Cursor

Cursor is an AI-powered code editor. Its built-in MCP support lets you pull market data and charts without leaving your editor.

Setup

Option A — Settings UI

1. Open Cursor Settings > MCP Servers.
2. Click Add Server and enter the configuration below.

Option B — Config file

Create or edit .cursor/mcp.json in your project root:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "e8markets": {
      "url": "https://trade.e8markets.com/api/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace YOUR_API_KEY with the key from the Prerequisites step.

Verify

Ask Cursor:

"What trading assets are available?"

If the connection is working, it will call the e8_trade_asset_list tool and return a list of tradeable instruments.

Example prompts

Market data:

• "Show me a 7-day chart for EURUSD with daily candles"
• "What's the current bid/ask spread on BTCUSD?"
• "Give me the latest crypto news headlines"

Trading:

• "What's my account balance?"
• "Buy 0.1 lots of EURUSD at market"
• "Show me my open positions"
• "Close my BTCUSD position"
• "Close all my open positions"

How to trade

Once connected, you can trade through natural language:

1. Check your account — "Show me my account info"
2. Research — "What's the current price of EURUSD?"
3. Place an order — "Buy 0.1 lots of EURUSD at market"
4. Monitor — "Show me my open positions"
5. Close — "Close my EURUSD position"

All orders go through the same execution engine as the web terminal.

Note

All accounts are demo/evaluation accounts. No real money is at risk.