Auto-configure MCP servers for Cursor and Claude Code, plus install BMAD Framework.

npx cursor-claude-setup-2025

What This Does

Prompts you for:

1. Your name
2. Which components to install (checkboxes - all selected by default):
   • Cursor IDE configuration
   • Claude Code CLI with MCP servers
   • Serena MCP Server
   • BMAD Framework
3. Create workspace folder? (yes/no)
4. Open docs when done? (yes/no)

Then automatically:

1. Checks prerequisites (Node 18+, Claude CLI, uv for Serena)
2. Installs selected components
3. Auto-configures MCP servers (Exa, Firecrawl, Serena):
   • Writes ./.mcp.json (in your current directory)
   • Merges ~/.cursor/mcp.json (backs up first)
   • Merges ~/.claude/config.json (backs up first)
4. Optional: Creates ~/cursor-claude-course workspace
5. Shows results and next steps

Prerequisites

You need Node.js 18+ to run this installer (includes npm/npx).

Don't have Node? See docs/INSTALL-NODE.md or ask Cursor/Claude Code to help you install it.

Files Created

In Your Current Directory (where you run npx):

./
├── .mcp.json                    # MCP config (Exa, Firecrawl, Serena)
├── .mcp.env.example             # Where to add your API keys
├── .claude/commands/            # 2 slash commands
└── .cursor/commands/            # Same 2 commands

Global (Home Directory):

~/
├── .cursorrules                 # Cursor config (personalized with your name)
├── .cursor/mcp.json             # MCP servers (merged, backed up)
├── .claude/config.json          # MCP servers (merged, backed up)
└── .claude/README-MCP-ENV.md    # How to export API keys

Optional Workspace:

~/cursor-claude-course/
├── week-1-foundations/
├── week-2-cursor-advanced/
├── ...8 week folders
├── capstone-projects/
├── resources/
└── notes/

After Installation

1. Add API Keys

The installer writes placeholders (${EXA_API_KEY}, ${FIRECRAWL_API_KEY}) in your configs.

To use Exa and Firecrawl MCP servers:

# macOS/Linux:
export EXA_API_KEY=your-exa-api-key
export FIRECRAWL_API_KEY=your-firecrawl-api-key

# Windows PowerShell:
$env:EXA_API_KEY="your-exa-api-key"
$env:FIRECRAWL_API_KEY="your-firecrawl-api-key"

# Then restart Cursor or Claude Code

Get keys:

• Exa: https://exa.ai
• Firecrawl: https://firecrawl.dev

Serena doesn't need an API key.

2. Test MCP Servers

In Claude Code:

claude "What MCP tools do I have?"
# Should list: exa, firecrawl, serena

In Cursor: Open chat and ask: "What MCP tools are available?"

3. Try Slash Commands

In Cursor or Claude Code: Type / and you should see:

• /analyst
• /pm

4. Use BMAD Framework

If you installed BMAD:

See the official quick start: https://github.com/bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD/blob/main/src/modules/bmm/docs/quick-start.md

Quick version:

1. Load the Analyst agent in Cursor or Claude Code
2. Run *workflow-init
3. Follow the guided workflows

What You Get

MCP Servers (3):

• Exa - AI web search (needs API key)
• Firecrawl - Web scraping (needs API key)
• Serena - Code navigation (no key needed)

BMAD Framework (optional, enabled by default):

• 12 AI agents (Analyst, PM, Architect, SM, DEV, etc.)
• 34 workflows across 4 phases
• See: https://github.com/bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD

Reference Materials (bundled):

• 6 cheat sheets (Cursor, Claude Code, Serena, Context Eng, PRP, BMAD)
• 7 guides (setup guides + module guides)

Config Merging

The installer merges into your existing configs (doesn't overwrite):

• Backs up ~/.cursor/mcp.json → ~/.cursor/mcp.json.bak-TIMESTAMP
• Backs up ~/.claude/config.json → ~/.claude/config.json.bak-TIMESTAMP
• Uses deep merge (preserves your existing servers)

Safe to re-run if something fails.

Troubleshooting

"command not found: npx"
→ Install Node.js first (see docs/INSTALL-NODE.md)

MCP servers not working
→ Export API keys (see step 1 above)

Commands don't show in Cursor
→ Restart Cursor

uv not found (for Serena)
→ Install: curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

Links

• GitHub: https://github.com/sidart10/cursor-claude-code-course
• Issues: https://github.com/sidart10/cursor-claude-code-course/issues
• BMAD: https://github.com/bmad-code-org/BMAD-METHOD
• Serena: https://github.com/oraios/serena

MIT License