Typesense Candidate Search MCP server

This MCP server integrates with Typesense to provide a standardized interface for searching across any Typesense collection. It offers a typo-tolerant search experience with support for filtering, faceting, and pagination through the Model Control Protocol.

Configuration

Configure the server using these environment variables:

• TYPESENSE_HOST: Typesense server host (default: "localhost")
• TYPESENSE_PORT: Typesense server port (default: 8108)
• TYPESENSE_PROTOCOL: Protocol to use (http/https) (default: "http")
• TYPESENSE_API_KEY: Typesense API key (default: "xyz")

Installation

Prerequisites

• Go 1.23 or later
• Access to a Typesense server

Building the Server

Build the server with the Go compiler:

go build -o typesense-mcp-server

Running the Server

Start the server by running the compiled binary:

./typesense-mcp-server

Using the Server

Typesense Search Tool

The server provides a typesense_search tool to search documents in any Typesense collection.

Parameters

• collection (required): Name of the Typesense collection to search in
• q (required): Search query to find documents
• query_by (optional): Comma-separated list of fields to search in (default: "*")
• filter_by (optional): Filter expressions (e.g., "field:value", "num_field:>100")
• page (required): Page number for pagination (1-based)
• per_page (required): Number of results per page (default: 10, max: 100)

Example Search Request

To search for documents containing "laptop" in a "products" collection:

Tool: typesense_search
Parameters:
  collection: products
  q: laptop
  query_by: name,description
  filter_by: price:>100
  page: 1
  per_page: 20

This will return up to 20 results from the first page where the name or description contains "laptop" and the price is greater than 100.

How to add this MCP server to Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > MCP and click "Add new global MCP server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "cursor-rules-mcp": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "cursor-rules-mcp"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explictly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.