---
title: "Connect LM Studio to 1Post over MCP"
url: "https://get1post.com/assistants/lm-studio.md"
canonical_url: "https://get1post.com/assistants/lm-studio"
last_updated: "2026-10-26"
type: "how-to"
summary: "Add the 1Post MCP server to LM Studio: the exact settings, how to sign in or use a key, and a request and reply to check it works."
related: ["https://get1post.com/assistants.md", "https://get1post.com/docs/mcp.md", "https://get1post.com/docs/mcp-oauth.md", "https://get1post.com/docs/api-authentication.md"]
---

# Connect LM Studio to 1Post over MCP

Add the 1Post MCP server to LM Studio: the exact settings, how to sign in or use a key, and a request and reply to check it works.

Connect LM Studio to 1Post by adding the MCP server at https://api.get1post.com/v1/mcp with your API key, or at https://api.get1post.com/v1/mcp/oauth to sign in. LM Studio then lists your accounts, schedules posts and reads results with your role. The steps and the exact LM Studio settings are below; actions that cancel or reply need confirmation.

## Set up LM Studio

1. Make a key. In 1Post, make a key with write scope under Settings, then API keys.
2. Open mcp.json. In LM Studio open the Program tab in the right-hand sidebar, choose Install, then Edit mcp.json.
3. Add the server. Add the entry below inside the mcpServers object.
4. Check the connection. Start a chat with a model that can call tools and ask it to list your 1Post accounts.

## The LM Studio settings

**mcp.json**

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "1post": {
      "url": "https://api.get1post.com/v1/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer op_live_YOUR_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

The model you pick must support tool calls for any MCP server to work.

## A request and its reply

Once connected, LM Studio sends tool calls like this one when you ask it to schedule a post. Account ids come from list_accounts.

**Tool call**

```json
{
  "name": "create_post",
  "arguments": {
    "accounts": [
      "ACCOUNT_ID"
    ],
    "text": "Doors open at nine.",
    "schedule_at": "2026-11-02T15:00:00Z"
  }
}
```

**Reply, abridged**

```json
{
  "id": "POST_ID",
  "status": "scheduled",
  "scheduled_at": "2026-11-02T15:00:00.000Z",
  "accounts": [
    {
      "account_id": "ACCOUNT_ID",
      "status": "queued"
    }
  ]
}
```

## What the connection can do

| Tool | What it does | Needs |
| --- | --- | --- |
| list_accounts | Lists connected accounts and their state | Read |
| create_post | Saves, schedules or publishes a post | Write |
| get_post | Reads one post and the result for each account | Read |
| cancel_post | Cancels a post that has not started | Write and confirm: true |

The connection acts with the role of the member who made the key or signed in, so a contributor's posts still go to review. The full tool list is on the [MCP page](https://get1post.com/docs/mcp.md).

## Questions

**Does any model work?**

Only a model that supports tool calls can use the 1Post tools.

**What can LM Studio do once it is connected?**

It can list your accounts, create and update posts, read results and analytics, and cancel or reply when you confirm. It cannot do more than the member behind the key or sign-in.

## Sources

- [LM Studio documentation: MCP](https://lmstudio.ai/docs/app/mcp), read 2026-10-26

## Related

- [Connect an assistant to 1Post over MCP](https://get1post.com/assistants.md)
- [The MCP server: 1Post docs](https://get1post.com/docs/mcp.md)
- [MCP sign-in with OAuth: 1Post docs](https://get1post.com/docs/mcp-oauth.md)
- [API authentication and keys: 1Post docs](https://get1post.com/docs/api-authentication.md)