Open source mcp-client projects
Every project in the registry tagged mcp-client, ranked by real GitHub adoption.
Multi-model AI desktop client with local-first privacy
Complete production stack for AI teams
Smart desktop AI assistant with powerful local knowledge features
Build APIs like code with Git-native workspace
Dive is an open-source MCP Host Desktop Application that seamlessly integrates with any LLMs supporting function calling capabilities. ✨
Make your own story. User-friendly software for LLM roleplaying
⛓️RuleGo is a lightweight, high-performance, embedded, next-generation component orchestration rule engine framework for Go.
Multi-Agent + Automation: Workflows, Automation, Self-Improving Agents
SmythOS Studio: Open-Source Visual AI Agent Builder and deployable runtime stack from SmythOS. Start with an intuitive drag-and-drop workspace, extend with cust
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Frequently asked questions
How many open source mcp-client projects are there?
This registry tracks 9 projects tagged mcp-client, with 80,438 GitHub stars between them. The most-adopted is Cherry Studio at 53,202 stars.
Are these mcp-client projects free to use?
Yes — 8 of the 9 carry an explicit open-source licence across 4 distinct licences, so there is no licence fee. Where a project also sells a hosted or enterprise version, the self-hosted path remains free.
Which mcp-client project should I choose?
The list above is ranked by GitHub stars, but stars measure attention rather than fit. Check three things on each card: the licence (permissive versus copyleft), the language it is written in, and the last-push date — a high-star project that has not been pushed in a year is a liability.
Are these mcp-client projects still maintained?
6 of the 9 were pushed in the last 90 days, and every card shows its exact last-push date so you can see the rest. Sort your shortlist by that date before committing to a migration.