# punkpeye/awesome-mcp-clients

A collection of MCP clients.

Repository: https://github.com/punkpeye/awesome-mcp-clients
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/awesome-mcp-clients
Homepage: https://glama.ai/mcp/clients
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: clients, mcp
Last push: 2026-06-07T18:57:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 59/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 86, release rhythm 35, longevity 42
- inputs: {"age_days": 599, "days_push": 87, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6556, forks 641 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:45.159214+00:00)

## What it is
A curated awesome list of Model Context Protocol (MCP) clients — applications that connect AI models to MCP servers for tools, resources, and prompts. It catalogs desktop apps, CLI tools, editor extensions, and web clients, with a companion directory at glama.ai/mcp/clients.

## Use cases
- find an MCP client for Claude Desktop alternatives
- compare MCP clients by platform and features
- discover apps that connect to MCP servers
- choose an MCP client for VS Code or terminal
- learn what Model Context Protocol clients exist
- find open-source MCP client apps

## When to choose
- you need to browse or compare MCP client options across platforms
- you want a curated starting point for the MCP ecosystem
- you are evaluating clients supporting tools, resources, prompts, or sampling

## When to avoid
- you need an MCP server rather than a client
- you want runnable software rather than a link directory
- you need the most current listings without checking the companion glama.ai directory

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: mcp, chatbot, agent-framework, developer-tools
- domain: large-language-models, awesome-lists, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform, windows, cli
- tags: awesome-list, model-context-protocol, mcp-clients, curated-list, ai-tools-directory, ai-agents, macos, linux, desktop, web-server

## Member repositories
- punkpeye/awesome-mcp-clients (main) score 59

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:45.159214+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:44:04.209360+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/punkpeye/awesome-mcp-clients (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:45.159214+00:00, sha 6401a34e0ee9)
  - homepage: https://glama.ai/mcp/clients (fetched 2026-08-29T08:40:38.271948+00:00, sha b5512c6abb1d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.