Cursor

Cursor installs MCP servers from a link. After installing, switch the chat to Agent mode — Ask mode does not call tools.

Cursor

Anysphere

Cursor MCP documentation

Install in Cursor

1. Click Install in Cursor and accept the prompt.
2. If nothing opens, paste the JSON into mcp.json.

If the button does nothing, paste this into your config instead

mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "photoshop": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@alisaitteke/photoshop-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Where to paste it~/.cursor/mcp.jsonCursor Settings → MCP → Add new MCP server

Check that it works

Ping Photoshop and list open documents.

Open Agent mode and ask: "Ping Photoshop and list open documents."

Before you start

• Adobe Photoshop installed and open (macOS or Windows).
• Node.js 18 or newer, unless you use the Claude Desktop bundle.

Next

• Recipes — sixteen ready-made workflows with prompts you can copy.
• Tool catalog — every tool, searchable.
• Troubleshooting — when Photoshop does not answer.