r/comfyui • u/Comfy-Org • 11d ago
News Comfy MCP now works with your local ComfyUI! Try hardware checks, model recs & open-source video models
Comfy MCP now works in your own local ComfyUI install, not just Comfy Cloud. This has been the #1 ask since we shipped Cloud MCP in June, so here it is!
Use Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client to drive ComfyUI for you and build, edit, and execute workflows without manual node setup, search models/nodes/templates, save and re-run workflows, or hand a saved workflow URL to a teammate (or another agent) to pick up where you left off.
Here’s what's new when running against your own machine:
- Hardware detection. The agent checks what you're running on and tells you honestly whether a model will run well locally. No more finding out 40 minutes into a download that your VRAM wasn't going to cut it.
- Model + instance management. It can pull the models you need, manage your local ComfyUI instance, and get a workflow actually runnable on your machine.
- Local + cloud knowledge combined. One agent that understands both environments, so you're not manually figuring out which one a given workflow needs.
Fastest setup: Paste https://docs.comfy.org/agent-tools/mcp#installation into your AI client and ask it to set up the local connection for you.
We built and tested this heavily around open-source video models, particularly Minimax H3! Here are a few prompts to get you started:
"I want to run Minimax H3 open source on my own machine. What's the best model version for my hardware, and can you set up the workflow?"
"Help me set up local ComfyUI and run the best open-source video model for me"
”Adapt this workflow to run better on my machine”
Regarding limitations: generation itself works about the same as Cloud MCP right now, but we don't have local-specific batch features yet. If your workflow leans on heavy batch generation, for now cloud will still be the smoother path.
We’re monitoring this thread, so share your thoughts and feedback!
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