Which actor in the MCP architecture manages multiple server connection — MCP Professional Practice — Claude Cert Academy

Which actor in the MCP architecture manages multiple server connections and presents results to the user?

• MCP server
• MCP client
• Host application
• Transport layer

Answer: Host application

The host application (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, etc.) creates and manages MCP clients, controls which servers are connected, applies permissions, and presents results to the user. The client manages the MCP protocol session; the server exposes capabilities. The transport layer handles wire-level communication.

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