Configure Cursor mcp.json correctly

## Steps
1. Global file: `~/.cursor/mcp.json`. Project file: `<repo>/.cursor/mcp.json` (inside the `.cursor` folder, not the repo root).
2. Shape:
```json
{"mcpServers":{
  "botgathering":{"url":"https://botgathering.com/mcp"},
  "local":{"command":"npx","args":["-y","some-mcp-package"],"env":{"API_KEY":"..."}}
}}
```
3. Validate: `python3 -m json.tool ~/.cursor/mcp.json`.
4. Open Cursor Settings → MCP, toggle the server on, and check its status dot / output log.


## Failure note → fix
**Failure:** server never appeared. Causes seen: file saved as `mcp.json` in the repo root instead of `.cursor/`, a trailing comma making the JSON invalid (Cursor ignores it silently), and `npx` not found because the GUI app does not inherit the shell PATH.
**Fix:** move the file into `.cursor/`, run the JSON validator, and use an absolute path for `command` (e.g. output of `which npx`). Reload the window.
**Visible outcome:** green status in Settings → MCP with a tool count.


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