AI Editor & Client Setup Guides

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

AI-first code editor. Uses project-level or global `.cursor/mcp.json`.

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json

Anthropic's official Claude desktop application with native MCP support.

Windsurf

mcp_config.json

Windsurf / Cascade MCP setup. The legacy file layout below has not been revalidated against the redirected vendor documentation.

Cline

cline_mcp_settings.json

Cline MCP configuration for its IDE extension or CLI. Roo Code is a separate product and is not covered by this guide.

Codex

config.toml

Codex MCP uses TOML configuration shared by the CLI, IDE extension and supported desktop host.

Zed

settings.json

High-performance multiplayer code editor written in Rust.

Claude Code

.mcp.json

Anthropic's official terminal CLI agent. Configure via `claude mcp add`.

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Native Visual Studio Code MCP configuration, distinct from the Cline and Continue extensions.

Open-source developer agent by Block. Follow the current extension setup for your installed version.

ChatGPT Desktop

config.toml (shared Codex host)

ChatGPT desktop MCP settings can share the Codex host configuration. Web custom MCP setup is a separate flow.

Gemini CLI

settings.json

Google Gemini terminal client and developer toolkit with tool calling.

OpenCode coding agent with local and remote MCP servers configured under the mcp key.

Continue Agent mode supports standalone MCP YAML blocks in the project .continue/mcpServers directory.