Download and install (recommended)

Download LMCP for Mac — a signed installer package.
Open it and follow the installer — it puts Local MCP in Applications and launches it.
The onboarding wizard takes it from there: it connects your apps, configures your AI clients and gets you to your first prompt.

Requirements: macOS 13+ (Ventura or later), Apple Silicon or Intel.

Terminal install (optional)

If you prefer the command line, this does the same thing — downloads the signed app, installs it and configures your AI clients:

curl -fsSL 'https://local-mcp.com/install' | bash

What gets configured automatically

On first launch LMCP detects your installed AI apps and writes their MCP configuration for you: Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf and Zed. Restart the AI app once and the tools appear. Web AIs (ChatGPT, Claude.ai, Grok) connect through the menu bar app — see Connect your AI.

Updates

LMCP updates itself automatically in the background (signed releases). You can check the current version in the menu bar popover.

Uninstall

Quit LMCP from the menu bar, then run the uninstaller which removes the app, the LaunchAgent and local data:

curl -fsSL 'https://local-mcp.com/uninstall.sh' | bash

Next steps

Connect your AI — desktop apps, ChatGPT/Claude.ai web, and any MCP client.
Permissions — what each macOS prompt unlocks.
Getting started guide — first tool call in 5 minutes.