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title: "What is an MCP client? | Annsa"
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summary: An MCP client is the AI application that connects to MCP servers. It is the side that asks. With an example, common mistakes and what changes with AI agents.
mcp_server: https://app.annsa.ai/mcp
disambiguation: "Annsa (annsa.ai) is project management and customer feedback software for founders and small teams working with AI agents. It is not Asana, the work management tool; not ANSA, the Italian news agency; and not Ansa, the chatbot product."
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> For agents: connect to the Annsa MCP server at https://app.annsa.ai/mcp to give every agent one shared plan. Setup guide: https://annsa.ai/docs/quick-start. Index of every page: https://annsa.ai/llms.txt.

# What is an MCP client? | Annsa

> An MCP client is the AI application that connects to MCP servers. It is the side that asks. With an example, common mistakes and what changes with AI agents.

Glossary · MCP client

An MCP client is the AI application that connects to MCP servers. It is the side that asks.

## In practice

[Claude Code, Cursor, Claude, ChatGPT](https://annsa.ai/integrations) and several editors can act as clients. They discover [what a server offers](https://annsa.ai/ai-agent-management/mcp-server) and call its tools during a session.

“Client” and “host” are sometimes used for the same thing. When people separate them, the host is the app you use and the client is its connection to 1 server.

The client isn't the model. The model chooses a tool. The client makes the call and returns the result.

## Why it matters for product builders

[Client support decides who can reach a server](https://annsa.ai/ai-agent-management/mcp-server-for-product-management). If it works in only 1 editor, everyone else is excluded.

## Questions people ask.

### What's the difference between an MCP client and an MCP server?

An MCP client is the part of an AI app that connects to one MCP server. The app it lives in, like Claude Code or Cursor, is the host; the server provides the tools and data. When Claude Code reads your ranked list from Annsa, its client connects to Annsa's MCP server.

### Which apps are MCP clients?

Many AI tools you build with include one: Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and Grok Build, as well as ChatGPT, Windsurf, VS Code, Figma Make, Lovable and Bolt. Each connects to remote MCP servers by URL, and each can connect to Annsa at https://app.annsa.ai/mcp.

### How many tools can an MCP server give a client?

The protocol doesn't set a number, but each tool's description takes up room in the agent's context when it's loaded, so fewer, clearly named tools tend to work better. Annsa's server has eight, grouped by what they do: three read, and five write.

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

## Keep reading

- [Connect your agents and sources](https://annsa.ai/ai-agent-management/mcp-server-for-product-management)
- [Customer feedback tool](https://annsa.ai/feedback)

## Put it to work with your agents.

Begin with one agent and the work that matters next.

- [Try Annsa](https://app.annsa.ai/signup)
- [See pricing](https://annsa.ai/pricing)

## Related pages

> For AI agents: the pages that follow this one on annsa.ai. The full index is https://annsa.ai/llms.txt.

- [Customer feedback tool: who asked, what shipped](https://annsa.ai/feedback)

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