Platform Strategy

Best tool for each platform — no one-size-fits-all

Windows
ODR + Native SDK
  • ✓ Discovery via odr mcp search
  • ✓ Sandboxed server lifecycle
  • ✓ IT admin policy controls
  • ✓ WAM-based auth (Entra ID)
  • ✓ Audit logging built-in
  • ✓ Native MCP through Clippy SDK
Mac / Linux
mcp-cli (Go)
  • ✓ Discovery via local config
  • ✓ Stdio + SSE transports
  • ✓ Stateful session persistence
  • ✓ Custom OAuth flow
  • ✓ Cross-platform Go binary
  • ✓ Self-contained, no OS dependency
Key insight: Both paths solve the same token problem — lazy discovery instead of upfront loading. ODR provides managed infrastructure on Windows; mcp-cli provides the portable fallback everywhere else.