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Connect Cursor

Connect Cursor to the DigiCert® Private CA MCP server to ask questions about your Private CA environment.

Before you begin

Make sure that:

  • You have a version of Cursor that supports MCP servers.

  • You have the Service User Token ID and MCP connection details described in Prepare to connect an AI client.

Connect to the MCP server

To connect Cursor to the Private CA MCP server:

  1. In Cursor, select View, then select Command Palette.

  2. Run the View: Open MCP Settings command.

  3. Select Add custom MCP.

  4. Add the Private CA MCP server entry to the existing mcpServers object in the configuration file.

    Do not remove any existing MCP server entries.

    {
  "mcpServers": {
    "private-ca-mcp-server": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.digicert.com/private-ca",
      "headers": {
        "x-api-key": "<Service User Token ID>",
        "User-Agent": "<Any value>"
      }
    }
  }
}

  5. Save the configuration file.

  6. Open the MCP settings again and confirm that private-ca-mcp-server appears in the list.

  7. Enable the MCP server.

Verify the connection

  1. Open the Agents panel.

  2. Enter a prompt such as:

    List the certificate authorities in my account.

  3. If prompted, approve the use of the Private CA MCP tool.

Cursor retrieves and presents the Private CA information available to your Service User.

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