Post to Pinterest from Cursor

Cursor is an AI code editor with a built-in agent, plus a command line agent. Developers use it to write code, and its agent can call MCP tools such as Kreatix. A video pin with a cover picture, on one of your boards.

Updated November 2026

Connect Cursor to Kreatix

Sign in with Kreatix

No key to copy: paste the address, sign in to Kreatix and press Allow.

Open ~/.cursor/mcp.json (create the file if it isn't there) and add Kreatix with only its url, as in the snippet.
Save the file and restart Cursor.
Follow Cursor's sign-in prompt for kreatix, or run agent mcp login kreatix with the Cursor CLI. Sign in to Kreatix and press Allow.
Open Customize > MCPs in the sidebar and check that kreatix is on.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kreatix": {
      "url": "https://api.kreatix.cc/mcp"
    }
  }
}

With a key

For setups without sign-in. The key works like a password, so keep it to yourself.

In Kreatix, open Settings > AI agent and create a key. It is shown once.
Add Kreatix with its url and an Authorization header to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (create the file if it isn't there), as in the snippet.
Save the file and restart Cursor.
Open Customize > MCPs in the sidebar and check that kreatix is on.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kreatix": {
      "url": "https://api.kreatix.cc/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

What Cursor can do on Pinterest

A video pin with a cover picture, on one of your boards.

Setting	Values	Needed	What it does
`media_url`	URL	Yes	The pin's video: a link from your Kreatix library or a public YouTube, TikTok, Instagram or Facebook post, which Kreatix imports first.
`cover_url`	URL	Yes	The pin's cover, a picture stored in Kreatix. With an imported link and no cover, Kreatix uses the link's thumbnail; a link without one is refused.
`caption`	string (max 5000)	No	The first 100 characters become the pin title and the first 800 the description.

Ask in plain words

Ask in Cursor's agent chat, for example "Use Kreatix to move tonight's posts on my brand group to 21:00." From a terminal, the Cursor CLI takes one-off prompts: agent -p "Which of my Kreatix pages got the most views this week?"

Pin my newest video to Pinterest tomorrow at 20:00 with the cover it already has.
Post this YouTube link to my Pinterest at noon.
Move the Pinterest post planned for Saturday to Sunday 11:00.

Pinterest rules to know

A Pinterest video needs a cover picture, or schedule_post refuses it.
With an imported link, the link's thumbnail becomes the cover; a link without one is refused for Pinterest.
The pin title is the caption's first 100 characters and the description its first 800.
The pin goes to the first board Pinterest lists; with no board, Kreatix creates one named Kreatix.
Pinterest takes no text-only post, and get_stats has no numbers for it.

Tips for Cursor

Put Kreatix in ~/.cursor/mcp.json, not in a project's .cursor/mcp.json: project files are meant to be committed and shared with your team.
To keep the key out of the file, write "Authorization": "Bearer ${env:KREATIX_API_KEY}". Cursor fills in ${env:NAME} in url and headers.
Cursor asks before each MCP tool call. Click the arrow next to the tool name to check the pages, caption and time before you approve.
The agent checks the pages, caption and time with you before it posts. It cannot delete pages, read messages or change your account, and you can remove it any time in Settings > AI agent.

Questions

How do I post to Pinterest from Cursor?

Connect Cursor to Kreatix once, as shown above. Then ask it to post: name your Pinterest pages or a page group, the video or text and the time. Cursor shows you the plan and posts after you say yes.

Why does my Pinterest video need a cover?

Pinterest refuses a video pin without one, and the refusal reads like a broken login. Kreatix asks for cover_url up front, or takes the thumbnail of a link it imports.

Which board does the pin go to?

The first board Pinterest lists for the account. If the account has no board, Kreatix creates one named Kreatix. The agent can't pick a board.

How long can the caption be?

Up to the tool's 5,000 characters, but Pinterest gets the first 100 as the title and the first 800 as the description.

Can my agent see how my pins perform?

No. get_stats measures Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube; Pinterest has no numbers in Kreatix.

How do I know Kreatix connected?

Open Customize > MCPs in the sidebar and look for kreatix with its toggle on. If it is missing, open the Output panel (Cmd+Shift+U on Mac), choose MCP Logs and look for an error.

Does the Cursor CLI need its own setup?

No. The CLI reads the same mcp.json as the editor. Run agent mcp list to see kreatix.

Kreatix schedules one video to every page you run, each with its own platform settings.

Start free, then connect Cursor