How to Use the Kong (AI API Gateway) MCP in Cursor

Q: How do I connect the Kong (AI API Gateway) tools to Cursor?

Create a .cursor/mcp.json file in your project's root directory. Add the server configuration there, and Cursor will automatically load the tools. The agent will then have access to all the Kong management commands.

Define Kong routes and services with your agent, then have Cursor write the code that calls them instantly.

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Build Gateway Routes and Code in One Flow

This connects Cursor's agent directly to your Kong Gateway. You can tell it to stand up a new upstream target with `create_service` and make it public with `create_route`. The agent executes the setup against your Kong instance in the background. Here's the thing: once the route is live, you can immediately ask the agent to write the code that consumes it. It will generate a typed function using the new endpoint, complete with the correct headers and parameters. You go from idea to working code in one step.

Manage AI Plugins and Auth from the Editor

Use your agent to attach and configure Kong's AI-specific plugins. A single instruction can run `create_ai_plugin` to enable the AI proxy, which handles things like caching and auth for different LLM backends. Staging tests show this can cut token costs by over 30%. Need to secure that new endpoint? Just tell Cursor to `create_consumer_key` for a specific user or service. It generates the key, and you can then have it inject that key into your environment variables or a secrets file, closing the security loop without leaving your editor.

Inspect and Debug Your MCP Server Live

If something isn't working, you don't have to leave your IDE. Ask the agent to run `list_services` or `list_routes` to see exactly how the gateway is configured. It will return the live state of your Kong instance right in the chat panel. This is great for debugging. You can cross-reference the gateway's actual configuration with the code you're writing. If you find a mismatch, you can either `update_plugin` to fix a setting or tell the agent to regenerate your client-side code to match.

Setup guide

Set up Kong (AI API Gateway) 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 Kong (AI API Gateway) 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 Kong (AI API Gateway) transactions." If the MCP tools are loaded correctly, Cursor will call the Kong (AI API Gateway) tools automatically. You can also check Settings → MCP for a green status indicator.

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kong-ai-api-gateway-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Kong (AI API Gateway) MCP in Cursor

Create a `.cursor/mcp.json` file in your project's root directory. Add the server configuration there, and Cursor will automatically load the tools. The agent will then have access to all the Kong management commands.

Yes. Just ask the agent, '@agent What routes are configured on Kong?' It will use the `list_routes` tool to fetch and display the current routing rules directly in the chat. You can do the same for services and plugins.

The tool call will fail, and the agent will report the error message from the Kong API back to you. It's the same as if you ran the command yourself, but the feedback loop is inside your editor. You can then instruct it to `create_service` first.

Because it combines infrastructure setup with code generation. A script can `create_route`, but it can't then write the TypeScript function that calls that new route. With Cursor, your agent does both, which eliminates a tedious step.

Vinkius proxies your requests through a sandboxed environment that exists only for the duration of the API call. Your service definitions and route configurations are streamed to the Kong API and are not persisted on our platform. We don't see or store your gateway's architecture.

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