generated: '2026-07-20'
method: derived
status: candidate
source: openapi/lm-studio-server-openapi.yml
notes: LM Studio acts as an MCP HOST/CLIENT — it loads external MCP servers (via mcp.json) and exposes
  "MCP via API" through the native /api/v1 surface — rather than publishing its own hosted, remote MCP
  server. No first-party remote MCP endpoint is published as of this pass. The tool list below is a DERIVED
  candidate mapping of the local server API operations to MCP tools, for use with an OpenAPI-to-MCP bridge
  against a running LM Studio instance.
server:
  name: lm-studio
  transport: http
  url: http://localhost:1234
tools:
- name: chat
  description: Run chat inference against a loaded local model.
  source_operation: openapi/lm-studio-server-openapi.yml#createChat
- name: list_models
  description: List loaded and downloaded models.
  source_operation: openapi/lm-studio-server-openapi.yml#listModels
- name: load_model
  description: Load a model into memory.
  source_operation: openapi/lm-studio-server-openapi.yml#loadModel
- name: unload_model
  description: Unload a model from memory.
  source_operation: openapi/lm-studio-server-openapi.yml#unloadModel
- name: download_model
  description: Download a model from the catalog.
  source_operation: openapi/lm-studio-server-openapi.yml#downloadModel
- name: get_download_status
  description: Check model download progress.
  source_operation: openapi/lm-studio-server-openapi.yml#getDownloadStatus
deployment:
  mode: none
  verified: derived
  tools: 6
  checked: '2026-08-12'
  source: catalog MCP census