generated: '2026-07-20'
method: searched
source: https://lmstudio.ai/docs/cli
name: lms
license: MIT
repository: https://github.com/lmstudio-ai/lms
install:
  - method: bundled
    note: Ships with the LM Studio desktop application.
  - method: bootstrap
    command: npx lmstudio install-cli
groups:
  - name: Local models
    commands:
      - { command: lms chat, description: Interactive terminal chat with a loaded model }
      - { command: lms get, description: Download a model from the catalog }
      - { command: lms import, description: Import an existing model file }
      - { command: lms load, description: Load a model with GPU/context options }
      - { command: lms unload, description: Unload a model from memory }
      - { command: lms ls, description: List downloaded models }
      - { command: lms ps, description: List currently loaded models }
  - name: Serve
    commands:
      - { command: lms server start, description: Start the local HTTP server }
      - { command: lms server stop, description: Stop the local HTTP server }
      - { command: lms server status, description: Report server state }
      - { command: lms log stream, description: Stream server/log messages }
  - name: Daemon (headless)
    commands:
      - { command: lms daemon up, description: Start headless daemon }
      - { command: lms daemon down, description: Stop headless daemon }
      - { command: lms daemon status, description: Report daemon state }
      - { command: lms daemon update, description: Update the daemon }
  - name: LM Link
    commands:
      - { command: lms link enable, description: Enable LM Link cross-device routing }
      - { command: lms link disable, description: Disable LM Link }
      - { command: lms link status, description: Report link status }
      - { command: lms link set-device-name, description: Set this device name }
      - { command: lms link set-preferred-device, description: Choose preferred device }
  - name: Develop & Publish (beta)
    commands:
      - { command: lms login, description: Authenticate to LM Studio Hub }
      - { command: lms clone, description: Download artifacts from LM Studio Hub }
      - { command: lms push, description: Upload artifacts to LM Studio Hub }
      - { command: lms dev, description: Launch the plugin development server }
  - name: Runtime
    commands:
      - { command: lms runtime, description: Manage the inference runtime }