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Use LM Studio to run models on your own hardware, on this Mac or on another computer on your network. Enconvo sends chats to the LM Studio server, so no provider account is needed.

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Connect on this Mac

1

Start LM Studio

In LM Studio, load a model and start its local API server.
2

Point Enconvo at it

Open Settings → AI Model → LM Studio. Under Authentication, keep BaseUrl at http://127.0.0.1:1234/v1 unless you changed LM Studio’s port.
3

Pick a model

Choose a model in Model Name and send a short message. A reply means the connection works.

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Connect to another computer

  1. On the other computer, set LM Studio to accept connections from your network, not only from itself.
  2. In Enconvo, set BaseUrl to that computer’s network address, keeping the port and path. 127.0.0.1 and localhost always mean the Mac running Enconvo.
  3. If macOS blocks the connection, turn on Enconvo in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Local Network.
Only open the server to networks you trust.

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Models and options

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Troubleshooting

Local models

Keep a whole task on your Mac, not only the chat model.

Local LLM (MLX)

Run models in Enconvo itself, with no server.

Ollama

Use models served by Ollama.

Permissions

Local Network and other macOS permissions.