MCP clients

18 known clients

Apps that speak the Model Context Protocol. Install any server from this directory into the client you already use — Local means it runs servers on your machine, Remote means it connects to hosted endpoints.

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Claude Desktop
Anthropic
Local Remote

The desktop app for Claude. Runs local MCP servers over stdio via claude_desktop_config.json and connects to remote servers through Connectors.

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Claude Code
Anthropic
Local Remote

Anthropic's agentic coding tool for the terminal and IDEs. Adds MCP servers with `claude mcp add` — stdio, HTTP, and SSE transports.

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Cursor
Anysphere
Local Remote

The AI code editor. Configure servers in .cursor/mcp.json per project or globally; supports local commands and remote endpoints.

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Visual Studio Code
Microsoft
Local Remote

GitHub Copilot agent mode consumes MCP tools. Servers are declared in .vscode/mcp.json with stdio and HTTP support.

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Windsurf
Windsurf
Local Remote

The agentic IDE. Cascade uses MCP servers configured in mcp_config.json for tools and context.

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Zed
Zed Industries
Local

The high-performance editor. Context servers speak MCP over stdio and extend Zed's agent panel.

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Codex CLI
OpenAI
Local

OpenAI's open-source coding agent for the terminal. MCP servers are declared in config.toml and run over stdio.

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ChatGPT
OpenAI
Remote

Connectors and developer mode let ChatGPT call remote MCP servers for search, deep research, and actions.

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Gemini CLI
Google
Local Remote

Google's open-source terminal agent. mcpServers config supports stdio, SSE, and streamable HTTP transports.

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Cline
Cline Bot Inc.
Local Remote

The open-source autonomous coding agent for VS Code, with an MCP marketplace and support for local and remote servers.

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Continue
Continue Dev
Local Remote

Open-source AI assistant for VS Code and JetBrains. MCP servers plug into agent mode via YAML config.

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JetBrains AI Assistant
JetBrains
Local

AI Assistant and Junie across IntelliJ-family IDEs consume MCP tools from locally configured servers.

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Warp
Warp
Local Remote

The agentic terminal. Agent mode calls MCP servers configured under Settings → AI → MCP servers.

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Raycast
Raycast
Local

The macOS launcher. Raycast AI discovers and calls locally installed MCP servers from chat and commands.

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LM Studio
LM Studio
Local

Run open models locally and give them tools: mcp.json wires local MCP servers into chats with tool-capable models.

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LibreChat
LibreChat
Local Remote

The open-source multi-provider chat platform. MCP servers add tools for agents across every connected model.

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Goose
Block
Local Remote

Block's open-source AI agent. Extensions are MCP servers — stdio or SSE — driving real automation on your machine.

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Amazon Q Developer
AWS
Local

AWS's developer agent for CLI and IDEs. MCP servers extend it with custom tools via mcp.json.

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