Instructions to use BSC-LT/salamandra-7b-instruct-tools with libraries, inference providers, notebooks, and local apps. Follow these links to get started.

Libraries

How to use BSC-LT/salamandra-7b-instruct-tools with Transformers:

# Use a pipeline as a high-level helper
from transformers import pipeline

pipe = pipeline("text-generation", model="BSC-LT/salamandra-7b-instruct-tools")
messages = [
    {"role": "user", "content": "Who are you?"},
]
pipe(messages)

# Load model directly
from transformers import AutoTokenizer, AutoModelForCausalLM

tokenizer = AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained("BSC-LT/salamandra-7b-instruct-tools")
model = AutoModelForCausalLM.from_pretrained("BSC-LT/salamandra-7b-instruct-tools", device_map="auto")
messages = [
    {"role": "user", "content": "Who are you?"},
]
inputs = tokenizer.apply_chat_template(
	messages,
	add_generation_prompt=True,
	tokenize=True,
	return_dict=True,
	return_tensors="pt",
).to(model.device)

outputs = model.generate(**inputs, max_new_tokens=40)
print(tokenizer.decode(outputs[0][inputs["input_ids"].shape[-1]:]))

Notebooks
Google Colab
Kaggle
Local Apps Settings

llama.cpp

How to use BSC-LT/salamandra-7b-instruct-tools with llama.cpp:

Install (macOS, Linux)

curl -LsSf https://llama.app/install.sh | sh
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
llama serve -hf BSC-LT/salamandra-7b-instruct-tools:Q8_0
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
llama cli -hf BSC-LT/salamandra-7b-instruct-tools:Q8_0

Install from WinGet (Windows)

winget install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
llama serve -hf BSC-LT/salamandra-7b-instruct-tools:Q8_0
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
llama cli -hf BSC-LT/salamandra-7b-instruct-tools:Q8_0

Use pre-built binary

# Download pre-built binary from:
# https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp/releases
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
./llama-server -hf BSC-LT/salamandra-7b-instruct-tools:Q8_0
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
./llama-cli -hf BSC-LT/salamandra-7b-instruct-tools:Q8_0

Build from source code

git clone https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp.git
cd llama.cpp
cmake -B build
cmake --build build -j --target llama-server llama-cli
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
./build/bin/llama-server -hf BSC-LT/salamandra-7b-instruct-tools:Q8_0
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
./build/bin/llama-cli -hf BSC-LT/salamandra-7b-instruct-tools:Q8_0

Use Docker

docker model run hf.co/BSC-LT/salamandra-7b-instruct-tools:Q8_0

LM Studio
Jan

vLLM

How to use BSC-LT/salamandra-7b-instruct-tools with vLLM:

Install from pip and serve model

# Install vLLM from pip:
pip install vllm
# Start the vLLM server:
vllm serve "BSC-LT/salamandra-7b-instruct-tools"
# Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API):
curl -X POST "http://localhost:8000/v1/chat/completions" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	--data '{
		"model": "BSC-LT/salamandra-7b-instruct-tools",
		"messages": [
			{
				"role": "user",
				"content": "What is the capital of France?"
			}
		]
	}'

Use Docker

docker model run hf.co/BSC-LT/salamandra-7b-instruct-tools:Q8_0

SGLang

How to use BSC-LT/salamandra-7b-instruct-tools with SGLang:

Install from pip and serve model

# Install SGLang from pip:
pip install sglang
# Start the SGLang server:
python3 -m sglang.launch_server \
    --model-path "BSC-LT/salamandra-7b-instruct-tools" \
    --host 0.0.0.0 \
    --port 30000
# Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API):
curl -X POST "http://localhost:30000/v1/chat/completions" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	--data '{
		"model": "BSC-LT/salamandra-7b-instruct-tools",
		"messages": [
			{
				"role": "user",
				"content": "What is the capital of France?"
			}
		]
	}'

Use Docker images

docker run --gpus all \
    --shm-size 32g \
    -p 30000:30000 \
    -v ~/.cache/huggingface:/root/.cache/huggingface \
    --env "HF_TOKEN=<secret>" \
    --ipc=host \
    lmsysorg/sglang:latest \
    python3 -m sglang.launch_server \
        --model-path "BSC-LT/salamandra-7b-instruct-tools" \
        --host 0.0.0.0 \
        --port 30000
# Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API):
curl -X POST "http://localhost:30000/v1/chat/completions" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	--data '{
		"model": "BSC-LT/salamandra-7b-instruct-tools",
		"messages": [
			{
				"role": "user",
				"content": "What is the capital of France?"
			}
		]
	}'

Ollama
How to use BSC-LT/salamandra-7b-instruct-tools with Ollama:
```
ollama run hf.co/BSC-LT/salamandra-7b-instruct-tools:Q8_0
```
Unsloth Desktop

How to use BSC-LT/salamandra-7b-instruct-tools with Pi:

Start the llama.cpp server

# Install llama.cpp:
brew install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server:
llama serve -hf BSC-LT/salamandra-7b-instruct-tools:Q8_0

Configure the model in Pi

# Install Pi:
npm install -g @earendil-works/pi-coding-agent
# Add to ~/.pi/agent/models.json:
{
  "providers": {
    "llama-cpp": {
      "baseUrl": "http://localhost:8080/v1",
      "api": "openai-completions",
      "apiKey": "none",
      "models": [
        {
          "id": "BSC-LT/salamandra-7b-instruct-tools:Q8_0"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Run Pi

# Start Pi in your project directory:
pi

Docker Model Runner
How to use BSC-LT/salamandra-7b-instruct-tools with Docker Model Runner:
```
docker model run hf.co/BSC-LT/salamandra-7b-instruct-tools:Q8_0
```

Lemonade

How to use BSC-LT/salamandra-7b-instruct-tools with Lemonade:

Pull the model

# Download Lemonade from https://lemonade-server.ai/
lemonade pull BSC-LT/salamandra-7b-instruct-tools:Q8_0

Run and chat with the model

lemonade run user.salamandra-7b-instruct-tools-Q8_0

List all available models

lemonade list

Hermes Agent

How to use BSC-LT/salamandra-7b-instruct-tools with Hermes Agent:

Start the llama.cpp server

# Install llama.cpp:
brew install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server:
llama serve -hf BSC-LT/salamandra-7b-instruct-tools:Q8_0

Configure Hermes

# Install Hermes:
curl -fsSL https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/install.sh | bash
hermes setup
# Point Hermes at the local server:
hermes config set model.provider custom
hermes config set model.base_url http://127.0.0.1:8080/v1
hermes config set model.default BSC-LT/salamandra-7b-instruct-tools:Q8_0

Run Hermes

hermes

Atomic Chat

OpenClaw

How to use BSC-LT/salamandra-7b-instruct-tools with OpenClaw:

Start the llama.cpp server

# Install llama.cpp:
brew install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server:
llama serve -hf BSC-LT/salamandra-7b-instruct-tools:Q8_0

Configure OpenClaw

# Install OpenClaw:
npm install -g openclaw@latest
# Register the local server and set it as the default model:
openclaw onboard --non-interactive --mode local \
  --auth-choice custom-api-key \
  --custom-base-url http://127.0.0.1:8080/v1 \
  --custom-model-id "BSC-LT/salamandra-7b-instruct-tools:Q8_0" \
  --custom-provider-id llama-cpp \
  --custom-compatibility openai \
  --custom-text-input \
  --accept-risk \
  --skip-health

Run OpenClaw

openclaw agent --local --agent main --message "Hello from Hugging Face"

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WARNING: This is a language model that has undergone instruction tuning for conversational settings that exploit function calling capabilities. It has not been aligned with human preferences. As a result, it may generate outputs that are inappropriate, misleading, biased, or unsafe. These risks can be mitigated through additional post-training stages, which is strongly recommended before deployment in any production system, especially for high-stakes applications.
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How to use

from datetime import datetime
from transformers import AutoTokenizer, AutoModelForCausalLM
import transformers
import torch

model_id = "BSC-LT/salamandra-7b-instruct"

text = "What is the weather like in Paris today?"

tokenizer = AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained(model_id)
model = AutoModelForCausalLM.from_pretrained(
    model_id,
    device_map="auto",
    torch_dtype=torch.bfloat16
  )

message = [ { "role": "user", "content": text } ]

tools = [{
    "type": "function",
    "name": "get_weather",
    "description": "Get current temperature for a given location.",
    "parameters": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
            "location": {
                "type": "string",
                "description": "City and country e.g. Bogotá, Colombia"
            }
        },
        "required": [
            "location"
        ],
        "additionalProperties": False
    }
}]


prompt = tokenizer.apply_chat_template(
    message,
    tokenize=False,
    add_generation_prompt=True,
    tools=tools
)

inputs = tokenizer.encode(prompt, add_special_tokens=False, return_tensors="pt")
outputs = model.generate(input_ids=inputs.to(model.device), max_new_tokens=1000)

print(tokenizer.decode(outputs[0], skip_special_tokens=True))

Deploy with vllm

Deploy the model using vllm docker image.

docker run --runtime nvidia --gpus all \
    -v ~/.cache/huggingface:/root/.cache/huggingface \
    --env "HUGGING_FACE_HUB_TOKEN=<secret>" \
    -p 80:80 \
    vllm/vllm-openai:latest \
    --model BSC-LT/salamandra-7b-instruct-tools \
    --enable-auto-tool-choice \
    --tool-call-parser hermes \
    --max_model_len 8196 \
    --port 80

Then use it with openai api

pip install openai

from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
        base_url="http://localhost:8080/v1/", 
        api_key="hf_xxxx"
    )

models = client.models.list()
model = models.data[0].id

system_message = ""
messages = [{ "role": "system", "content": system_message}] if system_message else []
messages.append( {"role":"user", "content": "What is the weather like in Paris today?"})
print(messages)
chat_completion = client.chat.completions.create(
    model=model,
    tools=tools
    messages=messages,
    stream=False,
    max_tokens=1000,
    temperature=0.1,
    frequency_penalty=0.2,
)

print(chat_completion)

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