AI engineering glossary · Agents tools MCP
What is MCP client?
MCP client: The component inside a host that keeps a connection to one MCP server, sending it requests and handling its responses. Each client talks to exactly one server, so a host with three servers runs three clients.
MCP client: an example
The host opens a client connection to a GitHub MCP server and calls its list_issues tool.
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Where you learn it
MCP client is part of the AI Engineering Program, which teaches it with notes, a hands-on lab and an exam. The first lesson is free.