Cursor

Cursor reads MCP servers from a JSON file and can send headers directly, so no bridge is involved.

Add the server

In your project folder, create a folder named .cursor if it is not already there.
Inside it create mcp.json and paste:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aov-cart-drawer": {
      "url": "https://aov-cart-drawer.firebaseapp.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer aov_mcp_YOUR_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Restart Cursor.

Use the snippet from Settings → Connect to AI where you can — it already has your address and key.

⚠️

If .cursor/mcp.json already exists, do not replace it. Add this entry inside the existing mcpServers object. Overwriting the file removes every other MCP server you had configured, with no warning.

.cursor/mcp.json sits in your project folder, which is usually a git repository. Add it to .gitignore before committing, or the key goes to everyone with access to that repo. If it has already been committed, revoke the key and create a new one — deleting the file later does not remove it from history.

Running more than one store? Change the "aov-cart-drawer" key to a distinct name per store. Two entries with the same name cannot coexist.

Check it worked

Open Settings → MCP. The server should be listed with a green indicator and 6 tools. Then ask in a chat:

Is my cart drawer working right now?

Global instead of per-project

To use the connection from every project, put the same JSON in ~/.cursor/mcp.json instead. That also keeps the key outside any repository, which is the better default for a credential.

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