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MCP server not showing up or failing to start? Causes and fixes
The error you see, usually "Connection closed", is a symptom. This guide goes through the nine causes behind most failed MCP servers, with real error text we reproduced and the fix for each, on Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code.
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Remote vs local MCP servers: which should you run?
Local servers run on your machine with your permissions. Remote servers run on someone else's. Neither is safer by default. Here is how to choose, what clients support, and how 47,703 listings split between the two.
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