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ContinuevsMCP SDK (TypeScript)
OSS VS Code plugin — bring your own LLM versus Official Anthropic SDK for MCP servers/clients
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- •You want open-source, self-hostable AI completions
- •You bring your own LLM or use local models
- •You're locked into JetBrains or VS Code
Choose MCP SDK (TypeScript) when…
- •You're building MCP servers in TypeScript/Node.js
- •You want Anthropic's official TypeScript MCP primitives
- •Your Claude integration is Node.js-based
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Open-source VS Code and JetBrains extension. Connect any LLM via ollama, LiteLLM, or cloud APIs. Fully customizable.
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