What Is the MCP Client (And Why It’s the Most Overlooked Piece)

So far, we’ve seen: The model decides what to do The MCP server executes it But something is missing. Who actually connects these two? That’s the MCP client. 🧠 Simple Definition The MCP client is: The component that connects the model and the MCP server, and manages the entire interaction between them. ⚠️ Common Misunderstanding It’s easy to think: “The model calls the server directly” But that’s not what happens. 👉 The model only generates instructions (as text) 👉 The MCP client reads those