How to connect Runheed to Cursor

Add Runheed to Cursor with one JSON block, and Cursor's agent can search, read and resolve your production errors.

Runheed is an error tracker with an MCP server: your app reports exceptions through a small SDK, and Cursor reads them through the server below.

Steps

1. Create an agent key in Runheed under Settings > Agent keys.
2. Create or open .cursor/mcp.json and paste the block below with your key.
3. Open Cursor Settings > MCP and check that runheed shows as enabled with its tools listed.

Where the config lives: Project-only: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo. Every project: ~/.cursor/mcp.json.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "runheed": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "https://runheed.com/dl/runheed-mcp-0.1.0.tgz"
      ],
      "env": {
        "RUNHEED_API_KEY": "al_your_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

The npm and PyPI releases are not out yet, so these commands install the same package files straight from runheed.com. Nothing else changes when the registry versions ship.

The server runs with npx, so Node.js 18 or newer must be installed on the machine.

Keep .cursor/mcp.json out of git if it holds the key, or use the global file instead.

Check that it works

In the agent chat: "List unresolved Runheed errors from the last 24 hours."

If the agent reports a problem

Every Runheed tool error says what went wrong and where to fix it. The common ones:

"RUNHEED_API_KEY is not set"

The key is missing from the server env. Add it and restart the client.

"That is a project key (pk_...)"

You pasted the DSN key. The MCP server needs an agent key that starts with al_.

"This agent key is not recognised"

Typo, or the key was revoked. Create a new one in Settings; keys are shown once.

"The workspace has no active plan"

Choose a plan or fix the card in Settings > Billing. The key works again as soon as the plan is active.

"No errors have been reported yet"

The agent side works. Check that the app has RUNHEED_DSN set and calls runheed.init() at startup.

Still need the SDK side? See the setup docs, or tell Cursor: Read https://runheed.com/SETUP.txt and set up error tracking. Official reference: Cursor MCP docs.

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