Find relevant code patterns in my notes”
• “What does my knowledge base say about error handling?”

Example Prompts

Coding with context:

“Search my notes for how we handle API errors, then apply that pattern here”

Finding examples:

“Find examples of React hooks in my knowledge base”

Research:

“Search my docs for anything about database migrations”

Manual Configuration

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (user) or .cursor/mcp.json (project):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gno": {
      "command": "gno",
      "args": ["mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Troubleshooting

Tools not appearing

1. Check gno mcp status
2. Restart Cursor completely
3. Try gno mcp uninstall --target cursor && gno mcp install --target cursor

No results

gno ls        # List indexed docs
gno status    # Check index health

Tips

• Use project-level install for team knowledge bases
• Index code docs alongside your project: gno init ./docs --name project-docs
• Combine with your notes: gno init ~/notes --name personal-notes