Video Guide: Courier MCP + AI Coding (Cursor)
Kyle Seyler
September 04, 2025
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Build Notifications Faster with Courier MCP
Building notifications into your app just got dramatically easier. Courier's new MCP server brings AI-powered notification assistance directly to your IDE, so you can integrate, test, and manage notifications without ever leaving your workspace.
Ready to see the difference? In the video below, we'll walk through setting up Courier MCP in Cursor and show you how to build a complete notification system in minutes, all through natural conversation with your AI assistant.
Available now for Cursor, Claude Code, VS Code, Windsurf, OpenAI API, and more.
Visit our documentation to get started, or talk with a solutions engineer if you're new to Courier.
What is Courier MCP?
If you've been using AI coding tools like Cursor or Claude, you know how they've transformed development, but AI agents can hallucinate API details or provide outdated snippets. Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers solve this by giving AI agents deterministic, precise functionality instead of guessing.
Courier MCP connects your AI assistant directly to Courier's platform, eliminating the bounce between documentation, Postman, and your IDE. When you connect Courier MCP to your workspace, you get two powerful capabilities:
Smart Installation Guidance: Your AI assistant knows exactly how to install Courier SDKs, integrate components like Courier Inbox, and implement the latest patterns with accurate, up-to-date code.
Direct Platform Interaction: Send messages, manage users, create lists, and test notifications using natural language—all powered by Courier's reliable infrastructure.
Built for Developer Safety
Courier MCP includes everything developers need for daily notification work while keeping you protected. Use your workspace API key to send messages to users and lists, manage user profiles and subscriptions, create notification templates, test push tokens, and generate authentication JWTs.
We've intentionally excluded destructive operations like deletes and limited administrative updates. You can be productive while staying safe, though remember: if you tell the agent to send thousands of emails, it will try—just like any code you'd write yourself.
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