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MCP Clients

Which MCP clients support which features?

Tools, resources, prompts, elicitation, OAuth, transports and protocol versions across the clients people actually use.

Clients
17
Features
10
Verified cells
93/170
Sources
13
YesPartialNoUnknownHover a cell for notes. Click it to open the source.
ClientToolsResourcesPromptsSamplingElicitationRootsOAuth sign-inLocal (stdio)Remote (HTTP/SSE)Latest protocol
Claude CodeAnthropicYesYesYesUnknownYesYesYesYesYesYes
Claude DesktopAnthropicYesYesYesNoNoUnknownYesYesYesPartial
Claude.ai (web)AnthropicYesYesYesNoNoUnknownYesNoYesYes
ChatGPTOpenAIYesPartialUnknownUnknownYesUnknownYesPartialYesPartial
OpenAI CodexOpenAIUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownYesYesYesUnknown
CursorAnysphereYesYesYesUnknownYesYesYesYesYesUnknown
VS Code (GitHub Copilot)MicrosoftYesYesYesUnknownUnknownUnknownPartialYesYesUnknown
GitHub Copilot CLIGitHubUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownYesUnknownUnknownYes
Windsurf / Devin DesktopCognitionYesUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownYesYesYesUnknown
ZedZed IndustriesYesNoYesNoNoUnknownYesYesYesUnknown
ClineClineYesUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownYesYesYesUnknown
Roo CodeRoo CodeYesYesUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownYesYesUnknown
ContinueContinueYesUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownYesYesUnknown
Gemini CLIGoogleYesYesYesUnknownUnknownUnknownYesYesYesUnknown
GooseBlockUnknownUnknownUnknownPartialYesPartialUnknownUnknownYesYes
JetBrains AI AssistantJetBrainsYesUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownYesYesUnknown
KiroAWSUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownYesYesYesUnknown

Features

What each column means and who supports it
ToolsThe client calls server-provided tools.13 of 17 yesResourcesThe client reads server-provided resources (files, data, ui:// templates).7 of 17 yesPromptsThe client exposes server prompts (often as slash commands).7 of 17 yesSamplingThe server can ask the client's model to generate text (deprecated in 2026-07-28).0 of 17 yesElicitationThe server can ask the user for input with forms or URLs.4 of 17 yesRootsThe client tells servers which workspace folders they may access (deprecated in 2026-07-28).2 of 17 yesOAuth sign-inThe client handles OAuth sign-in for remote servers.12 of 17 yesLocal (stdio)The client launches local servers over stdio.13 of 17 yesRemote (HTTP/SSE)The client connects to remote servers over Streamable HTTP or SSE.16 of 17 yesLatest protocolThe client negotiates the latest spec revision (2026-07-28).4 of 17 yes

MCP updates

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  1. MCP clients: 17 tracked across 10 capabilities

    93 of 170 cells are verified against vendor docs and 77 are still marked unknown. The most widely confirmed capability is Remote (HTTP/SSE) (16 of 17).

  2. Claude.ai connectors move to the 2026-07-28 protocol

    Connectors moved to a new embedded client that negotiates 2026-07-28 and advertises MCP Apps, but no longer advertises elicitation.

    Source

  3. Claude Code defaults to MCP 2026-07-28 everywhere

    Confirmed on 2026-07-28 by default for HTTP, stdio (v2.1.292+) and claude.ai connectors (v2.1.295+). Opt out with MCP_PROTOCOL_NEGOTIATION=legacy.

    Source

  4. Goose 1.50 speaks the latest MCP protocol natively

    Goose CLI 1.50.0 negotiates 2026-07-28 natively; form elicitation works over remote HTTP.

    Source

  5. ChatGPT Desktop gets working form and URL elicitation

    Desktop 26.901: form and URL elicitation both verified working over remote HTTP.

    Source

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