docs: pin mcp.json vs .mcp.json for dual Cursor + Claude Code plugins - #312
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- review-plugin-submission: add MCP filename precedence section documenting that mcp.json wins for Cursor, .mcp.json is Claude Code's default, and mcpServers pin overrides both. Add checklist item for dual-file repos. - create-plugin-scaffold: add step 6 with MCP filename guidance — create mcp.json (not .mcp.json) for Cursor, pin mcpServers if the repo also ships .mcp.json for Claude Code. - README: annotate mcp.json in the repo structure as Cursor default. Fixes cursor#252 Co-authored-by: Dark <Dahhrk@users.noreply.github.com>
Review feedback: do not assert which file Cursor loads when both mcp.json and .mcp.json exist — issue cursor#252 shows the clone started .mcp.json, so the runtime behavior is not documented. - Rewrite 'MCP filename precedence' → 'MCP filename handling' - Remove 'Cursor loads mcp.json', 'not auto-discovered', 'never falls back', 'never loads the wrong one' - Keep: mcpServers pin in plugin.json, dual-file trap warning, single-shared-file alternative, checklist item Co-authored-by: Dark <Dahhrk@users.noreply.github.com>
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Summary
Warn dual Cursor + Claude Code authors: shipping both
mcp.jsonand.mcp.jsonwith different payloads can make a Marketplace clone start the wrong server. PinmcpServersinplugin.jsonto the intended file.Does not claim Cursor auto-picks
mcp.jsonwhen both exist. Issue #252 observed the clone starting.mcp.json.Fixes #252
Changes
create-plugin/skills/review-plugin-submission/SKILL.md— dual-file trap, pinmcpServersto control which file is used, checklist itemcreate-plugin/skills/create-plugin-scaffold/SKILL.md— scaffoldmcp.json; if.mcp.jsonalso ships, pinmcpServersREADME.md— annotatemcp.jsonas the documented Cursor default filenameNo runtime loader, schema, or validator changes.