Cursor IDE & Composer Integration Guide

Supercharge your WordPress development workflow by connecting Cursor IDE directly to your remote or local WordPress site using the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

What Cursor + Digent Smart AI Enables

• Theme Template Inspections & Edits: Let Cursor AI read active theme PHP files, analyze template hierarchy, and suggest bug fixes.
• Safe Code Snippets Engine: Scaffold and test custom WordPress filters and actions inside isolated mu-plugins with automated syntax validation and fatal error crash protection.
• Automatic Rollback Backups: Before any file is modified, a timestamped snapshot is saved in wp-content/digent-smart-ai-backups/.
• In-Memory CLI Bridge: Execute WP-CLI commands (plugin management, transient cleanup, database optimization) without SSH access.

Step 1: Add MCP Server in Cursor

1. Open Cursor IDE.
2. Open Cursor Settings (Cmd + , on macOS or Ctrl + , on Windows).
3. In the left sidebar, click Features > MCP Servers.
4. Click Add New MCP Server.

Fill in the details:

• Name: WordPress Remote
• Type: sse
• URL: https://gateway.digentsmartai.com/api/mcp/YOUR_SITE_UUID

(Alternatively, if using the stdio command type:)

• Name: WordPress Remote
• Type: command
• Command: npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-sse https://gateway.digentsmartai.com/api/mcp/YOUR_SITE_UUID

Step 2: Test in Cursor Composer

Open Cursor Composer (Cmd + I or Ctrl + I):

Ask Cursor:

List all active plugins on my WordPress site and inspect my active theme stylesheet.

Cursor will invoke the wp_cli_run and wp_files MCP tools, returning real-time data from your remote WordPress site in under 15ms.

Pro Developer Workflows

1. Scaffold a Safe Custom Hook

Ask Cursor:

"Create a custom code snippet in mu-plugins that automatically adds a reading time estimate above single post content, but test it first with syntax verification."

Cursor will invoke the wp_snippets tool, validate the PHP syntax, verify it contains no fatal errors, and store it safely in wp-content/mu-plugins/digent-smart-ai-snippets.php.

2. Live Theme CSS Refinements

Ask Cursor:

"Read our child theme style.css, inspect our button styling classes, and inject a custom CSS rule to give block buttons a subtle gradient and 8px border radius."