From 40a52385baf43a5ed97ce29bc5c4fb3fea766b70 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joe Danziger <joe@ticc.net>
Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2025 06:45:39 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Fix Cursor deeplink installation with copy-paste instructions
 (#723)

---
 .changeset/chatty-rats-talk.md |  5 +++++
 README.md                      | 10 +++++++---
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .changeset/chatty-rats-talk.md

diff --git a/.changeset/chatty-rats-talk.md b/.changeset/chatty-rats-talk.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6a6e7ad5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/chatty-rats-talk.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"task-master-ai": patch
+---
+
+Fix Cursor deeplink installation by providing copy-paste instructions for GitHub compatibility
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 991dbce0..3d7a41d7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,11 +23,15 @@ For more detailed information, check out the documentation in the `docs` directo
 - [Example Interactions](docs/examples.md) - Common Cursor AI interaction examples
 - [Migration Guide](docs/migration-guide.md) - Guide to migrating to the new project structure
 
-##### Quick Install for Cursor 1.0+ (One-Click)
+#### Quick Install for Cursor 1.0+ (One-Click)
 
-[<img src="https://cursor.com/deeplink/mcp-install-dark.png" alt="Add Task Master MCP server to Cursor" style="max-height: 26px;">](cursor://anysphere.cursor-deeplink/mcp/install?name=taskmaster-ai&config=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%3D)
+📋 Click the copy button (top-right of code block) then paste into your browser:
 
-> **Note:** After clicking the install button, you'll still need to add your API keys to the configuration. The button installs the MCP server with placeholder keys that you'll need to replace with your actual API keys.
+```text
+cursor://anysphere.cursor-deeplink/mcp/install?name=taskmaster-ai&config=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
+```
+
+> **Note:** After clicking the link, you'll still need to add your API keys to the configuration. The link installs the MCP server with placeholder keys that you'll need to replace with your actual API keys.
 
 ## Requirements