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15Excalidraw MCP App, running in Claude
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1517## Why not just build a web app?
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1719You could build a standalone web app and send users a link. However, MCP Apps
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168> MCP Apps is an extension to the [core MCP specification](/specification/latest). Host support varies by client.
170> MCP Apps is an extension to the [core MCP specification](/specification/latest.md). Host support varies by client.
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170172MCP Apps are currently supported by [Claude](https://claude.ai),
171173[Claude Desktop](https://claude.ai/download),
172174[VS Code GitHub Copilot](https://code.visualstudio.com/), [Microsoft 365 Copilot](https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365-copilot), [Goose](https://block.github.io/goose/), [Postman](https://postman.com), [MCPJam](https://www.mcpjam.com/), and [Archestra.AI](https://www.archestra.ai/). See the
173[client matrix](/extensions/client-matrix) for the full list of extension support across clients.
175[client matrix](/extensions/client-matrix.md) for the full list of extension support across clients.
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175177If you're building an MCP client and want to support MCP Apps, you have two options:
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227229 [Solid](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/ext-apps/tree/main/examples/basic-server-solid),
228230 [vanilla JavaScript](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/ext-apps/tree/main/examples/basic-server-vanillajs)
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230To start building your own MCP App, see the [build guide](/extensions/apps/build).
232To start building your own MCP App, see the [build guide](/extensions/apps/build.md).
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