MCP Client
The "consumer side" of the MCP architecture — Claude itself, along with Claude Desktop and Claude Code, are all MCP Clients. They actively call tools provided by MCP Servers to complete tasks assigned by users.
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MCP Server
The provider side of the MCP architecture — your Google Drive, GitHub, and local database expose themselves to Claude through MCP Servers. Like a restaurant on a food delivery platform, the MCP Server is the one actually providing the service.
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