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VS Code-based IDE with native MCP support. The most popular client among MCP server authors.
1,515 compatible servers
Microsoft Visual Studio Code with the GitHub Copilot Chat extension supports MCP since version 1.95.
Anthropic's Claude desktop app — the first official MCP client. Available on macOS and Windows.
Anthropic's CLI for coding with Claude in the terminal. Configures servers via the `claude mcp add` command.
1,480 compatible servers
OpenAI's CLI for working with OpenAI models from the terminal. Supports MCP via `codex mcp add`.
Codeium's IDE with Cascade — a native AI agent that supports MCP since version 1.0.
Google's open-source CLI for working with Gemini models from the terminal. MCP is configured in `~/.gemini/settings.json`.
OpenAI ChatGPT (Plus/Pro/Enterprise) supports MCP servers as Connectors in Deep Research and Agent Mode.
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Fast, collaborative editor written in Rust. MCP is supported since 0.155 as "context servers".
