A team wants to move an MCP server that currently runs on each developer's laptop to a shared internal deployment, and asks how much of it has to be rewritten as a remote server.

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A remote server is a different kind of software, so this is effectively a rewrite against a new set of expectations.
The protocol logic is portable but the message handling has to be rewritten, because the two transports carry different messages.
Neither label describes a kind of program: the same server can execute locally or remotely, and the transport is what changes.Correct answer
It cannot serve a team as it stands, since a locally-written server is limited by its code to a single client.

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Correct answer: C. Neither label describes a kind of program: the same server can execute locally or remotely, and the transport is what changes.

Explanation

The principle — Where a server runs and how it is reached are deployment facts, and MCP keeps them out of the definition of what a server is.

Why the key is correct — MCP servers can execute locally or remotely. What follows the choice is a difference in typical shape rather than in kind: local MCP servers that use the STDIO transport typically serve a single MCP client, whereas remote MCP servers that use the Streamable HTTP transport will typically serve many MCP clients. The work of the move is real — concurrency, authentication, hosting — but it is not a rewrite of the server's purpose or of the messages it exchanges.

Why the others are wrong — There is no separate species of remote server. The messages do not change with the transport. And single-client behaviour comes from the transport, not from the code.

Remember this — Local and remote name the transport, not the program.

Sources — MCP first-party documentation.

Sources

Primary sourceArchitecture overview — MCP · accessed 20 Aug 2026
“MCP servers can execute locally or remotely.”
Primary sourceArchitecture overview — MCP · accessed 20 Aug 2026
“Local MCP servers that use the STDIO transport typically serve a single MCP client, whereas remote MCP servers that use the Streamable HTTP transport will typically serve many MCP clients.”

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A team wants to move an MCP server that currently runs on each developer's laptop to a shared internal deployment, and asks how much of it has to be rewritten as a remote server.

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Last reviewed 22 Aug 2026

A remote server is a different kind of software, so this is effectively a rewrite against a new set of expectations.
The protocol logic is portable but the message handling has to be rewritten, because the two transports carry different messages.
Neither label describes a kind of program: the same server can execute locally or remotely, and the transport is what changes.Correct answer
It cannot serve a team as it stands, since a locally-written server is limited by its code to a single client.

Show answer & explanation

Correct answer: C. Neither label describes a kind of program: the same server can execute locally or remotely, and the transport is what changes.

Explanation

The principle — Where a server runs and how it is reached are deployment facts, and MCP keeps them out of the definition of what a server is.

Why the others are wrong — There is no separate species of remote server. The messages do not change with the transport. And single-client behaviour comes from the transport, not from the code.

Remember this — Local and remote name the transport, not the program.

Sources — MCP first-party documentation.

Sources

Primary sourceArchitecture overview — MCP · accessed 20 Aug 2026
“MCP servers can execute locally or remotely.”
Primary sourceArchitecture overview — MCP · accessed 20 Aug 2026
“Local MCP servers that use the STDIO transport typically serve a single MCP client, whereas remote MCP servers that use the Streamable HTTP transport will typically serve many MCP clients.”

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