Cursor History MCP

MCP server for browsing, searching, exporting, and backing up your Cursor AI chat history.

Bring your Cursor AI chat history directly into Claude. Search past conversations, export sessions, create backups, and generate year-in-review reports—all through natural language. Built on the Model Context Protocol for seamless AI assistant integration.

Free, open-source, and MIT licensed. Built by the community, for the community.

Installation

No installation required! Run directly via npx:

npx cursor-history-mcp

Configuration

Cursor

cursor-mcp-setup

Claude Code

Add to your Claude Code MCP settings:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cursor-history": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "cursor-history-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop configuration (~/.claude/claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cursor-history": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "cursor-history-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

Tool	Description
`cursor_history_list`	List chat sessions with metadata
`cursor_history_show`	View full conversation content
`cursor_history_search`	Search across all sessions
`cursor_history_export`	Export session to Markdown or JSON
`cursor_history_backup`	Create backup of all history
`cursor_history_restore`	Restore from backup (destructive)
`cursor_history_migrate`	Move/copy sessions between workspaces (destructive)
`cursor_history_year_pack`	Generate year-in-review data package with stats, topics, and prompt template

Usage Examples

After configuring, ask your AI assistant:

"List my Cursor chat sessions"
"Show me session #1"
"Search my Cursor history for 'authentication'"
"Export session #1 as markdown"
"Backup my Cursor chat history"

Requirements

Node.js 20+
Cursor IDE installed with existing chat history

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Whether it's bug reports, feature requests, documentation improvements, or code contributions—all PRs and issues are appreciated.

License

MIT

cursor-history

Documentation