# LM Studio :::info This is only helpful for self-hosted users. If you're using [Khoj Cloud](https://app.khoj.dev), you're limited to our first-party models. ::: :::info Khoj natively supports local LLMs [available on HuggingFace in GGUF format](https://huggingface.co/models?library=gguf). Using an OpenAI API proxy with Khoj maybe useful for ease of setup, trying new models or using commercial LLMs via API. ::: [LM Studio](https://lmstudio.ai/) is a desktop app to chat with open-source LLMs on your local machine. LM Studio provides a neat interface for folks comfortable with a GUI. LM Studio can expose an [OpenAI API compatible server](https://lmstudio.ai/docs/local-server). This makes it possible to turn chat models from LM Studio into your personal AI agents with Khoj. ## Setup 1. Install [LM Studio](https://lmstudio.ai/) and download your preferred Chat Model 2. Go to the Server Tab on LM Studio, Select your preferred Chat Model and Click the green Start Server button 3. Create a new [OpenAI Processor Conversation Config](http://localhost:42110/server/admin/database/openaiprocessorconversationconfig/add) on your Khoj admin panel - Name: `proxy-name` - Api Key: `any string` - Api Base Url: `http://localhost:1234/v1/` (default for LMStudio) 4. Create a new [Chat Model Option](http://localhost:42110/server/admin/database/chatmodeloptions/add) on your Khoj admin panel. - Name: `llama3.1` (replace with the name of your local model) - Model Type: `Openai` - Openai Config: `<the proxy config you created in step 3>` - Max prompt size: `20000` (replace with the max prompt size of your model) - Tokenizer: *Do not set for OpenAI, mistral, llama3 based models* 5. Go to [your config](http://localhost:42110/settings) and select the model you just created in the chat model dropdown.