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 xero-mcp.
~/.cursor/mcp.json.cursor/mcp.json (commit alongside your repo){
"mcpServers": {
"xero-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"xero-mcp@latest"
],
"env": {
"XERO_CLIENT_ID": "YOUR_CLIENT_ID",
"XERO_CLIENT_SECRET": "YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET",
"XERO_REDIRECT_URI": "http://localhost:5000/callback"
}
}
}
}