1. Home
  2. RedNote MCP
  3. RedNote MCP for Cursor: Setup & Config

Data as of

RedNote MCP for Cursor: Setup & Config

RedNote MCP gives Cursor access to Xiaohongshu content through keyword searches and note URLs.

What you can do with RedNote in Cursor

A focused Xiaohongshu note-access bridge with keyword search and reusable browser authentication.

  • Reuse an initialized login session across MCP interactions.
  • Inspect protocol requests during local development with MCP Inspector.

Before you start: RedNote in Cursor

  • Node.js 16 or later
  • npm 7 or later
  • Playwright browser environment
  • A manually initialized Xiaohongshu login session
  • An MCP-compatible client

The README begins with npx playwright install. Its global setup runs npm install -g rednote-mcp followed by rednote-mcp init for browser login. Cookies are saved to ~/.mcp/rednote/cookies.json. The --stdio flag is required in the documented Cursor configuration. No required environment variables are stated.

RedNote Cursor configuration

  1. Choose Cursor configuration scope

    For RedNote MCP, open Project: .cursor/mcp.json User: ~/.cursor/mcp.json. Merge into mcpServers at project or user scope.

  2. Add RedNote MCP to Cursor

    Use the RedNote-MCP entry below in mcpServers. Keep RedNote MCP's documented stdio connection fields and your other Cursor entries.

  3. Check RedNote MCP in Cursor

    RedNote MCP: Enable in Cursor’s MCP settings; inspect tools.

Config file · Project: .cursor/mcp.json

User: ~/.cursor/mcp.json

JSON
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "RedNote-MCP": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "rednote-mcp",
        "--stdio"
      ],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}

RedNote tools available to Cursor

RedNote's stored tool list documents 1 tool; compare it with Cursor's connected tool list, because the stored list is not a live check.

login

Find login under RedNote in Cursor's MCP settings; inspect its arguments when the agent requests a call.

Initialize authentication from an MCP client; the README does not detail its parameters.

RedNote: full stored tool descriptions

Troubleshooting RedNote in Cursor

  • Cursor must find npx rednote-mcp (Node.js/npm) for RedNote MCP. Enable the project/user entry in MCP settings and inspect its tools.
  • RedNote MCP uses stdio here: Cursor must keep the configured process running; protocol output belongs on stdout and diagnostics on stderr.
  • Known limitation: Initial login must be completed manually in a browser.
  • Known limitation: Saved cookies are sensitive and need periodic renewal.
  • Known limitation: Comment retrieval by URL is not yet implemented.
  • General Cursor troubleshooting lives in the /clients/cursor guide.

RedNote MCP — details. Cursor guide

Frequently asked questions

Cursor's RedNote MCP entry belongs under mcpServers in .cursor/mcp.json (project) or ~/.cursor/mcp.json (user). Confirm the active scope in MCP settings.

Cursor's RedNote-MCP example uses stdio.

RedNote MCP's Cursor configuration invokes npx rednote-mcp (Node.js/npm).

RedNote MCP's stored list contains 1 tool, including login. Compare those names with Cursor's connected tool list; the stored list is not a live check.

Not yet. The README marks comment-URL access as unfinished, while note-URL access is listed as available.

Yes. Both documented Cursor launch variants include --stdio, which the README identifies as required for communication.