Workarounds and additional tools for Cursor users on Windows.
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Bash command execution
- MCP tools:
run_bash_command
,read_output
- Avoids Cursor bug: run tool attempts to use xterm bracketed paste on Windows where that isn't supported.
- Avoids Cursor bug: run tool sometimes hangs before actually starting the command.
- Avoids Cursor bug: commands sometimes execute but never return control to the model.
- Improves on Cursor by automatically paging command outputs. Paging avoids blowing out the model's context from an unexpected long command output.
- Improves on Cursor by adding mandatory timeouts to all command executions.
- MCP tools:
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Image analysis with AI
- MCP tool:
read_image
- Uses GPT-4o to analyze and describe images, transcribe text, and answer questions about visual content
- Improves on Cursor by letting the agent autonomously read images on disk. Cursor's multimodal function requires you to manually add images as context.
- Requires an OpenAI API key in
config.jsonc
.
- MCP tool:
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Database querying and exploration
- MCP tools:
list_database_connections
,list_database_schemas
,list_database_objects
,describe_database_object
,list_database_types
,run_sql_command
- Connect to SQL Server databases and SQLite files to explore schemas, list objects, and execute queries
- All SQL commands run in transactions that automatically roll back, ensuring no accidental data modification
- Supports both SQL Server (with Windows or SQL authentication) and SQLite databases
- Automatic output paging prevents long query results from overwhelming the model's context
- Configure SQL Server connections in
config.jsonc
under theconnections
section
- MCP tools:
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Real-time log monitoring
logs.bat
tool for viewing active command execution logs. The logs don't appear "live" inside Cursor, so use this tool in a separate terminal window to view the logs as they happen.
- Windows 10/11
- Cursor IDE
- Git for Windows (for Git Bash)
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Download Arcadia: Download the latest
arcadia.zip
from our GitHub Releases. -
Extract: Extract
arcadia.zip
to a folder of your choice (e.g.,C:\Tools\arcadia\
) -
Configure Cursor: Follow the
INSTALLING.html
guide. -
Verify Installation: Ask the model to verify the presence of Arcadia MCP tools.