Clients
6 clients, each with the format of its configuration file, its name and its location. The statements come from the vendors’ own documentation and name their source.
| Claude Desktop | claude_desktop_config.json |
JSON with the root key "mcpServers". |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code | .mcp.json |
JSON with the root key "mcpServers", each server also carrying "type": "stdio" – as this client's own guide shows it. |
| Cursor | mcp.json |
JSON with the root key "mcpServers". |
| Visual Studio Code | mcp.json |
JSON with the root key "servers" – not "mcpServers". |
| Windsurf | mcp_config.json |
JSON with the root key "mcpServers". |
| Codex CLI | config.toml |
TOML with the table [mcp_servers.<name>]. |
What is NOT stated here
This registry holds no statement about which server works with which client. No manifest declares a client list, and the registry invents none. What is stated here is the file format and its location according to the client’s own documentation – not a claim about a server.
Client knowledge version: 1
tracevero · https://tracevero.com/klient/