Setup guide · updated 26 September 2026

Notiero in Cursor

Give Cursor a notebook: it saves the fix that finally worked and the decisions behind your code, and finds them again when you ask.

Set it up

Create a key

Sign in at notiero.com, open Settings › For your AI, pick Add and read the AI folder so it can look things up, and press Create a key. Copy it, it is shown once. It is free.

Add to Cursor

Opens Cursor with Notiero filled in. Replace nti_your_key_here with your key before you save.

Or edit mcp.json

Put this in ~/.cursor/mcp.json for every project, or .cursor/mcp.json for one project:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "notiero": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "notiero-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "NOTIERO_API_KEY": "nti_your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Try it

Restart Cursor, then say: "Save this to my Notiero: we use Postgres because we need joins." Later ask: "What did we decide about the database? Check my Notiero."

Where the config lives

Global: ~/.cursor/mcp.json. Project: .cursor/mcp.json.

Check it works

Open Cursor Settings › MCP. Notiero should be listed with a green dot and five tools. The tools are write_note, append_to_note, search_notes, read_note and list_notes.

If it does not work

It needs Node.js 18 or newer (node -v).
To keep the key out of a shared file, use "envFile" or ${env:NOTIERO_API_KEY} instead of the literal key.
"Invalid or revoked key": copy the key again, or create a new one in Settings › For your AI.
"Write-only key" when searching: that key can only add notes. Create one with Add and read the AI folder.
Run npx -y notiero-mcp --version in a terminal to check Node can start it.

Common questions

How do I give Cursor a memory?

Connect it to Notiero, a free notebook. Add the notiero-mcp server to Cursor with your Notiero key. Cursor can then save notes, add to them, and with a reading key search and read them in later sessions.

Can Cursor read all my notes?

No. It can only reach the AI folder in your notebook, and it can only read there if you created a key that may read. Locked notes and notes saved as private are never readable. Nothing can be deleted.

Is Notiero free?

Yes. Notiero and the MCP server are free.

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Everything about keys, the AI folder and the API: the full guide.

Config checked against the Cursor docs on 26 September 2026.