--- title: Introducing LM Studio 0.4.0 | daily.dev description: LM Studio 0.4.0 introduces llmster, a headless daemon for server deployment without GUI dependencies. The release adds parallel request processing with... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/introducing-lm-studio-0-4-0-2uzp5z225 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Introducing LM Studio 0.4.0 | daily.dev og:description: LM Studio 0.4.0 introduces llmster, a headless daemon for server deployment without GUI dependencies. The release adds parallel request processing with... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/introducing-lm-studio-0-4-0-2uzp5z225 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/2uZP5z225.png og:image:alt: Introducing LM Studio 0.4.0 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Introducing LM Studio 0.4.0 **[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 14 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary LM Studio 0.4.0 introduces llmster, a headless daemon for server deployment without GUI dependencies. The release adds parallel request processing with continuous batching via llama.cpp 2.0.0, a new stateful /v1/chat REST API endpoint with MCP support, and permission key management. The desktop app receives a UI refresh with split view chat sessions, PDF/markdown export, developer mode, and improved CLI experience. 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