Grepai Mcp Cursor

This walks you through connecting GrepAI's semantic code search to Cursor IDE using MCP. You drop a JSON config file in `.cursor/mcp.json`, point it at `grepai mcp-serve`, and restart Cursor. After that, Cursor's AI can do semantic searches beyond grep, trace call graphs, and navigate your codebase using GrepAI's index. The guide covers both per-project and global setups, includes Windsurf configuration, and has solid troubleshooting for common issues like empty results or connection errors. If you're already running GrepAI with Ollama and want your IDE's AI to actually understand your code structure, this is the integration step you need.

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$ npx -y skills add yoanbernabeu/grepai-skills --skill grepai-mcp-cursor --agent claude-code

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GrepAI MCP Integration with Cursor

This skill covers integrating GrepAI with Cursor IDE using the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

When to Use This Skill

Setting up GrepAI in Cursor
Enabling semantic search for Cursor AI
Configuring MCP for Cursor
Troubleshooting Cursor integration

What is Cursor?

Cursor is an AI-powered IDE that supports MCP for external tools. GrepAI integration gives Cursor's AI:

Semantic code search beyond simple text matching
Call graph analysis for understanding dependencies
Index-based code navigation

Prerequisites

GrepAI installed
Ollama running (or other embedding provider)
Project indexed (grepai watch)
Cursor IDE installed

Configuration

Step 1: Create MCP Config File

Create .cursor/mcp.json in your project root:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "grepai": {
      "command": "grepai",
      "args": ["mcp-serve"]
    }
  }
}

Step 2: Restart Cursor

Close and reopen Cursor for the config to take effect.

Step 3: Verify

Ask Cursor's AI:

"Search the codebase for authentication"

Cursor should use the grepai_search tool.

Global Configuration

SKILL.md on GitHub

Details

Repository: github.com/yoanbernabeu/grepai-skills
Category: AI & Agent Building
First seen: Jun 3, 2026