diff --git a/litellm/proxy/pass_through_endpoints/llm_passthrough_endpoints.py b/litellm/proxy/pass_through_endpoints/llm_passthrough_endpoints.py
index 71bcdb15e71..13f78f30fa0 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/pass_through_endpoints/llm_passthrough_endpoints.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/pass_through_endpoints/llm_passthrough_endpoints.py
@@ -2113,29 +2113,47 @@ async def cursor_proxy_route(
     - GET    /v0/repositories   — List GitHub repositories
 
     Uses Basic Authentication (base64-encoded `API_KEY:`).
+
+    Credential lookup order:
+    1. passthrough_endpoint_router (config.yaml deployments with use_in_pass_through)
+    2. litellm.credential_list (credentials added via UI)
+    3. CURSOR_API_KEY environment variable
     """
     import base64
 
     base_target_url = os.getenv("CURSOR_API_BASE") or "https://api.cursor.com"
-    encoded_endpoint = httpx.URL(endpoint).path
-
-    if not encoded_endpoint.startswith("/"):
-        encoded_endpoint = "/" + encoded_endpoint
-
-    base_url = httpx.URL(base_target_url)
-    updated_url = base_url.copy_with(path=encoded_endpoint)
 
     cursor_api_key = passthrough_endpoint_router.get_credentials(
         custom_llm_provider="cursor",
         region_name=None,
     )
 
+    if cursor_api_key is None:
+        for credential in litellm.credential_list:
+            if (
+                credential.credential_info
+                and credential.credential_info.get("custom_llm_provider") == "cursor"
+            ):
+                cursor_api_key = credential.credential_values.get("api_key")
+                credential_api_base = credential.credential_values.get("api_base")
+                if credential_api_base:
+                    base_target_url = credential_api_base
+                break
+
     if cursor_api_key is None:
         raise HTTPException(
             status_code=401,
-            detail="Required 'CURSOR_API_KEY' in environment or credentials to make pass-through calls to Cursor.",
+            detail="Cursor API key not found. Add Cursor credentials via the UI (Models + Endpoints → LLM Credentials) or set CURSOR_API_KEY environment variable.",
         )
 
+    encoded_endpoint = httpx.URL(endpoint).path
+
+    if not encoded_endpoint.startswith("/"):
+        encoded_endpoint = "/" + encoded_endpoint
+
+    base_url = httpx.URL(base_target_url)
+    updated_url = base_url.copy_with(path=encoded_endpoint)
+
     auth_value = base64.b64encode(
         f"{cursor_api_key}:".encode("utf-8")
     ).decode("ascii")
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/pass_through_endpoints/test_llm_pass_through_endpoints.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/pass_through_endpoints/test_llm_pass_through_endpoints.py
index 2c5662e69ac..8acfa2231cc 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/pass_through_endpoints/test_llm_pass_through_endpoints.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/pass_through_endpoints/test_llm_pass_through_endpoints.py
@@ -2439,6 +2439,9 @@ class TestCursorProxyRoute:
         with patch(
             "litellm.proxy.pass_through_endpoints.llm_passthrough_endpoints.passthrough_endpoint_router.get_credentials",
             return_value=None,
+        ), patch(
+            "litellm.proxy.pass_through_endpoints.llm_passthrough_endpoints.litellm.credential_list",
+            [],
         ):
             with pytest.raises(Exception) as exc_info:
                 await cursor_proxy_route(
@@ -2449,6 +2452,50 @@ class TestCursorProxyRoute:
                 )
             assert exc_info.value.status_code == 401
 
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_cursor_proxy_route_uses_ui_credential(self):
+        """should use credentials added via UI (litellm.credential_list) when env var is not set"""
+        from litellm.types.utils import CredentialItem
+
+        mock_request = MagicMock(spec=Request)
+        mock_request.method = "GET"
+        mock_request.query_params = {}
+        mock_request.headers = {}
+        mock_response = MagicMock(spec=Response)
+        mock_user_api_key_dict = MagicMock()
+
+        ui_credential = CredentialItem(
+            credential_name="my-cursor-key",
+            credential_values={"api_key": "crsr_ui_test_key", "api_base": "https://api.cursor.com"},
+            credential_info={"custom_llm_provider": "cursor"},
+        )
+
+        with patch(
+            "litellm.proxy.pass_through_endpoints.llm_passthrough_endpoints.passthrough_endpoint_router.get_credentials",
+            return_value=None,
+        ), patch(
+            "litellm.proxy.pass_through_endpoints.llm_passthrough_endpoints.litellm.credential_list",
+            [ui_credential],
+        ), patch(
+            "litellm.proxy.pass_through_endpoints.llm_passthrough_endpoints.create_pass_through_route"
+        ) as mock_create_route:
+            mock_endpoint_func = AsyncMock(return_value={"models": []})
+            mock_create_route.return_value = mock_endpoint_func
+
+            result = await cursor_proxy_route(
+                endpoint="v0/models",
+                request=mock_request,
+                fastapi_response=mock_response,
+                user_api_key_dict=mock_user_api_key_dict,
+            )
+
+            call_args = mock_create_route.call_args[1]
+            assert call_args["target"] == "https://api.cursor.com/v0/models"
+
+            import base64
+            expected_auth = base64.b64encode(b"crsr_ui_test_key:").decode("ascii")
+            assert call_args["custom_headers"]["Authorization"] == f"Basic {expected_auth}"
+
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_cursor_proxy_route_custom_api_base(self):
         """should use CURSOR_API_BASE env var when set"""