Claude Desktop
Official Anthropic ClientBy AnthropicThe primary reference client for the Model Context Protocol. Connects Claude 3.5 Sonnet to local files, databases, developer tools, and custom APIs.
Supported Transports:stdio
Configuration File Location
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~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Sample Claude Desktop Configuration JSON:
{
"mcpServers": {
"postgres": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-postgres", "postgresql://user:pass@localhost:5432/mydb"]
},
"github": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"],
"env": {
"GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<YOUR_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}Feature Support Matrix
Client Capabilities Comparison
Check which Model Context Protocol features each host client currently implements.
| Client Application | Category | Tools | Resources | Prompts | Sampling | Transports | Quick Select |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Desktop | Desktop Chat & Reasoning | ✓ Full | ✓ Full | ✓ Full | ✓ Yes | stdio | |
| Cursor | AI Code Editor | ✓ Full | ✓ Full | ✓ Full | - | stdio, SSE | |
| Cline (Roo Code) | Autonomous Coding Agent | ✓ Full | ✓ Full | ✓ Full | ✓ Yes | stdio, SSE | |
| Windsurf | AI IDE (Cascade) | ✓ Full | ✓ Full | - | - | stdio | |
| Zed | High-Performance Editor | ✓ Full | ✓ Full | - | - | stdio | |
| Continue.dev | Open Source Copilot | ✓ Full | ✓ Full | ✓ Full | - | stdio, SSE | |
| LibreChat | Self-Hosted Web Chat | ✓ Full | ✓ Full | ✓ Full | - | stdio, SSE |
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