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Use LocalAI with your AI.

Connect your account once and let the AI you already use work with it, without building another integration. Run LLMs, generate images, and process audio locally. OpenAI-compatible API for your own hardware.

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Works with modern AI clients that support MCP, including ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and more.

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Complete set · 19 capabilities

The complete LocalAI capability set.

These are the exact actions your AI can choose when you ask it to work with LocalAI.

Capability set01 / 05

01-04

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 19 available through LocalAI.

  1. 01

    Anthropic messages

    Generate messages (Anthropic compatible)

  2. 02

    Detect objects

    Detect objects in an image

  3. 03

    Face verify

    Verify faces (1:1)

  4. 04

    Generate image

    Supports negative prompts using | separator. Generate images from text prompts

Capability set02 / 05

05-08

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 19 available through LocalAI.

  1. 05

    Get system info

    View system and backend info

  2. 06

    Get version

    Get LocalAI version

  3. 07

    List models

    List available models

  4. 08

    Rerank documents

    Rerank documents based on a query

Capability set03 / 05

09-12

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 19 available through LocalAI.

  1. 09

    Open responses

    Generate open responses

  2. 10

    Chat completions

    Generate chat completions (OpenAI compatible)

  3. 11

    Face analyze

    Analyze face demographics

  4. 12

    Get auth status

    Check authentication state and providers

Capability set04 / 05

13-16

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 19 available through LocalAI.

  1. 13

    Apply model

    Install a model from the gallery

  2. 14

    Create embeddings

    Create text embeddings

  3. 15

    Face identify

    Identify faces (1:N)

  4. 16

    Face register

    Enroll a face into the store

Capability set05 / 05

17-19

3 capabilities in this set.

Part of 19 available through LocalAI.

  1. 17

    Text to speech

    Convert text to audio (TTS)

  2. 18

    Transcribe audio

    Pass the file data or path as required by your LocalAI setup. Transcribe audio to text

  3. 19

    Get auth usage

    View personal token usage

Observed, not estimated

958ms average. Fast in production.

LocalAI is checked daily against the live service.

Daily averagePeak 1131ms
Aug 20Today
Fastest day
808ms
Slowest day
1131ms
14-day trend
Slowing+19%

Connect your client

One URL. Every client.

Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 19 capabilities arrive ready to run.

Preview access · not provider authentication

The vk_preview_* token belongs to Vinkius preview infrastructure. It lets Claude discover and display the capabilities of LocalAI, so you can see the experience inside your AI.

It does not authenticate your account with LocalAI. Actions requiring credentials or live account data may not run until you activate the Connector and authorize the service.

LocalAI Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_rNQOAeEr0Jny5r5Ag0JD5dh4JLxiMfgFSBUDjX1k/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — LocalAI capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "localai-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_rNQOAeEr0Jny5r5Ag0JD5dh4JLxiMfgFSBUDjX1k/mcp"
    }
  }
}
  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • Cursor
  • VS Code
  • Windsurf
  • Claude Code
  • JetBrains
  • Cline

Step-by-step instructions for each client are in the guide. How to connect

FAQ

Questions LocalAI owners ask.

  • 01

    How can I see which AI models are currently installed on my LocalAI server?

    You can use the list_models capability. It will return a complete list of all available models on your instance, including their IDs and capabilities.

  • 02

    Does this server support generating images locally?

    Yes! By using the generate_image capability, you can provide a prompt and optional size to generate images directly on your hardware using supported models like Stable Diffusion.

  • 03

    Can I use this to transcribe audio files into text?

    Absolutely. The transcribe_audio capability allows you to send audio data or file paths to your LocalAI instance for high-quality transcription using models like Whisper.

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