Lets Claude talk to local models through LM Studio: health check, model listing, text generation and chat.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add lmstudio -- python lmstudio_bridge.py~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.lmstudio]
command = "python"
args = ["lmstudio_bridge.py"]
# codex mcp add lmstudio -- python lmstudio_bridge.py~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"lmstudio": {
"command": "python",
"args": [
"lmstudio_bridge.py"
]
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"lmstudio": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "python",
"args": [
"lmstudio_bridge.py"
]
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"lmstudio": {
"command": "python",
"args": [
"lmstudio_bridge.py"
]
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"lmstudio": {
"command": "python",
"args": [
"lmstudio_bridge.py"
]
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"lmstudio": {
"command": "python",
"args": [
"lmstudio_bridge.py"
]
}
}
}