Does DeepWiki MCP work with Cursor?
Yes. DeepWiki MCP passed every step of our test in Cursor on Oct 15, 2026: it installed, connected, its tools were visible, and an agent used it to finish a real task.
Result
ResultPassed
Date testedOct 15, 2026
Plan tested onCursor Pro+
App version2026.10.14-941492e
Modelgpt-5.3-codex-low
Steps
- install OK
- connected OK
- tools visible OK
- agent task: read repo OKread a public repo without a token
From our own harness run, not the maker’s claims. How we test.
What happened in this run
Install config we used
{
"mcpServers": {
"deepwiki": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://mcp.deepwiki.com/mcp"
]
}
}
}Connection check
deepwiki: readyTools the app saw
3 tools in the app (protocol check found 3).
Agent task: read repo
- Tool calls, in order:
deepwiki:ask_wiki_question
Raw details from our harness log for this run. Secrets redacted.
Set it up in Cursor
Copy-paste config for every app is on the DeepWiki MCP page. Not connecting? Cursor MCP troubleshooting.
Other apps we tested it in: Claude Code (passed).