LocalAI
Standard:robot: The free, Open Source alternative to OpenAI, Claude and others. Self-hosted and local-first. Drop-in replacement, running on consumer-grade hardware. No GPU required. Runs gguf, transformers, diffusers and many more. Features: Generate Text, MCP, Audio, Video, Images, Voice Cloning, Distributed, P2P and decentralized inference
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Overview
:robot: The free, Open Source alternative to OpenAI, Claude and others. Self-hosted and local-first. Drop-in replacement, running on consumer-grade hardware. No GPU required. Runs gguf, transformers, diffusers and many more. Features: Generate Text, MCP, Audio, Video, Images, Voice Cloning, Distributed, P2P and decentralized inference
Installation
1Install the package
2Add to Claude
Add this configuration to your claude_desktop_config.json:
claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"mudler-localai-github": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-mudler-localai-github"
]
}
}
}3Verify installation
Restart Claude Desktop, then ask:
"What tools do you have available from LocalAI?"
Prerequisites
- Node.js 18 or higher
- npm or npx available
- Claude Desktop or Claude API access
Configuration
No configuration required. This server works out of the box.
Usage Examples
List Resources
"What resources are available in LocalAI?"
Claude will query available resources and return a list of what you can access.
Get Details
"Show me details about [specific item] in LocalAI"
Claude will fetch and display detailed information about the requested item.
Create New
"Create a new [item] in LocalAI with [details]"
Claude will use the appropriate tool to create the resource and confirm success.
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