Does connecting Warp to my Mac apps use the cloud?

No. LMCP runs the tools locally on your Mac; the data never leaves your machine. LMCP is free and needs no API keys.

What can Warp do with LMCP?

LMCP gives Warp's agent 230+ local Mac tools: Mail, Calendar, Contacts, iMessages, Notes, Reminders, Files, Microsoft Teams, OneDrive and more — all running on your Mac.

How to Add MCP Servers to Warp on Mac (Mail, Calendar, Files)

What this lets you do

Warp is an AI-native terminal whose agent can call MCP tools. Add LMCP and Warp can reach the apps on your Mac — read your email, check your calendar, search Teams, browse files — while you work, all locally on your machine.

Step 1: Install LMCP

In any terminal (macOS 12+):

curl -fsSL 'https://local-mcp.com/install?ref=guide-warp-mac' | bash

Or download the app. LMCP starts in your menu bar.

Step 2: Add LMCP to Warp

Open Warp Drive → MCP Servers → + Add and paste the JSON below (Warp also reads it from ~/.warp/.mcp.json):

{
  "local-mcp": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": ["-y", "local-mcp@latest"]
  }
}

Warp spawns the server over stdio. It uses npx, so you need Node.js installed.

Step 3: Try it

Start an agent conversation in Warp and ask:

List my email accounts

Warp calls the tool on your Mac and returns the result.

Troubleshooting

The server won’t start — make sure the Local MCP app is running (menu-bar icon) and npx is on your PATH.

Tools don’t appear — reopen the MCP Servers panel in Warp Drive and confirm local-mcp is enabled.