LM Studio
Free
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- Desktop
- Tools
LM Studio is a desktop app for running open-source LLMs locally on Mac, Windows and Linux via llama.cpp and MLX. It supports MCP, so local models can call tools and read resources from any MCP server you configure.
Supported MCP Features
- ToolsTools are executable functions that LLMs can invoke
- ResourcesResources expose data and content from the server
- PromptsPrompts are pre-defined templates for LLM interactions
- DiscoverySupport for tools/prompts/resources changed notifications
- InstructionsInstructions are server-provided guidance for LLMs
- SamplingSampling lets the server request LLM completions
- RootsRoots define filesystem boundaries for the server
- ElicitationElicitation lets the server request information from the user
- TasksTasks track long-running operations
- AppsApps are interactive HTML interfaces
- CIMDClient ID Metadata Document support
- DCRDynamic Client Registration support
- OAuth Client CredentialsOAuth Client Credentials extension support
- Enterprise-Managed AuthorizationEnterprise-Managed Authorization extension support