Name: Claude Desktop
Rating: 5 (4 reviews)

Claude Desktop

Free

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Desktop
Tools
Resources
Prompts
Roots
Apps
DCR

Anthropic's official desktop app for Claude on macOS and Windows. The original reference MCP client — install MCP servers via the config file and Claude can call their tools, read their resources, and use their prompts mid-conversation.

claude.ai

Chat
Every installed MCP server can be talked to in the chat and has the full range of capabilities.

Supported MCP Features

Tools
Tools are executable functions that LLMs can invoke
Resources
Resources expose data and content from the server
Prompts
Prompts are pre-defined templates for LLM interactions
Discovery
Support for tools/prompts/resources changed notifications
Instructions
Instructions are server-provided guidance for LLMs
Sampling
Sampling lets the server request LLM completions
Roots
Roots define filesystem boundaries for the server
Elicitation
Elicitation lets the server request information from the user
Tasks
Tasks track long-running operations
Apps
Apps are interactive HTML interfaces
CIMD
Client ID Metadata Document support
DCR
Dynamic Client Registration support
OAuth Client Credentials
OAuth Client Credentials extension support
Enterprise-Managed Authorization
Enterprise-Managed Authorization extension support

Reviews

janimiyarj

April 3, 2025

super