locallens serve

Start LocalLens servers for AI agents, REST API, or web dashboard.

Usage

bash

locallens serve [OPTIONS]

Option	Description	Extra required
`--mcp`	Start MCP server for AI agents	`locallens[mcp]`
`--api`	Start headless REST API server	`locallens[server]`
`--ui`	Start full web dashboard with React UI	`locallens[server]`
`--port`	Custom port (default varies by mode)	—

bash

pip install "locallens[mcp]"
locallens serve --mcp

Default port: 8811. Exposes LocalLens as tools for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, and other MCP clients.

See MCP Setup for detailed configuration.

bash

pip install "locallens[server]"
locallens serve --api

Default port: 8000. Headless FastAPI server with search, index, ask, and stats endpoints.

bash

pip install "locallens[server]"
locallens serve --ui

Default port: 8000. Full React web UI served from the FastAPI backend. Includes dashboard, search, ask, and voice pages.

bash

locallens serve --mcp --port 9000
locallens serve --api --port 3000
locallens serve --ui --port 5000