A curated list of MCP clients with Linux support
Note: This is a one-time project that may not be regularly updated. It's created for personal reference and for others exploring the MCP ecosystem on Linux. The MCP space is very new, and Linux support is still emerging, so this list is currently limited but will hopefully grow over time.
MCP (Model Context Protocol) is an open protocol that enables AI models to securely interact with local and remote resources through standardized server implementations. This list focuses specifically on MCP clients that work on Linux.
These are general-purpose LLM frontends that have MCP support, allowing you to interact with various AI models through a consistent interface.
| GitHub | https://github.com/nanbingxyz/5ire |
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| Website | https://5ire.app/ |
| License | Modified Apache 2.0 (non-commercial) |
| Type | Desktop app |
| Pricing | Free |
5ire is a cross-platform desktop AI assistant and MCP client. It's compatible with major service providers and supports local knowledge base and tools via model context protocol servers.
| GitHub | https://github.com/NitroRCr/AIaW |
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| Website | https://aiaw.app/ |
| License | BSD 3-Clause |
| Type | Web app |
| Pricing | Free |
AIaW is a cross-platform, full-featured and lightweight AI Chat client with full support for MCP.
| GitHub | https://github.com/chainlit/chainlit |
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| Website | https://chainlit.io/ |
| License | Apache 2.0 |
| Type | Python framework |
| Pricing | Free |
Chainlit is an open-source Python package that makes it incredibly fast to build and share LLM apps with production-ready chat interfaces. It supports MCP out of the box.
| GitHub | https://github.com/amidabuddha/console-chat-gpt |
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| License | MIT |
| Type | CLI |
| Pricing | Free |
A terminal-based chat client for interacting with LLMs, supporting MCP.
| GitHub | https://github.com/cline/cline |
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| Website | https://cline.ai/ |
| License | MIT |
| Type | CLI |
| Pricing | Free |
Cline is a command-line interface for interacting with AI models, with support for MCP.
| GitHub | https://github.com/danny-avila/LibreChat |
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| Website | https://librechat.ai/ |
| License | MIT |
| Type | Web app |
| Pricing | Free |
LibreChat (formerly OpenAI Chat Clone) is a self-hosted, feature-rich, and customizable chat UI that supports MCP.
| GitHub | https://github.com/luohy15/y-cli |
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| License | MIT |
| Type | CLI |
| Pricing | Free |
A tiny command-line interface chat application that brings AI conversations to your terminal, with support for MCP clients and multiple server configurations.
These are specialized coding-focused tools that use MCP specifically to assist with development tasks.
| GitHub | https://github.com/continuedev/continue |
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| Website | https://continue.dev/ |
| License | Apache 2.0 |
| Type | IDE extension |
| Pricing | Free |
Continue is an open-source autopilot for software development—a VS Code extension that helps you plan tasks, generate code, debug issues, and answer questions using context from your codebase.
| GitHub | https://github.com/codeium/windsurf |
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| Website | https://codeium.com/windsurf |
| License | Apache 2.0 |
| Type | IDE extension |
| Pricing | Free |
Windsurf is an open-source IDE extension that enables AI agents to help with coding tasks. It uses MCP to provide context-aware assistance.
| GitHub | https://github.com/zed-industries/zed |
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| Website | https://zed.dev/ |
| License | GNU |
| Type | Desktop app |
| Pricing | Free |
Zed is a high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter, with built-in MCP support.
Information for this list was compiled from:
- Awesome MCP Clients - Thanks to the awesome list maintainers for providing comprehensive information about the MCP ecosystem.
- MCP Official Clients List