Connectors

What the on-device model can see, and what it deliberately can't

Connectors are what let LocalLM Lab's on-device model answer questions using real information from your Mac — your calendar, your contacts, the weather, where you are — instead of just what it already knows. Every connector is off by default, and you turn each one on individually in Local AI Settings.

Two rules apply across all of them. First, every connector is read-only by default — the model can look things up, but not edit or delete anything on your Mac or in your accounts. Calendar and Reminders are the two exceptions: the model can also create a new calendar event or reminder, though it still can't modify or delete an existing one. Second, everything stays on your device by default; the one exception (Weather) is clearly flagged in the app, since it's the only connector that sends anything over the network.

🕐 System Clock

Local

Lets the model read the current date and time on your Mac.

📁 Filesystem

Local

Lets the model read files from a single folder you choose — nothing else on your Mac. It can list what's in that folder and read plain text files from it.

Read-only. Can't write, create, delete, or reach outside the folder you granted.

🌤️ Weather

Leaves this Mac

Looks up current conditions for a place you name — temperature, feels-like, humidity, wind, and a plain-English description. The only connector that sends anything over the network: your location query goes to Open-Meteo, a third-party weather service, to resolve it.

📅 Calendar

Local

Lets the model list your upcoming Calendar events — title, time, calendar, and location — and create new quick events (title, date, time, duration) on your default calendar.

Can list and create events. No invitees are ever added, and it can't edit, delete, or respond to existing events.

✅ Reminders

Local

Lets the model list your upcoming Reminders — title, due date, list, and priority — and create new reminders with a title and an optional due date/time.

Can list and create reminders. Can't edit, complete, or delete existing reminders.

👤 Contacts

Local

Lets the model search or list your Contacts — name, organization, phone numbers, and email addresses.

Read-only. Can't create, edit, or delete contacts.

📍 Location

Local

Lets the model look up where your Mac currently is — a single, one-time reading, not continuous tracking. Includes a resolved place name alongside the coordinates, so the model doesn't have to guess where that actually is.

One-shot only. LocalLM Lab never tracks your location in the background.

Every connector needs your permission first

Calendar, Reminders, Contacts, and Location all require you to grant macOS's real system permission before they'll work — the same permission dialog you'd see from any other app asking for that data. LocalLM Lab can't read any of it until you say yes, and you can revoke access at any time in System Settings → Privacy & Security.

Contact

Questions about a specific connector? Contact neuron@thisbrain.ai or join our Discord.