LocalAI MCP Server

How to install LocalAI

Built from the start command in the project's README: docker run -ti --name local-ai -p 8080:8080 localai/localai:latest. Check the README for required keys or settings.

claude mcp add localai -- docker run -ti --name local-ai -p 8080:8080 localai/localai:latest

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "localai": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-ti",
        "--name",
        "local-ai",
        "-p",
        "8080:8080",
        "localai/localai:latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "localai": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-ti",
        "--name",
        "local-ai",
        "-p",
        "8080:8080",
        "localai/localai:latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

code --add-mcp '{"name":"localai","command":"docker","args":["run","-ti","--name","local-ai","-p","8080:8080","localai/localai:latest"]}'

What LocalAI can touch

• Our checks did not find this. The tool may still do it.Run shell commandsNot seen in this scan
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"Not seen" means our checks did not find it, and the tool may still do it. Covers commit b740549, Nov 5, 2026. See the scan policy.