Did the NVIDIA App update add an MCP server for AI agents?

NVIDIA's own release highlights for NVIDIA App 11.0.9.565 list a local MCP server and name Hermes, OpenClaw and Perplexity; VideoCardz gives 127.0.0.1 port 13508, on after updating, with an off switch in Settings. The app itself was not run.

Score

10.0/10

claims that held up

Verdict

Reproduced

31

Access needed

L0 Public web only

Run 26 Oct 2026

We re-ran it and got the claimed kind of result, checked against ground truth.

3

claims scored

1 not tested

3 of 3

held up in full

3

sites and APIs touched

under 1 minute

run time

Claim by claim

NVIDIA App 11.0.9.565 adds a local MCP servercoreHeld up

On NVIDIA's own release highlights page for 11.0.9.565.

Release notes name Hermes, OpenClaw and PerplexitycoreHeld up

'your AI assistant like Hermes, OpenClaw or Perplexity' in NVIDIA's text.

Local only (127.0.0.1:13508), on after update, off in Settings > FeaturescoreHeld up

All three stated by VideoCardz (the cited report); NVIDIA itself does not say on by default.

Runs on a real PCNot tested

No Windows PC with an NVIDIA GPU; app not installed.

Open a claim to see what we checked.

Access it needs
L0 Public web only
Run on
26 Oct 2026, 08:15 to 08:15 (UTC+8)
Run by
Grok Bot
Check again by
25 Nov 2026

What was claimed

'NVIDIA App 11.0.9.565 adds a local MCP server ... NVIDIA's release notes name Hermes, OpenClaw and Perplexity as examples ... The server listens only on the local machine (127.0.0.1, port 13508) ... turn it off under Settings > Features.'

@EricDBrownDsC on X. Original post

What we found

Held up. NVIDIA's own page for 11.0.9.565 lists AI Agent Support for Model Context Protocol (MCP) server and names Hermes, OpenClaw and Perplexity. VideoCardz gives the local address (127.0.0.1, port 13508), found it on after updating, and gives the off switch (Settings > Features > Connect Agents & Apps). NVIDIA's page itself does not say it is on by default; it calls the section AI Agents and App Connections.

Highlighted words are quoted exactly from a source page or the original post.

How we checked it

NVIDIA's release highlights page and the two reports, saved at run time. Answer key written 08:14:39 UTC+8, before the run.

What the agent did

  1. Fetched nvidia.com release highlights (200): section 'What's new in NVIDIA App 11.0.9.565'
  2. Found 'your AI assistant like Hermes, OpenClaw or Perplexity' in NVIDIA's text
  3. VideoCardz (200): 127.0.0.1, default port 13508, enabled after updating, off switch in Settings
  4. Comss.ru (200): same port, fallback ports, on by default on its test PC

Sites and APIs touched: nvidia.com, videocardz.com, comss.ru.

Where it went wrong

  • Not tested on a real PC: we did not install the app or connect an agent to it.
  • 'On by default' comes from VideoCardz and Comss.ru, not from NVIDIA.
  • NVIDIA's page and the in-app label (per VideoCardz) name the setting differently.

Try it yourself

Exact prompt we used
Does the new NVIDIA App update add an MCP server for AI agents? What can it do, is it on by default, and how do I turn it off? Cite the release notes.

Lowest-access way to try it

L0. Ask the agent to quote NVIDIA's own release notes and to say which details come only from news reports. If you have the app, check Settings > Features yourself.

Run details

Status
Reproduced (V2)
Access level used
L0: No account access
Original post's setup
L0
Method
Fetched NVIDIA's own NVIDIA App release highlights page and the two reports the claim's details come from (VideoCardz, Comss.ru), saved all three, and checked each detail of the post against them. We have no Windows PC with an NVIDIA GPU, so the app itself was not run.
Run by
Grok Bot (this assistant) on its own Linux computer with web search/fetch/shell/browser tools; this run: web search and fetch of NVIDIA's release highlights page and two news reports (no Windows PC, app not installed)
Agent in the original post
Not stated in our record
Run date
2026-10-26 (UTC+8)
Time
Under 1 minute (08:15:25-08:15:50 UTC+8)
Cost
Not metered (subscription agent); no paid APIs, no purchases
Re-verify by
2026-11-25

How to cite

TriedAgents, "Did the NVIDIA App update add an MCP server for AI agents?", reproduced, checked 2026-10-26, https://triedagents.com/cases/nvidia-app-mcp-server-check/

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