How to connect NocoDB MCP with Cursor

How to integrate NocoDB 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 NocoDB account to Cursor via Composio Connect, so it can list all projects updated this week, add a new record to Clients table, update status of Task ID 42 to Done, and more without ever putting your account credentials at risk.

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How to integrate NocoDB 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 NocoDB account to Cursor via Composio Connect, so it can list all projects updated this week, add a new record to Clients table, update status of Task ID 42 to Done, 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 NocoDB 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.

Connect your NocoDB account

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

For example, ask it to:

"List all projects updated this week"
"Add a new record to Clients table"
"Update status of Task ID 42 to Done"

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

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

Conclusion

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

TOOLS

Supported Tools

Every NocoDB action and event your agent gets out of the box.

Get User Info

Tool to get authenticated user information including email, name, roles, and profile details.

Forgot Password

Tool to initiate password reset process by sending a reset email to the user.

Sign Out User

Tool to sign out the authenticated user and clear their refresh token from the database and cookie.

Get Sort Metadata

Tool to retrieve sort configuration by ID from NocoDB.

Update View Column

Tool to update a column configuration in a view.

Delete View

Tool to delete a view from a NocoDB table.

Delete Table View Row

Tool to delete a specific row from a table view in NocoDB.

Get Integration Info

Tool to retrieve metadata for a specific NocoDB integration by type and subtype.

List Integrations

Tool to retrieve all available integrations in NocoDB.

Store Integration Configuration

Tool to store configuration for a NocoDB integration.

Delete Notification

Tool to delete a notification for the authenticated user.

List Notifications

Tool to retrieve paginated notification records for the authenticated user.

Poll Notifications

Tool to poll for notifications using long-polling mechanism.

Get Plugin Status

Tool to check if a NocoDB plugin is active or not.

List Public Shared View Grouped Data

Tool to retrieve grouped data from a publicly shared NocoDB view.

Upload Attachments by URL

Tool to upload attachments from remote URLs to NocoDB storage.

Get Table Schema

Tool to retrieve complete schema information for a specific table.

Update User Profile

Tool to update authenticated user's profile information including display name, first name, and last name.

Get Aggregated Meta Info

Tool to get aggregated meta information such as tableCount, dbViewCount, viewCount and other statistics about the NocoDB instance.

Get Application Health Status

Tool to get the NocoDB application health status.

Get Application Info

Tool to get comprehensive NocoDB application information including authentication settings, version, limits, and deployment configuration.

Get Cloud Features

Tool to get NocoDB Cloud features.

Get Command Palette Suggestions

Tool to get dynamic command palette suggestions based on scope.

Report Error

Tool to report errors to NocoDB's error tracking system.

Get Product Feed

Tool to get NocoDB product feed from social media sources including GitHub, YouTube, Twitter, and Cloud.

Convert URL to Database Config

Tool to convert JDBC URL or database connection URL to connection configuration object.

List Workspace Bases

Tool to list all bases in a NocoDB workspace.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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

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 NocoDB tools.

Yes, absolutely. You can configure which NocoDB 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.

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 NocoDB data and credentials are handled as safely as possible.

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