MCP Server Compatibility: Claude Desktop vs Cursor vs VS Code (2026 Matrix)
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You've built an MCP server. It works in your terminal. Then a user reports it doesn't work in Cursor. Or Claude Desktop. Or VS Code. Welcome to MCP client fragmentation — the protocol is standard, but every client implements a slightly different subset of it. The compatibility matrix Feature Claude…
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- 2026-08-25 21:12 · DEV Community — AI
MCP Server Compatibility: Claude Desktop vs Cursor vs VS Code (2026 Matrix)