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LM Studio

Verified Integration
Author: @portertechCategory: ServerApplication
JSON-RPC 2.0
Protocol Standard
Sub-second
Execution Latency
Active
Operational Status

Client Configuration

— Connect LM Studio to Claude Desktop or Cursor in seconds
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lm-studio-1": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-lm-studio-1"
      ],
      "env": {}
    }
  }
}
Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows).
Architecture & Capabilities

System Overview

Enables AI assistants to remotely manage and control LM Studio models.

Indexed Date

7/23/2026

License

Open Source

Protocol Layer

stdio / SSE RPC

Frequently Asked Questions

Architecture and operational details for LM Studio

You can perform health checks to verify connectivity, list all downloaded LLM models, view currently loaded models, load models into memory with custom parameters (like context length), unload specific model instances, and retrieve detailed information about loaded models.

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