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Set up Cursor to build on Podium with full MCP tool access and project-level context rules. This gives Cursor’s agent the ability to search products, manage profiles, execute checkouts, and more — all from within your IDE.

Prerequisites

MCP Server Configuration

Cursor supports MCP servers natively. Add the Podium server to your project’s .cursor/mcp.json:
After saving, restart Cursor or open the MCP panel (Cmd+Shift+P → “Cursor Settings: Tools & MCP”) and verify the “podium” server shows as connected.

Available Tools

Once connected, Cursor’s agent can call these tools in conversation:

Project Rules

Create .cursor/rules/podium.mdc to give Cursor persistent context about Podium’s SDK and API patterns:

Example Workflow

With MCP connected and rules in place, you can ask Cursor:
“Search for skincare products under $25 and build a React component that displays them as cards with an add-to-cart button that creates a checkout session”
Cursor will:
  1. Call search_products to get real product data
  2. Use the SDK patterns from the rules to write correct code
  3. Generate a component using createPodiumClient and the right SDK methods

Tips

  • Use Agent mode (Cmd+I → Agent) for multi-step tasks that involve both tool calls and code generation
  • Reference the MCP server recipe if you need to add more tools — the pattern is consistent
  • Keep rules up to date as the SDK evolves — add new namespaces or patterns as needed