MCPRelay lets ChatGPT control your computer through local MCP

MCPRelay is a free tool that runs on your own computer. After it is exposed to an MCP client, regular ChatGPT can act more like a control panel for the machine instead of only giving commands to copy and paste. It was created because limits kept getting in the way, while ChatGPT in the browser or mobile app was still available.

The setup and connects ChatGPT to the computer through an MCP path. It is rough and , but it gives builders a concrete example of a local MCP setup for agent-like computer control.

Key points

  • MCPRelay is a free local .
  • It is meant to reduce friction from limits.
  • It connects regular ChatGPT to local computer actions through an MCP client.
  • The tool targets browser and mobile ChatGPT use cases too.
  • It is , so security and matter.
Read original