Cursor Setup

Connect Dashtray to Cursor via MCP

Cursor Integration

Get notifications from Cursor directly to your phone — build results, deploy status, agent progress — while it works in your editor.

Prerequisites

• Cursor installed
• Dashtray account with API key
• API key copied (don’t lose it!)

Step 1: Get Your API Key

1. Go to Dashtray Dashboard
2. Generate a new API key named “Cursor”
3. Copy the full key immediately — you won’t see it again

Step 2: Configure Cursor

Open Cursor Settings → MCP (or edit ~/.cursor/mcp.json directly) and add:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dashtray": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@dashtray/mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "DASHTRAY_API_KEY": "sk_test_your_full_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Paste your full API key. Save, then hit Refresh in the MCP settings panel — Dashtray should show a green dot.

Node 18+ is required (node --version to check).

Step 3: Test the Integration

Ask Cursor’s agent:

Send me a Dashtray notification saying "Cursor is connected!"

You should see MCP - Cursor is connected! on your phone within seconds, and the send logged in your Dashtray history.

Troubleshooting

• Server shows red / won’t start — run npx -y @dashtray/mcp-server in a terminal. The stderr output tells you what’s wrong (most often a missing DASHTRAY_API_KEY).
• “Invalid API key” — the key was copied partially or revoked. Create a fresh one and update the config.
• Notifications not arriving — check the alert exists and is active in your Dashtray app, and that you’re under your plan’s rate limit.

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