Cursor Integration

1

Add New MCP in Settings

In cursor, go to: Settings —> MCP & Integrations —> Add Custom MCP This will open up a new mcp.json)

2

Paste the Similarweb MCP Config Json

Make sure to change to your API key & save

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "similarweb-traffic-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote@latest",
        "https://mcp.similarweb.com",
        "--header",
        "api-key:YOUR_API_KEY"
      ]
    }
  }
} 

3

Verify the MCP is working

Make sure the mcp is turned on and the tools are enabled.

4

Try out prompts in your cursor environment

Competitor website traffic dashboard: "You are a competitive analysis expert. Create a competitive market dashboard using SimilarWeb data to provide comprehensive insights for website grok.ai compared to claude.ai, chatgpt.com, perplexity.com

Using data:

1. Website Performance Metrics:

• Traffic volume and trends
• Audience demographics
• Traffic sources breakdown
• Geographic distribution
• Device usage patterns.

Provide actionable recommendations in a clear dashboard"

Analyze website traffic: “Get monthly visits for claude.ai, chatgpt.com, perplexity.ai for the last 12 months and highlight MoM change and key insights.”

Monthly marketing channel optimization: “Create a marketing channel optimization strategy for grok.ai compared to chatgpt.com, claude.ai, perplexity.ai”