What Tablif read on Garage's site
Garage describes itself as: “Garage — Private local RAG and MCP server for your Mac”
- Price model: free tier
- Free tier: Free forever
- Stage: Beta
- How it differs: “Garage uploads nothing: your assistant gets only the excerpts it searches for, never the whole collection.”
What it is
Calls itself “Mac app”.
- Calls itself: Mac app
“Mac app”
Where it puts itself
Rules out “uploads nothing”.
- Says it will not: uploads nothing
“Garage uploads nothing: your assistant gets only the excerpts it searches for, never the whole collection.”
“Garage uploads nothing”
What it costs
A free tier, free forever.
- Free plan: free forever
“Garage is a free, open-source Mac app”
Who it sells to
Sells to consumers.
- Sells to: consumers
“Garage — Local-First Personal RAG & Knowledge Indexing.”
How it runs
A API, command-line tool and desktop app for macOS. Distributed through the GitHub and TestFlight. Offers an API. Open source. AI is the core of the product.
- Kind: api · cli · desktop
- Runs on: macOS
- Distributed via: GitHub · TestFlight
- API: yes
- Open source: yes
- AI role: core to the product
“…and a garage-mcp stdio server for MCP clients”
“The app includes a garage command for terminal workflows”
What it works with
Integrates with Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and 2 more.
- Integrates with: Claude Code · Claude Desktop · Cursor · +2
“Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, LM Studio and any other MCP client can connect with one click.”
“Garage is a free, open-source Mac app that turns the files you already have into a searchable library for your AI assistant.”
What it offers as proof
In beta. Try it without signing up. Publishes docs.
- Stage: beta
- Instant signup: yes
- Trial asks for: nothing
“Want the Mac App Store version? It's in beta: join the TestFlight .”
“Download for Mac”
Sources
Tablif read these pages, last on 30 Sept 2026. Everything above is what the product says about itself; Tablif does not verify every claim.
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