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Cursor reads rules from your project. skillmd installs skills into that location for you, or plugs in over MCP so Cursor’s agent can pull context on demand.

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Install a skill

npx @getskillmd/cli add <skill>
The CLI detects Cursor and writes the skill into its rules. See CLI commands for the full reference.

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Connect over MCP

Add the MCP server so Cursor can generate and fetch skills itself:
~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "skillmd": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@getskillmd/mcp"]
    }
  }
}
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Open MCP settings

Add the snippet to your Cursor MCP configuration.
2

Enable the server

Toggle skillmd on in Cursor’s MCP panel.
3

Use it inline

Ask Cursor to generate a skill for a library, then build against it.
Editors evolve their rules format often — the CLI tracks where each editor expects context, so skillmd add keeps working across Cursor, Windsurf, Antigravity, and VS Code.