What is an MCP client?
An MCP client is an app that connects to MCP servers — an IDE, a desktop chat assistant, a CLI tool, and more — gaining tool-calling and context access through the standard protocol.
MCP Clients
Discover AI apps that use MCP servers.
Featured
Aura AI
auraai.app
Access 20+ AI video and image models from Google, OpenAI, xAI, ByteDance, and more. Generate and edit videos with Veo 3.1, Sora 2, Seedance, Kling O3, and images with FLUX, Nano Banana, Seedram 4, GPT Image — all in one
Other
Gocosmik
gocosmik.com
Gocosmik is an MCP client available at https://gocosmik.com.
Other
APIMart
apimart.ai
The most affordable unified AI API platform. Access GPT-5, Claude 4.5, Gemini, Sora 2 & Flux.1 through one OpenAI-compatible key — drop-in for any MCP client or AI agent. Pay-as-you-go pricing, 99.9% uptime, low latency,
Web Chat & UIs
PoYo.ai
poyo.ai
PoYo.ai gives developers one API key for 500+ AI models, including GPT Image 2, Seedance 2, Sora 2, Gemini 3, and Claude. Credit pricing, polling/webhook workflow, failed tasks not charged.
Web Chat & UIs
SocialBu
socialbu.com
Connect Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, OpenClaw, Hermes Agent, and other MCP-compatible AI assistants to SocialBu. Create posts, use AI tools, review schedules, check analytics, and manage social media work through natural con
Other
Banks to AI
upx.com
Banks to AI gives any MCP-compatible agent (Claude, Cursor, or your own) secure, read-only access to real bank data — 12,000+ financial institutions across the US, Canada and beyond. How it works: authenticate via OAuth
Other
Visual Studio Code - Open Source ("Code - OSS")
microsoft
Visual Studio Code
IDE & Code Editors
Zed
zed-industries
Code at the speed of thought – Zed is a high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter.
IDE & Code Editors
Cline – #1 on OpenRouter
cline
Autonomous coding agent right in your IDE, capable of creating/editing files, executing commands, using the browser, and more with your permission every step of the way.
Coding Agents
Cherry Studio
cherryhq
🍒 Cherry Studio is a desktop client that supports for multiple LLM providers.
Desktop Chat
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continuedev
⏩ Create, share, and use custom AI code assistants with our open-source IDE extensions and hub of models, rules, prompts, docs, and other building blocks
Coding Agents
Roo Code (prev. Roo Cline)
roovetgit
Roo Code (prev. Roo Cline) gives you a whole dev team of AI agents in your code editor.
Coding Agents
A Sleek AI Assistant & MCP Client
nanbingxyz
5ire is a cross-platform desktop AI assistant, MCP client. It compatible with major service providers, supports local knowledge base and tools via model context protocol servers .
Desktop Chat
chatmcp
daodao97
ChatMCP is an AI chat client implementing the Model Context Protocol (MCP).
Agent Frameworks
HyperChat
bigsweetpotatostudio
HyperChat is a Chat client that strives for openness, utilizing APIs from various LLMs to achieve the best Chat experience, as well as implementing productivity tools through the MCP protocol.
Desktop Chat
MCP Connect
EvalsOne
Enables cloud-based AI services to access local Stdio based MCP servers via HTTP requests
Other
y-cli 🚀
luohy15
A Tiny Terminal Chat App for AI Models with MCP Client Support
Other
Y Gui
luohy15
A web-based graphical interface for AI chat interactions with support for multiple AI models and MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers.
Other
WeClaw
thinkany-ai
Your first AI Friend
Web Chat & UIs
Refact.ai
smallcloudai
Open-source AI Agent for VS Code and JetBrains that autonomously solves coding tasks end-to-end.
IDE & Code Editors
DeepChat
ThinkInAIXYZ
Your AI Partner on Desktop
Desktop Chat
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about MCP clients and compatible applications
How do I pick the right MCP client?
If you're coding, a deeply integrated editor or agent like Cursor, VS Code, or Claude Code is usually the best fit. If you just want to chat with AI while it uses tools, a desktop chat client like Claude Desktop works well.
Can one client connect to multiple MCP servers?
Yes — most clients let you declare several MCP servers in their config at once, and the AI picks the right tool for each task automatically.
Do MCP clients support both local and remote servers?
Most modern MCP clients connect to local servers over stdio and increasingly support remote servers over Streamable HTTP or SSE. Available transports depend on the client version, so verify compatibility before adding a server.
Do Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, and Codex use the same MCP configuration?
Not exactly. They use similar server URLs, commands, arguments, and environment variables, but configuration locations, field names, authentication, and supported transports can differ. Follow the current documentation for each client.
How do I protect data and permissions when using an MCP client?
Connect only to trusted servers, grant least-privilege access to files, databases, shells, and third-party APIs, and keep credentials in an OS keychain or dedicated secret store. Review enabled servers regularly, revoke unused credentials, and retain human confirmation for high-risk tool calls.