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Connect Adeli to Cursor

Post, schedule, reply to comments or messages, and read analytics on social accounts you own, all within Cursor.

Paste this into Cursor's agent

Set up Adeli from tryadeli.com/agents/cursor

Your agent reads this page, asks for your Adeli API key, and sets everything up.

full prompt

Or send the full prompt

Use this if your agent can't open links, or if you'd rather give it everything in one message. It covers the same setup as the link above.

Prompt for Cursor's agent
Set up Adeli in Cursor's agent so you can publish posts, read analytics, and manage comments and DMs on my social accounts (Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, X).

Full instructions: https://www.tryadeli.com/agents/cursor.md

About Adeli:
- MCP server: https://app.tryadeli.com/mcp (Streamable HTTP)
- Auth: header `Authorization: Bearer <ADELI_API_KEY>`. API key only, no OAuth.
- REST API with the same key: https://app.tryadeli.com/api/v1
- Docs for agents: https://app.tryadeli.com/docs/llms.txt

Do this:
1. Ask me for my Adeli API key (it starts with rk_live_). If I don't have one, tell me to sign up free at https://app.tryadeli.com, connect my social accounts, and create a key at https://app.tryadeli.com/settings/api-keys. Keep the key out of chat logs, public files, and git; store it in an environment variable or the app's secret settings.
2. Add an `adeli` entry to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (create the file if missing; keep any servers already there) with url `https://app.tryadeli.com/mcp` and headers `{ "Authorization": "Bearer ${env:ADELI_API_KEY}" }`.
3. Make sure ADELI_API_KEY is exported in my shell profile (ask me for the key; don't write it into a file inside a git repo). Then tell me to restart Cursor and check Cursor Settings → Tools & MCP for a green dot next to adeli.
4. Verify: call the list_accounts tool (or GET https://app.tryadeli.com/api/v1/accounts) and show me my connected accounts. A 401 means the key is wrong or revoked.

Rules once connected:
- Always ask me before you publish, reply, send a message, delete, or disconnect anything. These act on my real accounts.
- Start with list_accounts and use its accountId values. Leave profileId out.
- For TikTok and YouTube video, pass a public HTTPS video URL, not a file upload.
before you start

Get your Adeli API key

Whether your agent sets this up or you do, you need one thing from Adeli first.

  1. Create a free Adeli account. Sign in with Google. Your first 3 connected accounts are free and no credit card is required.
  2. Connect your social accounts in the Adeli dashboard (Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, or X).
  3. Create an API key under Settings → API keys. It starts with rk_live_. Treat it like a password: paste it into your agent’s settings or your terminal, never into a public file or a shared chat.
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set it up yourself

Connect Cursor by hand

Prefer to do it yourself? Follow these steps. They take about two minutes.

Add Adeli once in your global mcp.json, or per project in .cursor/mcp.json.

  1. Create an Adeli API key

    Sign in to Adeli, connect your social accounts, then go to Settings → API keys and create a key. It starts with rk_live_. Copy it somewhere safe; you'll paste it in a moment.

  2. Open MCP settings

    In Cursor, open Cursor Settings → Tools & MCP, then click New MCP Server (or Add Custom MCP). That opens mcp.json.

  3. Add the Adeli server

    Paste this in. ${env:ADELI_API_KEY} reads your key from the environment so it never sits in the file. Set ADELI_API_KEY in your shell profile and restart Cursor, or paste the key in its place if you'd rather.

    ~/.cursor/mcp.json
    {
  "mcpServers": {
    "adeli": {
      "url": "https://app.tryadeli.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${env:ADELI_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}

  4. Check it's connected

    Back in Tools & MCP, adeli should show a green dot and a list of tools. Open the agent chat and ask it to list your Adeli accounts.

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Things to ask once it's connected

  • List my connected Adeli accounts and tell me which platforms they're on.
  • How did my Instagram posts do over the last 30 days? Show reach and engagement for the top 5.
  • Show me unanswered comments on my latest TikTok and draft a reply to each. Don't send anything yet.
  • Draft an announcement for the release in CHANGELOG.md and publish it to my X account after I approve it.

Your agent asks before it posts, replies, or sends a message. The full tool list is in the MCP tools reference.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Should I add Adeli globally or per project?

Global (~/.cursor/mcp.json) if you want it everywhere. Per project (.cursor/mcp.json) if only one codebase needs it. If you go per project, use ${env:ADELI_API_KEY} rather than the raw key so the file is safe to commit.

The server shows red or no tools. What's wrong?

Usually the key. A missing or revoked key returns 401 before any tool loads. Check that ADELI_API_KEY is set in the environment Cursor was launched from, then restart Cursor.

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