Directory
MCP clients
The apps that run MCP servers. Every one stores servers a little differently: a command, a JSON file with a different key, or a settings screen that only takes a URL. A client that runs local servers can use all 48,114 graded listings here; one that only takes a URL has 31,966 gateway-ready servers to pick from, or the gateway itself.
With a setup guide
- Claude Code156kby Anthropic
Agentic coding in the terminal. Adds servers with one command, per project or for every project.
local + remotesetup guide - Cursorby Anysphere
AI code editor. Servers live in .cursor/mcp.json, per project or global.
local + remotesetup guide - VS Code195kby Microsoft
The editor, with MCP in Copilot agent mode through .vscode/mcp.json.
local + remotesetup guide - Claude Desktopby Anthropic
Desktop chat app. Local servers through claude_desktop_config.json; remote ones through connectors.
local + remotesetup guide - ChatGPTby OpenAI
Remote servers only, as connectors in developer mode.
remote onlysetup guide - Windsurfby Codeium
AI code editor with MCP in Cascade; config in mcp_config.json.
local + remotesetup guide - GitHub Copilotby GitHub
Copilot coding agent and agent mode read the repository's MCP config.
local + remotesetup guide
More MCP clients
Clients we do not have a guide for yet. Each links to its own documentation. Every listing's install section still gives you the command or JSON; the key it goes under is the only thing that changes.
- Open WebUI by Open WebUI159kSelf-hosted chat UI; MCP through its OpenAPI proxy (mcpo).
- Codex CLI by OpenAI135kTerminal coding agent. Servers go in ~/.codex/config.toml under mcp_servers.
- Gemini CLI by Google109kTerminal agent for Gemini. Servers in ~/.gemini/settings.json under mcpServers.
- Zed by Zed Industries95kFast editor with an agent panel; MCP servers through context servers in settings.
- Cline by Cline72kOpen-source coding agent for VS Code with its own MCP marketplace panel.
- Goose by Block57kOpen-source desktop and CLI agent built around MCP extensions.
- Cherry Studio by CherryHQ54kDesktop client for many model providers with an MCP server manager.
- LibreChat by LibreChat47kSelf-hosted chat UI for many models; MCP servers in librechat.yaml.
- Continue by Continue36kOpen-source assistant for VS Code and JetBrains; MCP in config.yaml.
- Roo Code by Roo Code24kCline fork with modes; MCP servers configured per project or globally.
- 5ire by 5ire5.4kCross-platform desktop assistant with a built-in MCP server list.
Missing one?
If your client speaks MCP and is not here, tell us. Open-source clients get a star count from their repository on the next scan run.