Set up Upstash MCP in Cursor

Create and manage Upstash serverless Redis databases, list keys, run commands, and interact with your Upstash account using natural language.

Locate the config file

Cursor reads MCP server configuration from the following file:

.cursor/mcp.json

Create this file if it does not already exist.

Add the configuration

Add the following to your Cursor config file:

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "upstash-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@upstash/mcp-server@latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "UPSTASH_EMAIL": "YOUR_UPSTASH_EMAIL",
        "UPSTASH_API_KEY": "YOUR_UPSTASH_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Set up environment variables

Upstash MCP requires the following environment variables:

UPSTASH_EMAILRequired

Upstash account email

UPSTASH_API_KEYRequired

Upstash management API key

Verify it works

Restart Cursor. Upstash MCP should appear in your MCP server list with 10 tools available.

This server adds approximately 5,150 tokens to your context window for tool definitions.

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