Fix Cursor one-click install link#31
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The base64-encoded config embedded `mcp-server-plaid` into the `command`
string. Cursor expects `command` to be the executable only, with arguments
in a separate `args` array (per the mcp.json schema), so the install was
silently failing.
Decoded before: {"command":"uvx mcp-server-plaid","env":{...}}
Decoded after: {"command":"uvx","args":["mcp-server-plaid"],"env":{...}}
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
This was referenced May 19, 2026
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The "Add to Cursor" button in
sandbox/README.mdwas silently failing because the base64-encoded config used the wrong shape.Decoded before:
{"command":"uvx mcp-server-plaid","env":{"PLAID_CLIENT_ID":"ADD_YOUR_CLIENT_ID","PLAID_SECRET":"ADD_YOUR_API_SECRET"}}Decoded after:
{"command":"uvx","args":["mcp-server-plaid"],"env":{"PLAID_CLIENT_ID":"ADD_YOUR_CLIENT_ID","PLAID_SECRET":"ADD_YOUR_API_SECRET"}}Cursor's install-mcp link expects
commandto be just the executable, with arguments in a separateargsarray (same shape asmcp.json). Concatenating them into thecommandstring makes Cursor try to spawn"uvx mcp-server-plaid"as a single binary, which fails.Refs: https://cursor.com/docs/context/mcp/install-links
Test plan
ADD_YOUR_*placeholders and verify the server starts🤖 Generated with Claude Code
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