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Incorrect location of mcp.json on macOS – documentation says ~/.lmstudio, actual path is ~/.cache/lm-studio #1371

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LM Studio Version 0.3.33 (0.3.33)
macOS 26.2 (25C56)

LM Studio documentation claims mcp.json is stored in ~/.lmstudio/ but this directory does not even exist.

mcp.json lives in ~/.lmstudio/mcp.json on macOS and Linux, and in %USERPROFILE%/.lmstudio/mcp.json on Windows. It's recommended to use the in-app editor to edit this file.

A copy of LM Studio's mcp.json appears in ~/.cache/lm-studio/mcp.json but this looks like a temporary file?

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