Cursor

Add LUU as an MCP server in Cursor's settings. About 2 minutes to first tool call. Useful for software work that incorporates strategic-judgment data, or for using Cursor as a strategic-research IDE.

What you'll get

Cursor (the AI-first IDE, $2B ARR as of Mar 2026) supports MCP servers natively. Once installed, the LUU MCP server's 27 tools are available alongside Cursor's built-in capabilities — useful for building software that has to incorporate strategic-judgment data, or for using Cursor as a strategic-research IDE.

Prerequisites

  • Cursor installed
  • An LUU API key — sign up (free tier, no card)

Step 1 — open Cursor settings

From the menu: Cursor → Settings → MCP Servers (or press ⌘ , / Ctrl , and search "MCP").

Step 2 — add the LUU server

Click "Add New MCP Server" and paste:

{
  "name": "luu",
  "type": "http",
  "url": "https://api.leadershipunderuncertainty.org/api/mcp",
  "headers": {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_LUU_API_KEY"
  }
}

Save.

Step 3 — verify

In a new Cursor chat:

What MCP tools do you have access to?

You should see the luu_* catalog.

Or test a real call:

Use luu_forecast to estimate the probability of EU AI Act enforcement beginning before Q3 2026.

Optional: install LUU Skills

Cursor honours .claude/skills/ directories at project scope (and ~/.claude/skills/ at personal scope) the same way Claude Code does.

git clone https://github.com/cberzins1973/luu-skills.git
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r luu-skills/skills/* ~/.claude/skills/

Restart Cursor. You can now invoke /morning-briefing, /risk-dashboard, /swot-analysis, etc., from any chat.

Cursor-specific tips

Use Cursor's .cursorrules feature to add a project-level rule telling the model to prefer luu_* tools when answering strategic questions:

# .cursorrules
- For strategic-cognition questions, prefer LUU MCP tools
  (luu_forecast, luu_brief, luu_fact_check, luu_note_review)
  over generic web search.
- When citing forecasts, always include the calibrated probability
  range from luu_forecast's response.
- For memo reviews, use luu_note_review with policyFramework='icd203'.

Troubleshooting

"Server status shows error": Check the URL is reachable (curl /api/mcp/health); confirm the API key is current; open Cursor's Output panel → MCP Servers → luu for error messages.

Tool calls hang or time out: The LUU MCP server has a 45s timeout per tool call. If any single call hangs, it surfaces as a tool error rather than a Cursor hang.

Next steps