Bring Global Hiring
to Cursor
Learn how to connect Remote to Cursor and start using 11 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.
What is the Remote MCP Server?
Connect your Remote account to any AI agent to streamline your global hiring, payroll, and compliance workflows. Remote provides a powerful RESTful platform for programmatically managing international teams, tracking employee data, and monitoring invoices across 150+ countries.
What you can do
- Company Orchestration — List and retrieve detailed metadata for all your registered company entities and their operational status.
- Global Talent Management — Access and monitor your global workforce, track employee profile data, and create new employee records programmatically.
- International Compliance Monitoring — List all countries supported by Remote to understand your global hiring capacity and requirements.
- Invoice & Financial Tracking — Access and monitor company invoices to ensure transparent and timely global payroll operations.
- HR Intelligence — Get a real-time overview of your international workforce and hiring trends using natural language commands.
How it works
1. Subscribe to this server
2. Enter your Remote API Key from your developer settings at remote.com
3. Start managing your global HR from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client
Who is this for?
- Global HR & Finance Teams — monitor international payroll and employee data using natural language.
- Operations Managers — automate the onboarding of new global hires and track invoice statuses more efficiently.
- Developers — integrate real-time HR and compliance data into custom business dashboards.
Built-in capabilities (11)
Pass data as a JSON string. Add a new employee
Get specific company details
Get details for a specific employee
Get details for a specific invoice
List all registered companies
List all contractors
List employees for a company
List all employee expenses
List invoices for a company
List all countries supported by Remote
List all time-off requests
Why Cursor?
Cursor's Agent mode turns Remote into an in-editor superpower. Ask Cursor to generate code using live data from Remote and it fetches, processes, and writes. all in a single agentic loop. 11 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
Remote in Cursor
Remote and 3,400+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.
Teams that connect Remote 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 Remote in Cursor
The Remote 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 11 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
Remote for Cursor
Every tool call from Cursor to the Remote 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 get my Remote API Key?
Log in to your Remote account, navigate to the Developer or API Keys section in your dashboard, and generate a new key for your integration.
Which countries are supported?
Remote supports hiring and payroll in over 150 countries. You can use the list_supported_countries tool to see the full list in real-time.
Can I add employees programmatically?
Yes, the create_employee tool allows you to initialize new records for international hires directly from your AI agent, including job titles and locales.
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.