How to Connect Cursor to Novacal MCP
Add Novacal as a Cursor MCP server to check availability, manage event types, and schedule meetings from Cursor using the hosted Novacal MCP server.
Novacal×CursorBefore you start
What you need
Make sure you have these ready before connecting Novacal to Cursor.
- 1. A Novacal account — sign up at novacal.io if you don't have one yet
- 2. A Novacal API key — generate one from account settings, you'll paste it during the OAuth step
- 3. Cursor installed on your computer
- 4. The Novacal MCP server URL
https://mcp.novacal.io/mcp
Setup
How to connect Novacal with Cursor
With the Novacal MCP server for Cursor, you can manage meetings and availability right from Cursor using the hosted Novacal MCP server.
- 1. Open Cursor Settings
- 2. Select MCP
- 3. Click Add new global MCP server
- 4. Add Novacal using
https://mcp.novacal.io/mcp - 5. Save the configuration, then approve access and paste your Novacal API key
mcp.jsonCursor configuration
{
"mcpServers": {
"novacal": {
"url": "https://mcp.novacal.io/mcp"
}
}
}For every Cursor workspace, add this to ~/.cursor/mcp.json.
For one project only, add the same configuration to .cursor/mcp.json inside that project.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about connecting Cursor to the Novacal MCP server.
Yes. Cursor connects to the Novacal MCP server through OAuth, and Novacal uses your API key to authorize scheduling actions for your account.