LimeWire lance un connecteur MCP permettant aux agents d’IA comme Claude et ChatGPT de partager des fichiers

BSC News · 2026-11-11T22:52:30.000Z

LimeWire, la plateforme de partage de fichiers acquise en septembre par l’écosystème @BabyDoge ($BABYDOGE), a annoncé le connecteur MCP LimeWire, un outil conçu pour offrir aux agents d’IA un espace commun où stocker et échanger des fichiers. Le connecteur permet aux agents tels que Claude, ChatGPT et Cursor de téléverser, partager et réutiliser des fichiers dans un même espace. Selon l’annonce du projet, les fichiers sont chiffrés de bout en bout. Un aperçu gratuit est disponible sur le site de LimeWire, mais aucune date de lancement officielle n’a été communiquée. Fonctionnement du connecteur

LimeWire, the file-sharing platform acquired by the @BabyDoge ($BABYDOGE) ecosystem in September, has announced the LimeWire MCP Connector, a tool designed to give AI agents a shared place to store and exchange files.
The connector is built to let agents such as Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor upload, share and reuse files in one space. Files are encrypted end to end, according to the project's announcement. A free preview is listed on the LimeWire website, but no full launch date has been given.
How the Connector Works
The product runs on the Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open standard that defines how an AI application communicates with external tools, services and data sources. In practice, it gives different AI clients a common way to reach the same service.
LimeWire's own About page describes its MCP server as an endpoint that lets an AI assistant store, fetch and share files on a user's behalf. The public GitHub repository calls the product hosted file storage for AI agents. Agents can upload, list, download, share by link, set files to expire and use scratch space. Setup instructions are listed for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and Gemini CLI. Because the server is hosted by LimeWire, there is nothing to run locally.
Users can sign in with a LimeWire account through OAuth, or send an agent key, with one key per agent. A separate developer submission to the Cline marketplace says the server offers 17 tools, is listed in the Official MCP Registry and the Claude Connectors Directory, and that a free LimeWire account is enough to try every tool. Paid plans are listed on LimeWire's pricing page.
Plans can be paid in $LMWR, the platform's native utility token. LimeWire describes LMWR as a method of payment and a rewards currency across the platform. At the time of the acquisition, the company said $LMWR would be used for services such as decentralized file storage and access to the platform's AI tools.
Background: BabyDoge's LimeWire Acquisition
BabyDoge announced the LimeWire deal on September 14, 2026. Financial terms were not disclosed, and Abel Czupor took over leadership from founders Julian and Paul Zehetmayr, who had relaunched the brand in 2022. The platform said it plans to focus on creator ownership, decentralized storage and AI-powered content tools.
The current LimeWire is not the original peer-to-peer service. LimeWire says it is a different company and product from the one shut down in 2010, and that only the name carried over. A federal court found the original LimeWire liable for copyright infringement before that service closed.
The team describes the connector as the start of a new product roadmap, due on Friday, November 13. The September acquisition announcement said an updated LimeWire Network roadmap was expected in the coming weeks. The connector is still in preview, and its pricing and full availability have not been confirmed.
Sources:
LimeWire MCP repository on GitHub
LimeWire: About Us and MCP server overview
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