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Update clients.mdx with the new Cursor settings
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Update mcp-remote info for remote servers via Cursor
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Update continue-client.mdx with new GIF animation link
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27 changes: 21 additions & 6 deletions units/en/unit2/clients.mdx
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Expand Up @@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ Cursor provides built-in MCP support, allowing you to connect your deployed MCP

### Configuration

Open Cursor settings (`Ctrl + Shift + J` / `Cmd + Shift + J`) → **MCP** tab → **Add new global MCP server**:
Open Cursor settings (`Ctrl + Shift + J` / `Cmd + Shift + J`) → **Tools & Integrations** tab → **Add Custom MCP**:

**macOS:**
```json
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -124,13 +124,28 @@ Open Cursor settings (`Ctrl + Shift + J` / `Cmd + Shift + J`) → **MCP** tab
}
```

### Why We Use mcp-remote
### Why We Use `mcp-remote`

Most MCP clients, including Cursor, currently only support local servers via stdio transport and don't yet support remote servers with OAuth authentication. The `mcp-remote` tool serves as a bridge solution that:
> **Note**: As of mid-2025, Cursor supports direct remote MCP connections via HTTP+SSE and OAuth. You may not need `mcp-remote` unless working with legacy setups or encountering specific compatibility issues.

- Runs locally on your machine
- Forwards requests from Cursor to the remote MCP server
Earlier versions of MCP clients, including Cursor, only supported local servers via `stdio` transport and lacked support for remote servers with authentication. The `mcp-remote` tool was introduced as a workaround that:

- Runs locally on your machine
- Bridges Cursor with remote MCP servers
- Handles transport and authentication implicitly
- Uses the familiar configuration file format

Once configured, you can ask Cursor to use your sentiment analysis tool for tasks like analyzing code comments, user feedback, or pull request descriptions.
While this is still useful in some edge cases, Cursor now supports native remote MCP integration. You can directly configure a remote server like this:

```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"my-server": {
"url": "https://your-mcp-server.hf.space/gradio_api/mcp/sse"
}
}
}
```
> See [Cursor’s official documentation](https://docs.cursor.com/context/mcp) for up-to-date setup instructions.

Once configured, you can ask Cursor to use your sentiment analysis tool for tasks like analyzing code comments, user feedback, or pull request descriptions.
4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions units/en/unit2/continue-client.mdx
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Expand Up @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ You can install Continue from the VS Code marketplace.
2. This will open the Continue extension page in VS Code, where you will need to click `Install` again
3. The Continue logo will appear on the left sidebar. For a better experience, move Continue to the right sidebar

![sidebar vs code demo](https://docs.continue.dev/assets/images/move-to-right-sidebar-b2d315296198e41046fc174d8178f30a.gif)
![move-to-right-sidebar](https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/continue-docs/images/move-to-right-sidebar-b2d315296198e41046fc174d8178f30a.gif)

With Continue configured, we'll move on to setting up Ollama to pull local models.

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -208,4 +208,4 @@ specialized tools, from web automation to file management, all running entirely
on your local machine. Ready to take your development workflow to the next
level? Start by experimenting with different MCP servers from the [Continue Hub
MCP explore page](https://hub.continue.dev/explore/mcp) and discover how
local AI can transform your coding experience.
local AI can transform your coding experience.