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Configuration for Your Coding Assistant

Choose your preferred IDE or coding assistant and follow the configuration steps below.
  • Cursor
  • Windsurf
  • Claude Desktop
  • VS Code
  • Cline
  • Codex CLI
  • Droid
  • Continue.dev

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Cursor

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Option A: UI Configuration

1

Open Cursor Settings

2

Navigate to Tools & MCP

3

Add New Server

Click New MCP Server
4

Enter Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "deepcon": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "deepcon-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "DEEPCON_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Option B: Manual File Configuration

Create .cursor/mcp.json in your project or ~/.cursor/mcp.json globally:
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "deepcon": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "deepcon-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "DEEPCON_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}
Replace your-api-key-here with your actual API key from the dashboard

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Scope Options

When configuring MCP servers, you can choose the installation scope:

Project-Level

Install for current project only. Configuration is stored in .cursor/, .windsurf/, or .vscode/ directory.Use when:
  • Working on a specific project
  • Sharing config with team via git

Global

Install for all projects on your machine. Configuration is stored in home directory (~/.cursor/, ~/.windsurf/, etc.).Use when:
  • Personal development setup
  • Want Deepcon available everywhere

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Troubleshooting

Solution: Check Node.js and configuration
  1. Verify Node.js 19+ is installed: 
    node --version
  2. Test npx access: 
    npx -y deepcon-mcp --version
  3. Validate JSON configuration format
  4. Restart your IDE completely
Solution: Verify your API key
  1. Check key is correct at dashboard
  2. Ensure no extra spaces in configuration
  3. Verify key format starts with appropriate prefix
  4. Try generating a new API key
Solution: Check MCP configuration
  1. Ensure configuration file is in correct location
  2. Verify JSON syntax is valid
  3. Check IDE logs for error messages
  4. Try reloading/restarting the IDE
Solution: Disable JSON schema validationThis is a known VS Code issue. Add to settings:
{
  "json.validate.enable": false
}
Reference: microsoft/vscode#155379

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