How to install LocalCommander in ChatGPT and connect your Windows PC
From account setup to an Online Windows PC and a first read-only task in ChatGPT.
LocalCommander connects ChatGPT to a Windows companion app that runs on your own computer. The installation flow has three parts: create or sign in to the LocalCommander account, connect the Windows device, and authorize the same account in ChatGPT.
Windows is the main production product. The separate Android agent is still a prototype, so the recommended first setup is a Windows PC.
1. Create your LocalCommander account
Open the LocalCommander website, create an account and complete email verification if requested. The account links your devices, plan and ChatGPT authorization.
Use the same account later when ChatGPT asks you to authorize LocalCommander.
2. Install the Windows app
Open the installation guide on the PC you want to connect and download the LocalCommander Windows app. Run the installer and follow the on-screen steps.
The Windows app is designed to run in the background and update automatically. Do not download the Windows installer onto a phone expecting it to run there.
3. Approve the computer in your browser
The app opens a browser flow so you can confirm that the device should be attached to your account. Review the device before approving it.
After pairing, the control center should show the Windows computer as Online when the agent is running and connected.
4. Install LocalCommander in ChatGPT
Open the LocalCommander listing in the ChatGPT plugin directory and install it. When authorization opens, sign in with the same LocalCommander account and review the requested scopes.
The exact ChatGPT interface may change over time, but the important part is that the AI client receives authorization for the LocalCommander account you control.
5. Verify the first real task
Do not stop at a connection badge. Run a read-only task whose result you can check on your computer, such as listing the newest files in Downloads.
This confirms that ChatGPT can route the request to the intended PC and receive an actual result.
On my connected Windows PC, show the five newest files in Downloads with their name, type, modified date and size. Do not change, move or delete anything.
6. What if the device stays Offline?
Confirm that the Windows app is running, the PC has internet access and the device is still present in your control center. Refresh the dashboard and reopen the app if needed.
If the account or device pairing was revoked, pair the device again rather than repeatedly retrying a stale connection.
7. Move to useful workflows gradually
Once a read-only task works, try a report, document or browser inspection. Keep publication, deletion, sending and purchasing as explicit approval points.
The installation guide on the LocalCommander website includes screenshots of the account, installer, device status and ChatGPT authorization steps.
Good to know: ChatGPT features and plugin availability also depend on the ChatGPT client and plan you use.
Turn the guide into a real task.
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