How to connect Gitea to Cursor

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How to integrate Gitea MCP with Cursor

Cursor is one of the leading AI-powered code editors. It is built to help developers write, understand, and refactor code faster with AI assistance built directly into the editor.

And in this guide, I will explain the easiest and most secure way to connect your Gitea account to Cursor via Composio Connect, so it can list all open issues in your repository, create a new pull request for dev branch, get commit history for a specific file, and more without ever putting your account credentials at risk.

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Why Composio?

  • 1,000+ SaaS toolkits out of the box. Skip the work of building and maintaining integrations, Composio gives you instant access to a vast catalog of pre-built connectors.
  • One MCP server for every app. Connect any of your applications on demand through a single endpoint, rather than juggling a separate server for each app.
  • Smart, context-aware tool loading. Unlike traditional MCP servers that dump every available tool into the LLM context window, Composio searches for and loads only the tools relevant to the task at hand. A remote CLI workbench lets LLMs compose these tools into workflows for complex automation.

Connect Gitea to Cursor

Two ways to install — pick whichever you prefer.

1. Install with one click

Click the button below to add Composio to Cursor.

Install in Cursor

2. Or add manually

Add to your Cursor mcp.json

Open .cursor/mcp.json in your project root (or ~/.cursor/mcp.json for global config) and add the following configuration:

bash
{
  "servers": {
    "composio": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://connect.composio.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

3. Authorize

Restart Cursor, then click "Connect" next to Composio in MCP Tools settings.

Cursor MCP Tools settings with Connect button next to Composio

A browser window will open to authorize.

Composio authorization browser window

Connect your Gitea account

Back in Cursor, ask the agent to connect to Gitea or give it any Gitea-related task.

For example, ask it to:

  • "List all open issues in your repository"
  • "Create a new pull request for dev branch"
  • "Get commit history for a specific file"

It will prompt you to authenticate and authorize access to Gitea.

That is it. Composio tools are now available in Cursor, and your Gitea account is ready to use.

Supported Tools & Triggers

Tools
Get ActivityPub Person ActorTool to retrieve the ActivityPub Person actor for a Gitea user.
Get General API SettingsTool to retrieve the Gitea instance's global API settings including pagination limits and response size constraints.
Get General Attachment SettingsTool to retrieve the Gitea instance's global settings for file attachments including enabled status, allowed file types, size limits, and file count limits.
Get General Repository SettingsTool to retrieve the Gitea instance's global settings for repositories including feature flags for mirroring, HTTP Git, migrations, stars, time tracking, and LFS.
Get General UI SettingsTool to retrieve the Gitea instance's global settings for UI including default theme, allowed reactions, and custom emojis.
Get Gitignore Template InfoTool to retrieve information about a specific gitignore template.
Get Label Template InfoTool to retrieve all labels from a specific label template.
Get License Template InfoTool to retrieve information about a specific license template.
Get Node InfoTool to retrieve the nodeinfo of the Gitea application.
Get Signing KeyTool to retrieve the default GPG signing key used by Gitea to sign commits.
Get VersionTool to retrieve the version of the Gitea application.
List Gitignore TemplatesTool to retrieve all available gitignore templates.
List Label TemplatesTool to retrieve all available label templates.
List License TemplatesTool to retrieve all available license templates.
Get All OrganizationsTool to retrieve a paginated list of all organizations in the Gitea instance.
List Organization Actions SecretsTool to list all action secrets for an organization.
Render MarkdownTool to render a markdown document as HTML with configurable rendering modes and context.
Render Markdown RawTool to render raw markdown text as HTML.
Render MarkupTool to render a markup document as HTML with support for multiple markup formats.

Conclusion

You have successfully connected Gitea to Cursor using Composio Connect. Your agent can now use Gitea securely without exposing credentials in prompts or local scripts.

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FAQ

What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and Gitea MCP?

With a standalone Gitea MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Gitea tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Gitea and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint.

Can I use Tool Router MCP with Cursor?

Yes, you can. Cursor fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Gitea tools.

Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Gitea while using Tool Router?

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Gitea scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do.

How safe is my data with Composio Tool Router?

All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Gitea data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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