MCP Clients

Every MCP-compatible client with setup guides and configuration docs.

Cursor

AI-first code editor with built-in MCP support for tool use in chat and agent mode.

~/.cursor/mcp.json

Claude Desktop

Anthropic's desktop app with native MCP integration for connecting Claude to local tools.

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

VS Code

GitHub Copilot in VS Code supports MCP servers via .vscode/mcp.json (workspace) or the user-profile mcp.json. Top-level JSON key is `servers`.

.vscode/mcp.json

Claude Code

Anthropic's CLI coding agent. Add MCP servers via `claude mcp add --scope project|user|local`. Project-scoped servers write to .mcp.json at the project root; user/local-scoped servers write to ~/.claude.json.

.mcp.json

Windsurf

Codeium's AI IDE with Cascade agent supporting MCP server connections.

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

Codex

OpenAI's coding agent (CLI, IDE, Cloud) with MCP server support — all surfaces share ~/.codex/config.toml.

~/.codex/config.toml

Gemini CLI

Google's CLI for Gemini models with MCP server integration.

~/.gemini/settings.json

ChatGPT

OpenAI's ChatGPT supports remote MCP servers via the Connectors feature.

Settings > Connectors

Zed

High-performance code editor with native MCP support in the assistant panel.

~/.config/zed/settings.json