Cursor History
Let your agent search, export, and back up Cursor AI chat history so past debugging and design decisions stay reusable across sessions.
Overview
Cursor History MCP is a Build-phase MCP server that browses, searches, exports, and backs up your Cursor AI chat history for agents.
What is this MCP server?
- Browse and search local Cursor AI chat history from MCP tools
- Export conversations for docs, handoffs, or archival
- Backup flows to reduce loss when sessions or machines change
- npm stdio cursor-history-mcp v0.2.4 with no required API keys in server.json
- Server version 0.2.4
- npm identifier cursor-history-mcp with stdio transport
Community signal: 32 GitHub stars.
What problem does it solve?
Important Cursor conversation context is trapped in the IDE and disappears when you cannot find or export old threads.
Who is it for?
Solo builders who rely on Cursor daily and want MCP-accessible search and backup of AI chat logs.
Skip if: Teams on Claude Code-only workflows without Cursor, or anyone who needs cross-team cloud chat sync out of the box.
What do I get? / Deliverables
Your agent can query and export prior Cursor chats so you reuse decisions and avoid repeating the same debugging loops.
- Searchable access to prior Cursor AI threads from agent sessions
- Exported chat backups suitable for docs or incident notes
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Journey fit
Cursor history tooling sits next to how you actually build with agents—recovering context is part of daily coding, not only post-mortems. It extends the agent IDE workflow (browse and backup chats), not production monitoring or marketing distribution.
How it compares
Local Cursor chat archive MCP, not a cloud analytics dashboard or generic note-taking skill.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is Cursor History MCP for?
Indie developers using Cursor who want their coding agent to search, export, and back up local AI chat history.
When should I use Cursor History MCP?
Use it when you need to recover an old fix, document what the AI suggested, or back up threads before reinstalling or switching machines.
How do I add Cursor History MCP to my agent?
Install cursor-history-mcp from npm, add the stdio MCP server in Cursor or Claude Code, and invoke browse or export tools against your local Cursor data.