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Quick Start with Cursor

1. Install Auggie CLI

npm install -g @augmentcode/auggie@latest

2. Sign in to Augment

auggie login
This will open a browser window for authentication.

3. Configure the MCP server in Cursor

  • Go in settings (top right) Cursor settings
  • Click on Tools & MCP on the left menu then New MCP Server Cursor MCP
Paste this configuration:
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "augment-context-engine": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": "auggie",
      "args": ["--mcp", "--mcp-auto-workspace"],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}

4. Test the integration

Prompt: "What is this project? Please use codebase retrieval tool to get the answer."
Cursor should confirm it has access to the codebase-retrieval tool. Cursor test See MCP Server Mode for more options.