macOS & local AI
Getting local model servers, MCP servers, and command-line tools to reach your LAN on macOS, and understanding why the operating system stops them.
Notes on running AI tooling on a Mac: local model servers, MCP servers, and the macOS networking behaviour that decides whether any of it can reach your network.
macOS Local Network Privacy: why your CLI gets EHOSTUNREACH and how to fix it
Why a CLI or a background service cannot reach your LAN on macOS, what EHOSTUNREACH really means, and the signed .app wrapper that fixes it.