The public CLI quickstart supports macOS or Linux. The current full local model has the Apple Silicon requirements below.
Full local model
| Requirement | Supported configuration |
|---|---|
| Operating system | macOS |
| Processor | Apple Silicon with working Metal acceleration |
| Unified memory | 16 GB minimum; 24 GB recommended; 32 GB for heavier local workloads |
| Free disk | 10 GB for the first installation; 15 GB for normal updates and rollback |
The Q4_K_M model download is 5.17 GiB. It is memory-mapped from disk; the engine keeps an 8 GB memory governor rather than allocating the model as a second private memory copy.
Performance reference
On an Apple M5 with 16 GB unified memory, a 311-token regression prompt measured a 2.33-second warm median end-to-end decision time and a 2.81-second cold average. A decision after AIF’s five-minute idle unload can take about 7.9 seconds while the checkpoint reloads. Larger, uncached agent contexts take longer.
Current local model
The model is post-trained from Zyphra’s ZAYA1-8B base model, pinned at revision 67d34da515b30409ee8daa67c3605c4402d03f6f. It uses a 32,768-token runtime context and Q4_K_M quantization.
Agent baseline
These versions were checked on 26 August 2026. Recheck after an AIF or agent release before relying on a production workflow.
| Agent | Status | Baseline version |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code | ✓ Available | 2.1.241 |
| Claude Cowork | ✓ Available | Latest Claude Desktop |
| Codex | ✓ Available | 0.146.1 |
| Cursor | ✓ Available | 2026.08.11-e8db854 |
| Antigravity CLI | ✓ Available | Latest CLI |
| Hermes | ✓ Available | 0.19.0 |
| Kiro | ✓ Available | 2.19.1 |
| OpenClaw | ✓ Available | 2026.7.1-2 |
Next, install AIF or review supported agents.