End-user installation

First you’ll need an API Key from us to use the MCP server.

Visit our get started page, fill out the sign up form, and you’ll receive your key.

Next, you’ll update your editor / IDE / LLM client to connect to the Zenable MCP server’s endpoint.

Ensure npx is installed and available

npx is used to facilitate the Zenable MCP integration. If you don’t already have npx installed, follow the instructions below for your platform:

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.

For more information, see the npm documentation.

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

zenable_rules.mdc
---
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.
These rules work better with bigger LLMs, like OpenAI’s GPT-4o or Gemini 2.5. For best results, use the latest version of the LLM. An alternative is asking the LLM to call the zenable recommendation tool manually.

For more details on the MCP protocol or advanced configuration, see the official documentation for your client (Cursor or Windsurf).