mcp-use Compatibility Matrix

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ClientStatusNotes
Claude Desktopsetup ↗✅ SupportedAgentic framework that manages MCP servers
Cursor⚠️ Community
VS Code⚠️ Community
Codex❓ Unknown
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Last verified: 2026-08-06 · Not yet human-reviewed — treat as community-sourced.

Setup by client

Claude Desktop
  1. Install the framework: `npm install mcp-use` (or add it to your TypeScript project)
  2. Use the framework to load and orchestrate MCP servers inside your agent; it is not a standalone stdio server itself

Known issues & workarounds

⚠︎ Confusion between the framework and a server

mcp-use is a client-side framework, not a server. If you need a server to expose, pair it with a server framework like FastMCP.

Topics

agentic-frameworkaiapps-sdkchatgptclaude-codeclaude-connectorsllmsmcpmcp-appsmcp-clientmcp-gatewaymcp-inspectormcp-servermcp-serversmcp-toolsmcp-uimodel-context-protocolmodelcontextprotocolopenclawskills
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