Microsoft's utility and MCP server that turn PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, HTML and other files into Markdown for models
Skills and MCP servers for Cursor
Anysphere's AI code editor: project chat, autocomplete and an agent mode. Connects MCP servers and works with skills from the catalog.
AnysphereAgent website (opens in a new tab)
Download Cursor
Links checked
- Windowscursor.com (opens in a new tab)
- macOScursor.com (opens in a new tab)
- Linuxcursor.com (opens in a new tab)
Official sources only: the developer site and app stores. No mirrors or third-party builds.
How to connect to Cursor
What the agent reads
- SKILL.md
- MCP
- .mdc rules
Where skills go
- In the project folder
.cursor/skills/
Install with one command
npx skillfoxx add mcp/markitdown --agent cursorExample for “MarkItDown”. Any entry installs the same way, by its catalog address. The CLI checks the recipe signature and writes the Cursor settings itself.
MCP servers
All 971An open-source crawler that turns websites into clean Markdown for AI agents: install from PyPI, run in Docker and connect to Claude Code over MCP
An MCP server built into the Netdata agent: metrics, logs, alerts and live process, service and container data for an AI assistant
Local context compression for agents: tool outputs, logs, files and RAG chunks shrink before reaching the LLM. Proxy, CLI, library and MCP
Up-to-date, version-specific library docs and code examples in your agent's context, via MCP or a CLI plus skill
Local memory for agents: stores conversations and project files verbatim and retrieves them with semantic search over MCP
Skills
All 471Official shadcn/ui skill and MCP server: the agent searches registries, adds components via the CLI and follows the library's rules
The official FastAPI skill, bundled with the package, teaching agents to write code for the installed version
A frontend design skill with 23 commands, live browser iteration and 61 detector rules for common AI-generated UI tells
Skills and CLI from HeyGen: the agent writes HTML compositions and renders them into MP4 videos, captions, motion graphics and decks
A skill that builds editable PPTX decks from PDF, DOCX, URLs and Markdown with native shapes, charts and animations
A skill that gathers the last 30 days of discussion on a topic from Reddit, X, YouTube, HN, Polymarket and GitHub into one brief
CLI tools
All 246OpenAI's coding agent that runs locally in your terminal, with IDE and desktop versions
CLI, skill and Python library for browser control: the agent clicks, fills forms and reads pages over CDP
skills (npx skills)
skills
A skill package manager: installs, finds, updates and removes SKILL.md packages from GitHub and other git hosts across many agents
A CLI for every Google Workspace API with JSON output and agent skills: Drive, Gmail, Calendar, Sheets and more
Packs a repository into one LLM-ready file with token counts, code compression and secret filtering, also runs as an MCP server
The bd issue tracker with a dependency graph on Dolt: long-term memory and a work plan for agents instead of Markdown lists
Plugins
All 144A skills library that gives coding agents a development process: brainstorming, planning, TDD, subagents and code review
Open prompt library with a Claude Code plugin, MCP server and CLI: search, fetch and improve prompts and skills from an agent
Memory layer for agents: plugins for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and OpenCode, plus a CLI and SDKs that carry context across sessions
A plugin from Every: a brainstorm, plan, build, review and capture loop so each next task gets easier
Three skill plugins for Google Stitch: screen generation, code to design and React builds from mockups
Official skills and agents from the .NET team: performance, MSBuild, NuGet, upgrades, testing, ASP.NET Core, Blazor and MAUI
Workflows
All 19Job search inside your coding agent: scores each listing against your CV from 1 to 5, tailors a PDF resume, drafts letters and tracks applications
Spec-driven development for coding agents: proposal, requirements, design and tasks come before any code
A skill set for agile development with an agent: from idea and PRD to architecture, stories, implementation and review
Agentic video studio for Claude Code, Cursor and Codex: script, voiceover, images, stock footage, music, subtitles and render
A spec-driven development framework for coding agents: a discuss, plan, execute, verify and ship loop run in fresh contexts
A visual workflow builder for agents: draw a flow on a canvas and export it as skills and commands for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and others
Prompts
A structured prompt system: templates with role, profile, skills, rules and workflow for repeatable model requests
The Chinese edition of agency-agents: hundreds of expert roles for Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot and other agents, including China-market roles
Awesome Prompts by AI Boost
Awesome ChatGPT Prompts (GPTs Store)
Over 370 ready-made persona system prompts, collected from top-rated custom GPTs in the GPTs Store
29 ready-made prompts in Chinese: a five-step dev flow, code review, Draw.io diagrams, reports, WeChat articles and thesis chapters
Over 1,400 popular prompts for NanoBanana and GPT Image from X posts ranked by likes, plus a system prompt that turns a short idea into a detailed one
In short
Cursor can be extended with MCP servers, skills, CLIs, and plugins from the catalog to handle tasks like document conversion, web crawling, memory management, UI design, coding assistance, and prompt management. MCP servers such as MarkItDown and Crawl4AI convert files and websites into Markdown for processing. Skills like FastAPI and PPT Master enable coding and presentation creation. Plugins like Mem0 provide memory layers across sessions.
FAQ
how do i connect an MCP server to Cursor?
Install the MCP server (e.g., MarkItDown or Crawl4AI) and configure Cursor to communicate with it over the MCP protocol as described in the server's documentation.
which tools are best for document processing with Cursor?
Use MarkItDown MCP to convert PDFs, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and HTML files into Markdown, and PPT Master skill to build editable PPTX decks from various sources.
are there official skills available for Cursor?
Yes, official skills like FastAPI skill and shadcn/ui skill provide coding and UI component integration capabilities for Cursor.