Awesome MCP Clients

Awesome MCP Clients

A curated list of awesome Model Context Protocol (MCP) clients.

• What is MCP?
• Community
• Clients
• Servers

What is MCP?

MCP is an open protocol that enables AI models to securely interact with local and remote resources through standardized server implementations. This list focuses on production-ready and experimental MCP clients that extend AI capabilities through file access, database connections, API integrations, and other contextual services.

Community

• r/mcp Reddit

Clients

• Awesome MCP Clients
  • What is MCP?
  • Community
  • Clients
    • 5ire
    • AIaW
    • Chainlit
    • ChatMCP
    • Cherry Studio
    • Claude Desktop
    • ClaudeMind
    • Cline
    • console-chat-gpt
    • Copilot-MCP
    • Cursor
    • Continue
    • DeepChat
    • Dolphin-MCP
    • FLUJO
    • Goose
    • http4k MCP Desktop
    • HyperChat
    • kibitz
    • LibreChat
    • MCP Chatbot
    • MCP CLI client
    • MCP Simple Slackbot
    • MCPOmni Connect
    • Nerve
    • NextChat
    • oterm
    • Superinterface
    • SeekChat
    • Tester MCP Client
    • VS Code GitHub Copilot
    • Windsurf
    • Witsy
    • Enconvo
    • y-cli
    • Zed
    • MindPal
    • WhatsMCP
  • Servers

5ire

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.

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a27494c5-437d-481c-a25f-74cfa5a2bc45

AIaW

AIaW is a cross-platform, full-featured and lightweight AI Chat client with full support for MCP.

Chainlit

Chainlit is a python framework to build conversational AI apps with support for MCP.

ChatMCP

ChatMCP is an AI chat client implementing the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

Cherry Studio

Cherry Studio is a desktop client that supports for multiple LLM providers, available on Windows, Mac and Linux.

Feature:

• Multi-Model Support: Integrates cloud (OpenAI, Gemini, Anthropic), web AI (Claude, Perplexity), and local models (Ollama, LM Studio).
• AI Assistants: 300+ presets, custom creation, and multi-model parallel chats.
• Doc Processing: Handles text/images/Office/PDF, WebDAV, Mermaid, and code highlighting.
• Productivity: Global search, topic management, AI translation, drag-drop, mini-programs, and MCP server.
• UX: Cross-platform (Win/Mac/Linux), plug-and-play, light/dark themes, transparent UI, full Markdown, and easy sharing.

Claude Desktop

The Claude desktop app brings Claude's capabilities directly to your computer, allowing for seamless integration with your workflow.

ClaudeMind

Experience Claude AI without limits. Use our desktop app for everyday AI assistance, or boost your coding productivity with our JetBrains plugin.

Cline

Cline can handle complex software development tasks step-by-step. With tools that let him create & edit files, explore large projects, use the browser, and execute terminal commands (after you grant permission), he can assist you in ways that go beyond code completion or tech support. Cline can even use the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to create new tools and extend his own capabilities. While autonomous AI scripts traditionally run in sandboxed environments, this extension provides a human-in-the-loop GUI to approve every file change and terminal command, providing a safe and accessible way to explore the potential of agentic AI.

console-chat-gpt

Enjoy seamless interactions with ChatGPT, MistralAI, Claude by Anthropic, Grok by xAI, Gemini by Google and DeepSeek directly from your command line. Elevate your chat experience with efficiency and ease.

Copilot-MCP

VSCode extension that acts as a Model Context Protocol (MCP) client, enabling integration between MCP servers and GitHub Copilot Chat

Cursor

Cursor is an AI-first code editor fork of VS Code that helps you code faster with built-in chat, edit, and debugging AI features. It supports MCP for enhanced AI capabilities and tool integration.

Continue

Continue is the leading open-source AI code assistant. You can connect any models and any context to build custom autocomplete and chat experiences inside VS Code and JetBrains.

DeepChat

DeepChat is a cross-platform desktop AI assistant, MCP client. DeepChat brings the power of AI to your desktop with privacy and efficiency, making it your ideal companion for productive work.

Dolphin-MCP

Dolphin-MCP is an open-source multi-server bridging client for MCP. It allows you to connect any MCP-compatible server any LLM (local or remote), enabling flexible tool usage and resource access in real-time.

pip install dolphin-mcp

FLUJO

Think n8n + ChatGPT. FLUJO is an desktop application that integrates with MCP to provide a workflow-builder interface for AI interactions. Built with Next.js and React, it supports both online and offline (ollama) models, it manages API Keys and environment variables centrally and can install MCP Servers from GitHub. FLUJO has an ChatCompletions endpoint and flows can be executed from other AI applications like Cline, Roo or Claude.

• Environment & API Key Management
• Model Management
• MCP Server Integration
• Workflow Orchestration
• Chat Interface

GitHub Copilot with Visual Studio Code Insiders

GitHub Copilot with Visual Studio Code Insiders now supports MCP server integration in agent mode. This enables developers to leverage MCP tools directly within their coding environment, enhancing productivity and enabling seamless AI-driven workflows.

Preview Features:

• Agent Mode: Use MCP server tools directly from GitHub Copilot in agent mode.
• Enhanced AI Assistance: Context-aware suggestions and tool integration.
• Cross-Platform Support: Available on Windows, MacOS, and Linux.

![VSCode Settings & Version](./screenshots/github-copilot-mcp/mcp_config_vscode.png

Goose

Goose is a general-purpose AI agent that can dynamically plug into new extensions and learn how to use them. It solves higher-level problems using tools from multiple extensions and can interact with multiple extensions at once.

http4k MCP Desktop

The http4k MCP Desktop Client serves as a proxy that enables communication between desktop applications and MCP servers. While it works with any MCP-compliant server, it's specially optimized for servers built using the http4k MCP SDK.

Features

• Multiple remote transport options: SSE (Server-Sent Events), JSON-RPC (stateless) and WebSocket.
• Various standard authentication methods: API Key, Bearer Token, Basic Auth, and OAuth
• Customizable reconnection logic

HyperChat

HyperChat is an open Chat client that can use various LLM APIs to provide the best Chat experience and implement productivity tools through the MCP protocol.

kibitz

kibitiz is the free and open-source Replit. Minimally, it is a lightweight chat interface to the popular LLM APIs (Anthropic and OpenAI API formats supported). Experience automated tool loops: try asking your agent to use wcgw to make a change to a local repository, then fix linter and compiler errors, make a commit, and push to remote, all without user intervention! Even better, code on-the-go by setting up MCP servers on your laptop, then connecting from your mobile through Kinode.

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/3f8df448-1c81-4ff2-8598-c48283a4dc00

LibreChat

Enhanced ChatGPT Clone: Features Agents, Anthropic, AWS, OpenAI, Assistants API, Azure, Groq, o1, GPT-4o, Mistral, OpenRouter, Vertex AI, Gemini, Artifacts, AI model switching, message search, Code Interpreter, langchain, DALL-E-3, OpenAPI Actions, Functions, Secure Multi-User Auth, Presets, open-source for self-hosting.

MCP Chatbot

This chatbot example demonstrates how to integrate the Model Context Protocol (MCP) into a simple CLI chatbot. The implementation showcases MCP's flexibility by supporting multiple tools through MCP servers and is compatible with any LLM provider that follows OpenAI API standards.

MCP CLI client

A simple CLI to run LLM prompt and implement MCP client.

MCP Simple Slackbot

A simple Slack bot that uses LLMs and the Model Context Protocol (MCP) tools.

MCPOmni Connect

A powerful universal CLI client for MCP Servers that provides seamless integration with multiple protocols, AI models, and tools through an intelligent interface.

uv add mcpomni-connect or pip install mcpomni-connect

Nerve

Nerve is an ADK ( Agent Development Kit ) and CLI designed to be a simple yet powerful platform for creating and executing LLM-based agents fully integrated with MCP.

NextChat

NextChat: Light and Fast AI Assistant, with Claude, DeepSeek, GPT4, Gemini Pro & MCP support.

oterm

A terminal client for Ollama, with support for MCP servers.

Superinterface

Superinterface is AI infrastructure and a developer platform to build in-app AI assistants with support for MCP, interactive components, client-side function calling and more.

Key features:

• Use tools from MCP servers in assistants embedded via React components or script tags
• SSE transport support
• Use any AI model from any AI provider (OpenAI, Anthropic, Ollama, others)

SeekChat

✨ A Sleek and Powerful AI Chat Desktop Application ✨

SeekChat supports MCP tool execution, enabling AI to directly control your computer and perform various tasks. Easily automate file management, data analysis, code development, and more, turning AI into a truly intelligent assistant.

Tester MCP Client

A client that connects to any MCP server using Server-Sent Events (SSE) and displays conversations in a chat-like UI. It is a standalone Apify Actor for testing MCP servers over SSE, with support for Authorization headers. Built with plain JavaScript (old-school style) and hosted on Apify, it requires no setup to run.

Key features:

• Connects to any MCP server via Server-Sent Events (SSE).
• Works with the Apify MCP Server to interact with one or more Apify Actors.
• Dynamically utilizes tools based on context and user queries (if supported by the server).
• Open-source—review, suggest improvements, or modify as needed.

VS Code GitHub Copilot

VS Code integrates MCP with GitHub Copilot through agent mode, allowing direct interaction with MCP-provided tools within your agentic coding workflow. Configure servers in Claude Desktop, workspace or user settings, with guided MCP installation and secure handling of keys in input variables to avoid leaking hard-coded keys.

Key Features:

• Support for stdio and server-sent events (SSE) transport
• Per-session selection of tools per agent session for optimal performance
• Easy server debugging with restart commands and output logging
• Tool calls with editable inputs and always-allow toggle
• Integration with existing VS Code extension system to register MCP servers from extensions

Windsurf

The first agentic IDE, and then some. The Windsurf Editor is where the work of developers and AI truly flow together, allowing for a coding experience that feels like literal magic.

Witsy

Witsy is an AI desktop assistant supporting models from all major providers and one keyboard shortcut away!

Enconvo

Enconvo is your AI Agent Launcher that revolutionizes productivity. With instant access, automate your daily tasks effortlessly. Our intelligent AI Agent system, powered by 150+ built-in tools and MCP support, learns and adapts to your workflow. Experience seamless automation and enhanced productivity with the most versatile AI assistant for macOS.

y-cli

A tiny command-line interface chat application that brings AI conversations to your terminal. Features include chat data storage in JSONL files, interactive chat interface, support for multiple bot configurations compatible with OpenAI chat completion streaming format, Deepseek-r1 reasoning content support, and MCP client support with multiple server configurations.

Zed

Zed is a high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter.

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/95624731-5469-4b58-a21f-bbb31d9838fa

MindPal

MindPal is a no-code platform for building and deploying AI agents and multi-agent workflows. It enables anyone without technical skills to create powerful AI automation solutions by connecting any AI model with any tool. Build complex workflows where multiple AI agents work together to accomplish tasks, with built-in support for MCP servers and tools.

Key features:

• No-code AI agent builder
• Multi-agent workflow orchestration
• Support for any AI model provider
• MCP server integration
• Visual workflow designer
• Built-in tool marketplace

WhatsMCP

WhatsMCP is a WhatsApp agent that allows you to interact with MCP servers. It is a simple and easy to use tool that allows you to interact with your AI stack from WhatsApp.

Servers

Looking for MCP servers? Check out the awesome-mcp-servers repository.