Set up TRACE in Cursor

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TRACE protocol for auditing decision-provenance in AI-assisted scientific workflows

01Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "trace": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from",
        "git+https://github.com/Thru-Echoes/TRACE.git@v0.5.0",
        "trace-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add this to .cursor/mcp.json. Generated from the captured install method (uvx); the mcpServers shape is shared across Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, and VS Code.

02Steps

Make sure Cursor is installed and up to date.
Open .cursor/mcp.json and add the block above (merge into any existing mcpServers).
Provide any required API keys/credentials as environment variables.
Restart Cursor and confirm TRACE’s tools appear.

03Other runtimes

Claude Desktop Windsurf Cline Continue Goose VS Code OpenAI Agents SDK LangGraph CrewAI

04Provenance

config_sourcegenerated from captured install method

last_checked2026-08-20 23:42Z

sourcesGitHub repo search [p4]

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