Bring Product Adoption
to Cursor
Learn how to connect Pendo to Cursor and start using 10 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
GDPR Free for Subscribers
What is the Pendo MCP Server?
Connect your Pendo subscription to any AI agent and take full control of your product adoption and user engagement workflows through natural conversation.
What you can do
- Guide Management — List all in-app guides and retrieve detailed metadata and performance metrics.
- User & Account Insights — Look up detailed profiles for visitors and accounts to understand their journey.
- Product Tagging Auditing — List defined pages and features to verify your product instrumentation.
- Metadata Schema Discovery — Retrieve schemas for visitor and account metadata to understand available data points.
- Segment Overview — List saved user segments to maintain visibility over your audience targeting.
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Enter your Pendo Integration Key
3. Start optimizing your product experience from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client
Who is this for?
- Product Managers — quickly check guide performance or verify if a feature is correctly tagged.
- Customer Success Managers — lookup visitor activity and account metadata during high-pressure support cases.
- Growth Engineers — audit segments and metadata schemas while implementing new tracking events.
Built-in capabilities (10)
Get details for a specific account
Get details for a specific guide
Get performance metrics for a guide
Get details for a specific visitor
List applications tracked in the Pendo subscription
List tagged features
) defined in Pendo. List Pendo guides
List metadata schema definitions
List tagged pages
List saved user segments
Why Cursor?
Cursor's Agent mode turns Pendo into an in-editor superpower. Ask Cursor to generate code using live data from Pendo and it fetches, processes, and writes. all in a single agentic loop. 10 tools appear alongside file editing and terminal access, creating a unified development environment grounded in real-time information.
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Agent mode turns Cursor into an autonomous coding assistant that can read files, run commands, and call MCP tools without switching context
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Cursor's Composer feature can generate entire files using real-time data fetched through MCP. no copy-pasting from external dashboards
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MCP tools appear alongside built-in tools like file reading and terminal access, creating a unified agentic environment
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VS Code extension compatibility means your existing workflow, keybindings, and extensions all work alongside MCP tools
Pendo in Cursor
Pendo and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Pendo to Cursor through Vinkius don't need to source, host, or maintain individual MCP servers. Every tool call runs inside a hardened runtime with credential isolation, DLP, and a signed audit chain.
Raw MCP | Vinkius | |
|---|---|---|
| Server catalog | Find and host yourself | 3,400+ managed |
| Infrastructure | Self-hosted | Sandboxed V8 isolates |
| Credential handling | Plaintext in config | Vault + runtime injection |
| Data loss prevention | None | Configurable DLP policies |
| Kill switch | None | Global instant shutdown |
| Financial circuit breakers | None | Per-server limits + alerts |
| Audit trail | None | Ed25519 signed logs |
| SIEM log streaming | None | Splunk, Datadog, Webhook |
| Honeytokens | None | Canary alerts on leak |
| Custom domains | Not applicable | DNS challenge verified |
| GDPR compliance | Manual effort | Automated purge + export |
Why teams choose Vinkius for Pendo in Cursor
The Pendo MCP Server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS — a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts. All 10 tools execute in hardened sandboxes optimized for native MCP execution.
Your AI agents in Cursor only access the data you authorize, with DLP that blocks sensitive information from ever reaching the model, kill switch for instant shutdown, and up to 60% token savings. Enterprise-grade infrastructure, zero maintenance.
* Every MCP server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS - a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts optimized for native MCP execution. See our infrastructure
How Vinkius secures
Pendo for Cursor
Every tool call from Cursor to the Pendo MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.
Frequently asked questions
How do I find my Pendo Integration Key?
In Pendo, navigate to Settings > Integrations. There you can find or generate your Integration Key for API access.
Can I see real-time statistics for my guides?
Yes! Use the get_pendo_guide_metrics tool with a Guide ID to retrieve live data on views, clicks, and completion rates.
Does this support looking up individual user metadata?
Absolutely. Use the get_pendo_visitor tool to retrieve all identified properties, account association, and activity history for a specific user ID.
What is Agent mode and why does it matter for MCP?
Agent mode is Cursor's autonomous execution mode where the AI can perform multi-step tasks: reading files, editing code, running terminal commands, and calling MCP tools. Without Agent mode, Cursor operates in a simpler ask-and-answer mode that doesn't support tool calling. Always ensure you're in Agent mode when working with MCP servers.
Where does Cursor store MCP configuration?
Cursor looks for MCP server configurations in a mcp.json file. You can configure servers at the project level (.cursor/mcp.json in your project root) or globally (~/.cursor/mcp.json). Project-level configs take precedence.
Can Cursor use MCP tools in inline edits?
No. MCP tools are only available in Agent mode through the chat panel. Inline completions and Tab suggestions do not trigger MCP tool calls. This is by design. tool calls require user visibility and approval.
How do I verify MCP tools are loaded?
Open Settings → Features → MCP and look for your server name. A green indicator means the server is connected. You can also check Agent mode's available tools by clicking the tools dropdown in the chat panel.
Tools not appearing in Cursor
Ensure you are in Agent mode (not Ask mode). MCP tools only work in Agent mode.
Server shows as disconnected
Check Settings → Features → MCP and verify the server status. Try clicking the refresh button.