How I Made Cursor 10x More Accurate with GitMCP

Hey everyone,

I want to share something that’s completely changed the way I use Cursor.

Cursor on its own breaks down when context is messy.

When you link a GitHub repo, Cursor loads everything, even junk files.

That overloads the model and leads to:

• Confused completions

• Wrong assumptions

• Useless suggestions

I’ve been there. It slows you down instead of helping.

The Fix: GitMCP

GitMCP solves this problem with clean, scoped context.

It turns any GitHub repo into an MCP server that only sends Cursor the context it needs.

The result?

• Cleaner code

• More accurate answers

• Fewer bugs

How to Use GitMCP (30 seconds)

1. Replace github.com with gitmcp.io

2. Load your repo

3. Copy the MCP rule

4. Paste it into Cursor

That’s it. Now Cursor only pulls what’s actually relevant.

Why Not Context7 or Others?

Tools like Context7 try to help, but they often:

• Pull unrelated files

• Miss key logic

• Struggle with large repos

GitMCP avoids all that by parsing docs like a developer. No embeddings, no guesswork.

Real Examples

Debugging across repos:

I used GitMCP with a Node.js microservices setup. Connected 3 repos (auth, payments, inventory), and GitMCP only pulled in the essentials… READMEs, package.json, etc.

Cursor instantly spotted the issue: axios versions weren’t aligned.

API integrations:

While integrating a third-party API, I pasted the repo into GitMCP and asked Cursor:

“How do I use this API’s webhook?”

It pulled the exact file (/docs/webhooks.md) and generated a working example. Done in minutes.

Works Everywhere

GitMCP isn’t just for Cursor. It works with:

• VS Code

• Cursor

• Windsurf

Plus, it adds a live chat for every repo so you can ask questions directly from the docs.

Final Thoughts

If you’re building AI-powered apps and still using raw repos with Cursor, you’re doing it wrong.

GitMCP makes context clean. The payoff is huge:

• Faster builds

• Cleaner completions

• Better launches

If this was useful, I share workflows like this every week.

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~ Prajwal