Cursor Setup

Connect Cursor (AI-first code editor) to Hydrata's MCP server.

Prerequisites

• Cursor editor installed
• A Hydrata account with API token

Configuration

Create or edit .cursor/mcp.json in your project root:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hydrata": {
      "url": "https://hydrata.com/mcp/",
      "transport": "streamable-http",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

Verify Connection

1. Open Cursor's AI chat panel
2. Type: "List my Hydrata projects"
3. Cursor should call the list_projects tool and return results

Usage

In Cursor's chat, interact with your flood models:

Create a flood model project, upload terrain data from ./data/site_dem.tif,
and run a simulation with 50-year rainfall

Cursor will chain the Hydrata MCP tools to complete the workflow.

Tips

• Project-scoped config: Keep .cursor/mcp.json in your project root for per-project setup
• Token security: Don't commit tokens to git — use environment variables or add .cursor/ to .gitignore
• Composer mode: Use Cursor's Composer for multi-step workflows — it handles tool chaining well