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Official Anthropic SDK for MCP servers/clients versus OSS VS Code plugin — bring your own LLM

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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

Choose Continue when…

  • 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

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MCP SDK (TypeScript)

The official TypeScript SDK for building and connecting MCP servers and clients. The foundation for the MCP ecosystem.

Continue

Open-source VS Code and JetBrains extension. Connect any LLM via ollama, LiteLLM, or cloud APIs. Fully customizable.

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