How to Use the Commodities MCP in Cursor

Q: Can I pull bulk energy metrics with Commodities inside Cursor?

Yes, your agent can query getenergycommoditiesprices to get natural gas and crude benchmarks simultaneously.

Q: How do I find the correct commodity codes?

Ask Cursor to list the active tickers. It will run listallcommodities to return all supported assets and their corresponding exchanges.

Feed live oil, gold, and agricultural futures data straight into your Cursor code editor.

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Inject real pricing data into your Cursor code

Stop writing hardcoded mock data for your financial applications. Your Cursor agent uses `list_all_commodities` to fetch actual ticker codes and feeds them directly into your active files. This Commodities MCP Server helps you build realistic features. When building a portfolio app, ask Cursor to populate your test state using `get_precious_metals_prices` to grab live gold and silver numbers.

Build energy apps with live market feeds

Write trading algorithms or energy dashboards using this tool to fetch WTI and Brent crude prices. Cursor calls `get_energy_commodities_prices` to pull oil and gas metrics directly into your workspace. If your code needs specific benchmarks, your editor runs `get_crude_oil_price` or `get_brent_crude_oil_price`. This lets you test how your application handles sudden market swings without relying on outdated static files.

Test agricultural pricing logic on the fly

Verify your grain pricing formulas by querying `get_agriculture_commodities_prices` inside Cursor. The editor uses your agent to pull current food prices, making sure your calculations align with today's real trading values. Targeting specific crops like coffee or wheat is straightforward with `get_coffee_price` and `get_wheat_price`. This pulls precise CBOT values to help you verify your formulas during active development.

Setup guide

Set up Commodities MCP in Cursor

Prerequisites

Cursor installed (macOS, Windows, or Linux)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open MCP Settings

Go to Cursor Settings → MCP or open the Command Palette (Cmd+Shift+P / Ctrl+Shift+P) and search for "MCP: Add Server".
2

Add the Commodities MCP

Cursor will create or open .cursor/mcp.json in your project root. Paste the JSON snippet on the right. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Enable Agent mode

Open Composer (Cmd+I / Ctrl+I) and switch to Agent mode using the dropdown at the top. MCP tools are only available in Agent mode.
4

Verify the connection

Ask Cursor something like "List my recent Commodities transactions." If the MCP tools are loaded correctly, Cursor will call the Commodities tools automatically. You can also check Settings → MCP for a green status indicator.

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "commodities-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Commodities MCP in Cursor

Yes, that works out of the box. Cursor calls the Commodities MCP Server to retrieve real-time values like `get_gold_price` and inserts them straight into your test suites.

Your editor connects via a project-level configuration file. Once active, your agent can call tools like `get_copper_price` during any coding session.

Yes, your agent can query `get_energy_commodities_prices` to get natural gas and crude benchmarks simultaneously.

Ask Cursor to list the active tickers. It will run `list_all_commodities` to return all supported assets and their corresponding exchanges.

Every price lookup and ticker query runs through an isolated connection. Vinkius immediately discards your request data once the market response is delivered to your local Cursor instance.

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