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Connect Cursor

Connect Cursorto your WordPress site.

Work on WordPress from the editor you already code in. With EMCP, a one-click install adds your site to Cursor as an MCP server, you sign in with OAuth, and Cursor asks before each tool call. The free plugin is enough.

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Works with
  • Cursorproject or global MCP config
  • Local or live WordPress
  • EMCP Free or Pro

Try asking

Ask the way you would brief a person.

First prompt
“List the tools you can use on my site and my five most recent pages. Do not create, update or delete anything.”
A read-only check that Cursor sees the tools you expect.
Content
“Find every page that still uses the old pricing table shortcode and list them for me.”
Each page and the matching content, so you can plan the change.
Developer
“Read the active theme’s functions.php and explain what each hook does. Do not edit any files.”
A walkthrough of the file through the read-only filesystem tools.

One-click install

From the wizard straight into Cursor.

In EMCP Tools → Connection, choose Cursor and OAuth. Step 3 has a One-click install button that opens Cursor with the server already filled in, along with the config block for .cursor/mcp.json in a project or ~/.cursor/mcp.json for every project.

Restart Cursor, approve the sign-in in your browser, and the wizard confirms Cursor’s first call.

EMCP Tools Connection wizard at step 3 for Cursor with OAuth: a One-click install button, the global and project config paths, and the config block with Copy.
The connection wizard’s one-click install for Cursor.

Tool budget

Keep Cursor focused.

EMCP can expose hundreds of tools. If Cursor struggles with a long tool list, switch on Compact tool mode: Cursor then sees three dispatcher tools that look up and call the rest on demand.

Cursor asks before it runs a tool, so check the tool and its arguments before you allow an edit.

Cursor settings MCP tab showing emcp-tools connected with a green dot and its tool count.
EMCP connected in Cursor’s MCP settings, with its tool count.

Built-in safety

Built for working near production.

Every tool call runs as the connected WordPress user. File and database writes, and WP-CLI, ship switched off, and you turn on only what you need.

  • Free OAuth

    No password in your config. Only an administrator can approve the connection.

  • Guarded files

    Filesystem writes start off, back up files first, and secret files such as wp-config.php are protected.

  • Bounded queries

    Read-only SQL is capped at 1,000 rows and 10 seconds. Database writes start off.

  • History and Undo

    Every change is recorded, with Undo for one change or a whole session.

EMCP Tools Connection screen with the four-step wizard and Connected apps, where each app can be signed out or removed.
Connected apps in EMCP Tools, where you can sign Cursor out or remove it.

Get started

Up and running in three steps.

You need: Cursor, administrator access on your WordPress site, and EMCP Free or Pro. OAuth needs HTTPS; local sites can use the WP-CLI bridge.

Installation guide
  1. Step 1

    Install EMCP

    Upload the free plugin zip under Plugins → Add New and activate it.

    Installation guide
  2. Step 2

    One-click install

    Choose Cursor in the connection wizard and use the One-click install button.

    Cursor setup guide
  3. Step 3

    Approve and ask

    Sign in through your browser, then start with a read-only prompt.

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Frequently asked

Questions, answered.

Still stuck? Drop a line at [email protected] or open an issue on GitHub. Most replies are under one business day; Pro tiers go to the front of the queue.

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No. Connecting Cursor works with the free plugin. EMCP Pro adds more tools and integrations.
Not if it contains an Application Password: the Base64 header is a credential, not encryption. With OAuth, the config holds only your site’s address.
Yes. On a local or development site, the WP-CLI bridge connects without HTTP or sign-in.
Switch on Compact tool mode, which gives Cursor three dispatcher tools instead of the full list, or turn off the tools you do not need.

Keep exploring

Cursor setup guideCompact tool modeLesson: connect CursorEMCP for developers

Bring WordPress into your editor.

Install the free plugin, use the one-click install for Cursor, and approve the connection.

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