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mcp/mcp-server-giphy/install/cursor

install mcp-server-giphy on Cursor

Requires Node 18+ on your system so npx can fetch the package on first run. Cursor reloads its MCP servers automatically the moment the file is saved — no restart needed. Paste the config below, then follow the reload step to register mcp-server-giphy.

paste into

global: ~/.cursor/mcp.json

project: .cursor/mcp.json  (commit alongside your repo)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "giphy": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-server-giphy"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GIPHY_API_KEY": "<YOUR_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

then: No restart needed — Cursor picks up the change automatically.

other clients

Claude Desktop →Windsurf →VS Code (Copilot) →Claude Code →

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