Frequently Asked Questions

Local tools run on your Mac or Windows PC; available integrations vary by platform. Your chosen AI provider and optional cloud connectors receive the content needed for your requests under their own terms. A desktop AI app may also use a cloud model.

Yes. LMCP reads Teams messages directly from the local IndexedDB cache on your Mac. No Microsoft Graph API, no OAuth tokens, no Azure AD, no API rate limits. It uses ccl_chromium_reader to parse the LevelDB database that Teams stores locally. Zero network requests to Microsoft.

Compliance depends on your full workflow, policies and provider agreements. LMCP alone does not guarantee GDPR or other regulatory compliance. Your chosen AI provider and optional cloud connectors receive the content needed for your requests under their own terms. A desktop AI app may also use a cloud model.

Local tools run on your Mac or Windows PC; available integrations vary by platform. Tools that read locally available data can work offline. Cloud models, connected services, sending and updates require a network connection.

Review permissions and the schema of each tool. Preview and confirmation support vary by tool; authorize actions before execution. Your chosen AI provider and optional cloud connectors receive the content needed for your requests under their own terms. A desktop AI app may also use a cloud model.

Tools that read locally available data can work offline. Cloud models, connected services, sending and updates require a network connection.

188+ MCP tools across 25+ categories: Email, Calendar, Contacts, Microsoft Teams, Slack, WhatsApp, Signal, Messages, OneDrive, Google Drive, Microsoft 365, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, Reminders, Notes, Notion, Finder, Safari (tabs + bookmarks, with interactive JS tools), OmniFocus, Zoom, Stocks, ServiceNow, Image Playground, NordVPN, Weather, Microsoft To Do, and diagnostics.

Go to https://local-mcp.com/get and download the installer — or run curl -fsSL https://local-mcp.com/install | bash in Terminal. It installs the signed, notarized app and detects and sets up the desktop AI apps it supports, automatically where it can. Restart your AI client after installing. For ChatGPT or Claude.ai web, add https://www.local-mcp.com/mcp as a custom connector and authorize via the OAuth popup.

Run: curl -fsSL https://local-mcp.com/uninstall | bash — this stops all background processes, removes the auto-start LaunchAgent, deletes the app and binaries, and cleans up the MCP config entries from Claude Desktop, Cursor, and other AI clients. Uninstalling LMCP does not remove your original email or calendar accounts. Review exported files and provider retention separately.

Cursor requires Agent mode to expose MCP tools. Open a new Composer window (⌘I) and make sure the mode selector at the top shows "Agent" — not "Chat" or "Edit". In Chat and Edit modes, Cursor does not load MCP servers at all. Once you switch to Agent mode, LMCP's 188+ tools become available immediately. You can verify by typing "what tools do you have?" in Agent mode.

Yes — validated end-to-end. In Claude.ai → Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector → URL https://www.local-mcp.com/mcp. Claude auto-discovers our OAuth (RFC 8414 + PKCE), opens an authorization popup, you paste your cloud token from the LMCP menu bar, and the 188+ tools load immediately. Step-by-step guide: https://www.local-mcp.com/guides/web-ai#claude-ai

Yes via the same OAuth flow as Claude.ai web. ChatGPT Pro/Team/Enterprise have a "Build a connector" beta where you paste https://www.local-mcp.com/mcp and select OAuth. ChatGPT Plus connector support is still rolling out — Claude.ai web is the most reliable cloud client for now. Setup guide: https://www.local-mcp.com/guides/web-ai#chatgpt

macOS 13 Ventura or later on Apple Silicon or Intel, and 64-bit Windows 10 or later. Available tools differ by platform because LMCP integrates with the native apps installed on each computer.

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