Use Mode Agent with Cursor.
Keep Cursor on the build. Mode Agent brings customers to what you ship, every day. Add Mode as an MCP server and Cursor can start growth work and check on Mode Agent from the editor.
Way one
Side by side.
Keep Cursor open on the code and Mode Agent on the growth. Cursor helps you build. Mode Agent handles the marketing around it.
Building the product
- Writing code in your editor with AI beside you
- Agent edits across files
- Reviewing diffs before you commit
- The rules and tools you already set up
Runs your growth and marketing every day
- Plans your growth and marketing and runs it every day, across every channel
- Writes and publishes posts, emails, and pages in your voice
- Holds anything that spends money until you approve it
- Sends a daily report of what shipped, what moved, and what comes next
An example week
- Monday
CursorYou build a new integration.
Mode AgentDrafts a launch post and a short demo script for your approval.
- Tuesday
CursorYou polish the settings page.
Mode AgentPublishes the approved post and answers the questions it brings in.
- Wednesday
CursorFrom the editor, you ask Mode Agent for a page about the integration.
Mode AgentDrafts the page and holds it for review.
- Thursday
CursorYou fix a bug from a user report.
Mode AgentPublishes the page after you approve it and tracks its signups.
- Friday
CursorYou plan next week's build.
Mode AgentReports what the launch brought in, by channel.
Way two
Connect Cursor to Mode with MCP.
Add Mode to Cursor as an MCP server. Cursor's agent can then start growth work, check on Mode Agent, and set up recurring runs from the editor.
- Open
~/.cursor/mcp.jsonto add Mode for every project, or.cursor/mcp.jsonin a repo for just that project, and add the server.json{ "mcpServers": { "mode": { "url": "https://app.gotmode.tech/mcp" } } } - Cursor picks up the server and shows that it needs sign in. Start the sign in from Cursor's MCP settings.
- Your browser opens. Sign in with your Mode account and approve access.
- In chat, ask Cursor's agent to use Mode.
Official setup guide, Cursor docs, MCP
What Cursor can do once connected
Start work
Ask Mode Agent to start a task, like drafting this week's posts, and it opens a session and gets going.
Check on a session
Ask what Mode Agent is working on, read its progress, and send it a follow up message.
Set up a recurring run
Turn a request into a schedule, like a report every Monday morning, and deploy it.
Shape your agents
List your connected accounts, create agents, and update their instructions without opening the Mode app.
Try asking Cursor
- Ask Mode Agent to write a page about the integration I just built.
- What did Mode Agent publish today?
- Set up a run every Friday that sends me the week's numbers.
FAQ
Common questions
Do I have to stop using Cursor?
No. Keep Cursor for everything you use it for today. Mode Agent works beside it and takes the daily growth and marketing work off your plate. Connecting the two is optional.
Can Cursor spend money through Mode?
No. Connecting Cursor lets it start work and check on Mode Agent. Anything that spends money, like an ad budget, still waits for your approval in Mode, and it never counts against your plan.
Do I need an API key?
No. Cursor signs in to Mode in your browser with your Mode account, and you approve access there. There is no key to copy or paste.
How do I disconnect Cursor from Mode?
Remove the Mode server from Cursor and it can no longer call Mode. Mode Agent keeps running your growth and marketing just as before.