In Cursor, the HilltopAds MCP server is added as a custom MCP server.
Open Cursor Settings → Tools & MCPs and click Add Custom MCP.
Step 1 — Cursor Settings → Tools & MCPs → Add Custom MCP.
2. Cursor opens your mcp.json. Add the HilltopAds server and save:
{
"mcpServers": {
"HTA_MCP": {
"url": "https://mcp.hilltopads.com/mcp"
}
}
}
Here HTA_MCP is just the local name of the server — you can choose another.
Step 2 — add the HilltopAds server to mcp.json and save.
3. Back on the Tools & MCPs screen, HTA_MCP shows Needs authentication. Click Connect.
Step 3 — HTA_MCP needs authentication; click Connect.
4. On the HilltopAds MCP Authorization page, paste your API key and click Authorize.
Step 4 — authorize with your API key.
5. HTA_MCP is now connected and its tools are listed.
Step 5 — connected; the account's tools are listed.
Using it in Cursor
Ask in the Agent panel, for example “Show my balance in HilltopAds.” The first time a tool runs, Cursor asks for confirmation — choose Run (or Always Run to stop being asked).
The first tool call asks for confirmation.