Connect the Spinach MCP server to Cursor so you can pull meeting decisions, action items, and summaries straight into your editor — and turn them into code, tickets, and TODOs without leaving your IDE.

Difficulty: Easy · about 4 min · Server: mcp.spinach.ai

What you'll be able to do

Pull action items, decisions, and summaries into your editor chat.
Ask questions across every meeting Spinach has recorded for you.
Turn what was decided in a meeting into code, tickets, and TODOs without leaving Cursor.
Keep access governed by your Spinach permissions — Cursor only ever sees the meetings you're authorized to see.

Before you start

An active Spinach account on a plan that includes MCP access.
A recent version of Cursor (with MCP support).
No token or API key required. Spinach uses a secure OAuth sign-in, so you stay in control and can revoke access at any time.

Set it up

Cursor connects to Spinach over MCP using a small entry in its mcp.json. You can add it from the UI or by editing the file directly — either works.

Option A — add it from Cursor's settings

Open Settings → Cursor Settings → Tools & Integrations (labeled Tools & MCP in some versions).
Click New MCP Server. Cursor opens your mcp.json file.
Add the Spinach entry shown below and save.

Option B — edit mcp.json directly

Open ~/.cursor/mcp.json (applies to all projects) or .cursor/mcp.json in a specific project folder, and add a spinach entry under mcpServers:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "spinach": {
      "url": "https://mcp.spinach.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cursor detects the transport automatically — there's no type field or token to add.

Authorize and verify:

Save the file and return to the chat. Call Spinach once — for example, "@spinach test my connection." Cursor opens a browser window; log in to Spinach and click Allow. Cursor stores the credential for you.
In Settings → Cursor Settings → Tools & Integrations, Spinach now shows a green dot alongside its available tools. Restart Cursor if it doesn't appear right away.

Heads up — first-time indexing: after you connect for the first time, it can take 5–10 minutes for all of your meeting data to be indexed and queryable. If your first few searches come back empty, give it a few minutes and try again.

[Screenshot placeholder — Cursor's Tools & Integrations panel showing Spinach connected (green dot) with its tools.]

Using VS Code or another IDE?

The same configuration works in other MCP-enabled editors. In VS Code, run MCP: Open User Configuration from the Command Palette and add the same spinach entry, then call the tool to trigger the OAuth sign-in.

Try it

Cursor is at its best when you chain Spinach with your code and other tools:

"@spinach what were the engineering action items from yesterday's planning meeting? Add each one as a checkbox in TODO.md."
"@spinach summarize the decisions from the architecture review, then draft a Linear ticket for the top three follow-ups."
Use collections: if you group meetings into collections in Spinach, name them — "@spinach in the Eng Weekly collection, what blockers came up most this month?"

Manage or revoke access

You're always in control of which apps can reach your Spinach data.

Log in to your Spinach account.
Go to Settings → Integrations.
Scroll to Authorized Applications. For each connection you can see when it was authorized, when it was last used, and its permissions. Click Revoke to disconnect immediately.

[Screenshot placeholder — the Authorized Applications list in Spinach Settings → Integrations.]

Troubleshooting

My first searches return nothing: initial indexing takes 5–10 minutes. Wait a few minutes and try again.
Spinach won't connect / no green dot: make sure your mcp.json is valid JSON (a missing comma or brace will break it) and the URL is exactly https://mcp.spinach.ai/mcp, then restart Cursor.
I don't see newer Spinach tools: toggle the Spinach server off and on in Tools & Integrations, or restart Cursor.
The sign-in window didn't open: call a Spinach tool again (e.g. "@spinach test my connection") to re-trigger the OAuth flow.
Authorization issues: in Spinach, go to Settings → Integrations → Authorized Applications, revoke access for Cursor, and connect again.

Connect another tool

Spinach also works with Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini:

Claude — see Claude MCP Integration.
Gemini — see Gemini MCP Integration.
ChatGPT — install the approved Spinach AI app from the ChatGPT app directory.

MCP Configuration

Claude MCP Integration

Cursor MCP Integration