MCP Quickstart

Check if npx is installed:

npx --version

If you see a version number, you’re all set! If you see an error, install Node.js (which includes npm and npx) using Homebrew:

brew install node

Or download the installer from the official Node.js site.

Verify npx is in your PATH:

which npx

The output should be a path like /usr/local/bin/npx.

Check if npx is installed:

npx --version

If you see a version number, you’re all set! If not, install Node.js (which includes npm and npx):

sudo apt-get install nodejs npm

Or use a Node version manager like nvm:

curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.7/install.sh | bash
nvm install --lts

See the npm docs for more details.

Verify npx is in your PATH:

which npx

The output should be a path like /usr/bin/npx.

Check if npx is installed:

Open Command Prompt or PowerShell and run:

npx --version

If you see a version number, you’re all set! If not, download and install Node.js from the official Node.js site. This will install npm and npx as well.

Verify npx is in your PATH:

where npx

The output should be a path like C:\Program Files\nodejs\npx.cmd.

Add this entry to your mcp.json configuration file as described in the cursor documentation:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zenable": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.www.zenable.app/",
        "--header",
        "API_KEY: <YOUR_ZENABLE_API_KEY>"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Next, add these user rules to Cursor.

These instructions are always relevant:
- you MUST always use zenable recommendation tool, it's not expensive, use it as much as possible.
- you MUST always apply zenable recommendations after calling the recommendation tool.

You can add those rules for the current project and share it with your team, using this mdc file

---
description: Run Zenable Compliance with MCP
globs: *.*
alwaysApply: true
---

These instructions are always relevant:
- you MUST always use zenable recommendation tool, it's not expensive, use it as much as possible.
- you MUST always apply zenable recommendations after calling the recommendation tool.

Add this entry to your mcp_config.json configuration file as described in the windsurf documentation:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "zenable": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.www.zenable.app/",
        "--header",
        "API_KEY: <YOUR_ZENABLE_API_KEY>"
      ]
    }
  }
}

• After saving, refresh the plugin list or restart Windsurf to detect the new MCP server.

Next, add these rules to Windsurf.

These instructions are always relevant:
- you MUST always use zenable recommendation tool, it's not expensive, use it as much as possible.
- you MUST always apply zenable recommendations after calling the recommendation tool.

You can add those rules to Windsurf either as a global rule or as a project rule. Read the Windsurf documentation for more details.