LM Studio

LM Studio can connect to Plushcap as a remote MCP server by sending your Plushcap API key in the Authorization header.

Recommended: Bearer token

Create or copy your Plushcap API key from your account. In LM Studio, open the Program tab in the right sidebar and select Install → Edit mcp.json. Add the following server configuration. If the file already contains an mcpServers object, merge the plushcap entry into it instead of replacing your other servers.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "plushcap": {
      "url": "https://mcp.plushcap.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer API_KEY_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace API_KEY_HERE with your Plushcap API key, save mcp.json, and reload LM Studio. The key is stored directly in this file, so protect it, never commit it, and regenerate it from your account if it is exposed.

Verify

Confirm that Plushcap appears in LM Studio's MCP integrations, then ask:

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If the connection fails with 401 Unauthorized, confirm that the API key is active and that the header begins with Bearer.

Official documentation

• LM Studio MCP documentation

Last verified: August 14, 2026.