Coding Agents – Notis

Cursor has an API for managing background agents—but they haven't created an MCP server you can easily connect to Claude, Notis, or other AI tools.

In this guide, we'll use Ogment.ai to turn Cursor's API into an MCP server, then connect it to Notis. The result? Access to your Cursor background agents directly from Telegram, iMessage, WhatsApp, Slack, and email.

Setup time: ~5 minutes

What you'll need

A Cursor account with API access

An Ogment.ai account (free to create)

Notis with MCP support enabled

Step 1: Get your Cursor API key

Go to your Cursor dashboard

Navigate to Integrations

Click New User API

Enter a name and copy the API key

Step 2: Encode your API key

In your terminal, run a Base64 encoding on your API key:

```bash

echo -n "your-api-key" | base64

```

Save the resulting encoded key—you'll need it in the next step.

Step 3: Create the MCP server in Ogment

Create an account at Ogment.ai

Click Add Server

Paste the URL of Cursor's OpenAPI spec (https://cursor.com/docs-static/cloud-agents-openapi.yaml)

Click Import API

Ogment will detect the available endpoints and bundle them into your MCP.

Click Next

Set up authentication:

Select Authorization Header

Enter: Basic YOUR_ENCODED_API_KEY (replace with your Base64-encoded key from Step 2)

Click Run Test — you should see a green success message

Click Create MCP

You've just created an MCP server with access to all your Cursor background agents.

Step 4: Connect the MCP to Notis

In Ogment, go to Config and copy the URL of your MCP server

Head to the Notis portal → Integrations

Click Add a new MCP

Configure it:

Name: Cursor

Instructions: Describe when this MCP should be used (e.g., "Use this when investigating a bug")

URL: Paste your Ogment MCP server URL

Click the OAuth button to connect

Select or deselect the tools you want enabled

Click Save

You're done!

You now have access to your Cursor background agents directly from:

iMessage

Slack

💡

This same approach works for any API with an OpenAPI spec. Ogment turns it into an MCP server, and Notis gives you access from anywhere.