Text Generation
GGUF
llama.cpp
pocketpal
on-device
Mixture of Experts
multilingual
quantization
distillation
1-bit
2-bit
3-bit
conversational
Instructions to use RegalInvader/Marco-Nano-Instruct-GGUF with libraries, inference providers, notebooks, and local apps. Follow these links to get started.
- Notebooks
- Google Colab
- Kaggle
- Local Apps Settings
- llama.cpp
How to use RegalInvader/Marco-Nano-Instruct-GGUF 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 RegalInvader/Marco-Nano-Instruct-GGUF:TQ1_0 # Run inference directly in the terminal: llama cli -hf RegalInvader/Marco-Nano-Instruct-GGUF:TQ1_0
Install from WinGet (Windows)
winget install llama.cpp # Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI: llama serve -hf RegalInvader/Marco-Nano-Instruct-GGUF:TQ1_0 # Run inference directly in the terminal: llama cli -hf RegalInvader/Marco-Nano-Instruct-GGUF:TQ1_0
Build from source code
git clone https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp.git cd llama.cpp cmake -B build cmake --build build -j --target llama-app # Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI: ./build/bin/llama serve -hf RegalInvader/Marco-Nano-Instruct-GGUF:TQ1_0 # Run inference directly in the terminal: ./build/bin/llama cli -hf RegalInvader/Marco-Nano-Instruct-GGUF:TQ1_0
Use Docker
docker model run hf.co/RegalInvader/Marco-Nano-Instruct-GGUF:TQ1_0
- Llama new
- LM Studio
- Jan
- vLLM
How to use RegalInvader/Marco-Nano-Instruct-GGUF with vLLM:
Install from pip and serve model
# Install vLLM from pip: pip install vllm # Start the vLLM server: vllm serve "RegalInvader/Marco-Nano-Instruct-GGUF" # Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API): curl -X POST "http://localhost:8000/v1/chat/completions" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ --data '{ "model": "RegalInvader/Marco-Nano-Instruct-GGUF", "messages": [ { "role": "user", "content": "What is the capital of France?" } ] }'Use Docker
docker model run hf.co/RegalInvader/Marco-Nano-Instruct-GGUF:TQ1_0
- Ollama
How to use RegalInvader/Marco-Nano-Instruct-GGUF with Ollama:
ollama run hf.co/RegalInvader/Marco-Nano-Instruct-GGUF:TQ1_0
- Unsloth Desktop
- Pi
How to use RegalInvader/Marco-Nano-Instruct-GGUF with Pi:
Start the llama.cpp server
# Install llama.cpp: brew install llama.cpp # Start a local OpenAI-compatible server: llama serve -hf RegalInvader/Marco-Nano-Instruct-GGUF:TQ1_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": "RegalInvader/Marco-Nano-Instruct-GGUF:TQ1_0" } ] } } }Run Pi
# Start Pi in your project directory: pi
- Docker Model Runner
How to use RegalInvader/Marco-Nano-Instruct-GGUF with Docker Model Runner:
docker model run hf.co/RegalInvader/Marco-Nano-Instruct-GGUF:TQ1_0
- Lemonade
How to use RegalInvader/Marco-Nano-Instruct-GGUF with Lemonade:
Pull the model
# Download Lemonade from https://lemonade-server.ai/ lemonade pull RegalInvader/Marco-Nano-Instruct-GGUF:TQ1_0
Run and chat with the model
lemonade run user.Marco-Nano-Instruct-GGUF-TQ1_0
List all available models
lemonade list
- Hermes Agent
How to use RegalInvader/Marco-Nano-Instruct-GGUF with Hermes Agent:
Start the llama.cpp server
# Install llama.cpp: brew install llama.cpp # Start a local OpenAI-compatible server: llama serve -hf RegalInvader/Marco-Nano-Instruct-GGUF:TQ1_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 RegalInvader/Marco-Nano-Instruct-GGUF:TQ1_0
Run Hermes
hermes
- Atomic Chat
- OpenClaw
How to use RegalInvader/Marco-Nano-Instruct-GGUF with OpenClaw:
Start the llama.cpp server
# Install llama.cpp: brew install llama.cpp # Start a local OpenAI-compatible server: llama serve -hf RegalInvader/Marco-Nano-Instruct-GGUF:TQ1_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 "RegalInvader/Marco-Nano-Instruct-GGUF:TQ1_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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from pathlib import Path
import numpy as np
import pytest
import torch
from lowbit.export.gguf import gguf_module
from lowbit.quant import codebook as cb
PTQ = Path("/path/to/data/ptq/gguf")
LLAMA = "/path/to/llama.cpp"
SOURCES = { # format → (file, tensor)
"IQ2_XXS": ("teacher-iq2_xxs-imat.gguf", "blk.5.ffn_up_exps.weight"),
"IQ2_XS": ("teacher-iq2_xs-imat.gguf", "blk.5.ffn_up_exps.weight"),
"IQ2_S": ("teacher-iq2_s-iq4nldown-imat.gguf", "blk.5.ffn_gate_exps.weight"),
"IQ3_XXS": ("teacher-iq3_xxs-imat.gguf", "blk.5.ffn_gate_exps.weight"),
"IQ3_S": ("teacher-iq3_s-iq4nldown-imat.gguf", "blk.5.ffn_gate_exps.weight"),
"IQ4_XS": ("teacher-iq4_xs-imat.gguf", "blk.5.ffn_up_exps.weight"),
"IQ4_NL": ("teacher-iq3_s-iq4nldown-imat.gguf", "blk.5.ffn_down_exps.weight"),
}
N = 4096 # blocks per test
@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
def gguf():
return gguf_module(LLAMA)
def _blocks(gguf, name, n=N):
path, tensor = SOURCES[name]
if not (PTQ / path).exists():
pytest.skip(f"{path} not on this machine")
t = next(t for t in gguf.GGUFReader(str(PTQ / path)).tensors if t.name == tensor)
fmt = cb.FORMATS[name]
assert t.tensor_type == getattr(gguf.GGMLQuantizationType, name)
return fmt, np.asarray(t.data).reshape(-1, fmt.nbytes)[:n].copy()
@pytest.mark.parametrize("name", list(SOURCES))
def test_fields_round_trip(gguf, name):
fmt, b = _blocks(gguf, name)
out = cb.write_blocks(fmt, b, cb.get_d(b), cb.get_s(fmt, b))
assert np.array_equal(out, b) # byte-identical
@pytest.mark.parametrize("name", list(SOURCES))
def test_decode_matches_ggml(gguf, name):
fmt, b = _blocks(gguf, name)
ref = gguf.quants.dequantize(b, getattr(gguf.GGMLQuantizationType, name)).reshape(len(b), fmt.block)
v = cb.values(fmt, b, gguf)
e = cb.eff_np(fmt, cb.get_d(b), cb.get_s(fmt, b))
got = (v.astype(np.float32).reshape(len(b), -1, fmt.sub) * e[..., None]).reshape(len(b), -1)
assert np.array_equal(got, ref)
# the torch form at its start (dlog = 0, slat = s) is the same weights
d0 = torch.from_numpy(cb.get_d(b).astype(np.float32))
s0 = torch.from_numpy(cb.get_s(fmt, b).astype(np.float32))
w = cb.weight(fmt, torch.from_numpy(v.reshape(-1)), d0, torch.zeros_like(d0),
s0.reshape(-1) if fmt.name != "IQ4_NL" else None)
assert torch.equal(w, torch.from_numpy(ref.reshape(-1)))
@pytest.mark.parametrize("name", list(SOURCES))
def test_new_scales_dequantise_as_trained(gguf, name):
fmt, b = _blocks(gguf, name)
v = torch.from_numpy(cb.values(fmt, b, gguf).reshape(-1))
d0 = torch.from_numpy(cb.get_d(b).astype(np.float32))
g = torch.Generator().manual_seed(0)
dlog = 0.05 * torch.randn(d0.shape, generator=g)
slat = None
if fmt.name != "IQ4_NL":
s0 = torch.from_numpy(cb.get_s(fmt, b).astype(np.float32)).reshape(-1)
slat = s0 + 1.5 * torch.randn(s0.shape, generator=g)
w = cb.weight(fmt, v, d0, dlog, slat)
d, s = cb.trained_fields(fmt, d0, dlog, slat)
nb = cb.write_blocks(fmt, b, d, s.reshape(len(b), -1))
ref = gguf.quants.dequantize(nb, getattr(gguf.GGMLQuantizationType, name)).reshape(-1)
assert torch.equal(w, torch.from_numpy(ref))
def test_ste_reaches_scales():
fmt = cb.FORMATS["IQ3_S"]
v = torch.randint(-15, 16, (2, 256), dtype=torch.int8)
d0 = torch.full((2, 1), 0.01)
dlog = torch.zeros(2, 1, requires_grad=True)
slat = torch.full((2, 8), 5.0, requires_grad=True)
cb.weight(fmt, v, d0, dlog, slat).sum().backward()
assert dlog.grad.abs().sum() > 0 and slat.grad.abs().sum() > 0
def _fake_init(gguf, tmp_path, cfg):
"""A cb_import-style directory for a tiny model, from real llama.cpp blocks (IQ3_S gate/up, IQ4_NL down)."""
from safetensors.numpy import save_file
import json
E, I, H = cfg.num_experts, cfg.moe_intermediate_size, cfg.hidden_size
f3, b3 = _blocks(gguf, "IQ3_S")
fn, bn = _blocks(gguf, "IQ4_NL", 4 * N)
need3, needn = E * I * (H // 256), E * H * (I // 32)
assert len(b3) >= 2 * need3 and len(bn) >= needn
t, formats = {}, {}
for i in range(cfg.num_hidden_layers):
for k, (fmt, src, rows, cols) in {"gate": (f3, b3[:need3], I, H), "up": (f3, b3[need3:2 * need3], I, H),
"down": (fn, bn[:needn], H, I)}.items():
key = f"layers.{i}.{k}"
formats[key] = fmt.name
t[f"{key}.blocks"] = src.reshape(E, rows, cols // fmt.block, fmt.nbytes).copy()
t[f"{key}.v"] = cb.values(fmt, src, gguf).reshape(E, rows, cols)
t[f"{key}.d"] = cb.get_d(src).reshape(E, rows, -1)
t[f"{key}.s"] = cb.get_s(fmt, src).reshape(E, rows, -1)
save_file(t, str(tmp_path / "experts.safetensors"))
(tmp_path / "manifest.json").write_text(json.dumps({"formats": formats}))
return t
def test_student_round_trip(gguf, tmp_path):
"""The codebook student's weights are the source blocks' dequantisation; after a training-like change the packed
export dequantises to the student's weights; gate/up keep llama.cpp's order (gate first)."""
from test_student import tiny
from lowbit.model import student as st
from lowbit.quant.ternary import QuantSpec
from lowbit.export.gguf import packed_blocks, student_tensors
base = tiny(hidden=256)
(tmp_path / "init").mkdir()
t = _fake_init(gguf, tmp_path / "init", base.config)
prec = st.Precision.load(Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent / "configs/precision/cb_iq3s.yaml")
prec.codebook = str(tmp_path / "init")
prec.experts = QuantSpec(method="codebook", group_size=32)
m = st.build_student(base, prec, quant=True)
T = gguf.GGMLQuantizationType
ex = m.model.layers[1].mlp.experts
deq = lambda b, q: gguf.quants.dequantize(b, q).reshape(*b.shape[:2], -1)
ref_gu = np.concatenate([deq(t[f"layers.1.{k}.blocks"], T.IQ3_S) for k in ("gate", "up")], 1)
assert np.array_equal(st._expert_weight(ex, "gate_up").detach().numpy(), ref_gu)
ref_d = deq(t["layers.1.down.blocks"], T.IQ4_NL)
assert np.array_equal(st._expert_weight(ex, "down").detach().numpy(), ref_d)
# forward/backward reach the scales
m.train()
x = torch.randint(0, 256, (2, 32), generator=torch.Generator().manual_seed(1))
st.logits(m, st.final_hidden(m, x)).float().pow(2).mean().backward()
assert ex.gate_up_dlog.grad.abs().sum() > 0 and ex.gate_up_slat.grad.abs().sum() > 0
assert ex.down_dlog.grad.abs().sum() > 0 and not hasattr(ex, "down_slat")
# untrained export: the source blocks unchanged, gate first
st.export_packed_student(m, tmp_path / "p0")
sd, packed, man = st.read_packed(tmp_path / "p0")
tens = student_tensors({}, packed, gguf)
for k in ("gate", "up", "down"):
assert tens[f"blk.1.ffn_{k}_exps.weight"][1].tobytes() == t[f"layers.1.{k}.blocks"].tobytes()
# a training-like change: the export dequantises to the student's weights
g = torch.Generator().manual_seed(2)
with torch.no_grad():
for layer in m.model.layers:
e = layer.mlp.experts
e.gate_up_dlog.add_(0.05 * torch.randn(e.gate_up_dlog.shape, generator=g))
e.gate_up_slat.add_(1.5 * torch.randn(e.gate_up_slat.shape, generator=g))
e.down_dlog.add_(0.05 * torch.randn(e.down_dlog.shape, generator=g))
st.export_packed_student(m, tmp_path / "p1")
sd, packed, man = st.read_packed(tmp_path / "p1")
for name in ("gate_up", "down"):
key = f"model.layers.1.mlp.experts.{name}_proj"
qt, raw = packed_blocks(packed[key], gguf)
got = gguf.quants.dequantize(raw, qt).reshape(packed[key]["shape"])
assert np.array_equal(got, st._expert_weight(ex, name).detach().numpy())
assert torch.equal(st.dequant_codebook(key, packed[key], torch.float32), st._expert_weight(ex, name).detach())
assert man["codebook_formats"]["model.layers.0.mlp.experts.gate_up_proj"] == "IQ3_S"
FREE = ("IQ3_S", "IQ2_XXS", "IQ4_NL")
@pytest.mark.parametrize("name", FREE)
def test_free_codes_start_is_the_file(gguf, name):
"""Latents at llama.cpp's dequantised weights find llama.cpp's own codes: the re-encoded blocks are identical."""
fmt, b = _blocks(gguf, name)
ref = gguf.quants.dequantize(b, getattr(gguf.GGMLQuantizationType, name)).reshape(len(b), fmt.block)
grid = cb.grid_from_gguf(fmt, gguf)
d0 = torch.from_numpy(cb.get_d(b).astype(np.float32))[:, None]
s0 = torch.from_numpy(cb.get_s(fmt, b).astype(np.float32))
lat = torch.from_numpy(ref.copy())
w = cb.weight_free(fmt, lat, d0, torch.zeros_like(d0), None if name == "IQ4_NL" else s0, grid)
assert torch.equal(w, lat)
e = cb.eff_torch(fmt, d0, s0).unsqueeze(-1)
idx, vals = cb.free_codes(fmt, (lat.unflatten(-1, (-1, fmt.sub)) / e).flatten(-2), grid)
out = cb.encode(fmt, idx, vals, cb.get_d(b), cb.get_s(fmt, b))
assert np.array_equal(out.reshape(b.shape), b)
@pytest.mark.parametrize("name", FREE)
def test_free_codes_moved_dequantise_as_trained(gguf, name):
fmt, b = _blocks(gguf, name)
ref = gguf.quants.dequantize(b, getattr(gguf.GGMLQuantizationType, name)).reshape(len(b), fmt.block)
grid = cb.grid_from_gguf(fmt, gguf)
g = torch.Generator().manual_seed(3)
lat = torch.from_numpy(ref.copy()) * (1 + 0.3 * torch.randn(ref.shape, generator=g))
d0 = torch.from_numpy(cb.get_d(b).astype(np.float32))[:, None]
dlog = 0.05 * torch.randn(d0.shape, generator=g)
slat = None if name == "IQ4_NL" else torch.from_numpy(cb.get_s(fmt, b).astype(np.float32)) + torch.randn(len(b), fmt.block // fmt.sub, generator=g)
w = cb.weight_free(fmt, lat, d0, dlog, slat, grid)
d, s = cb.trained_fields(fmt, d0, dlog, slat)
e = cb.eff_torch(fmt, torch.from_numpy(d.astype(np.float32)), torch.from_numpy(s.astype(np.float32))).unsqueeze(-1)
idx, vals = cb.free_codes(fmt, (lat.unflatten(-1, (-1, fmt.sub)) / e).flatten(-2), grid)
out = cb.encode(fmt, idx, vals, d, s)
got = gguf.quants.dequantize(out.reshape(b.shape), getattr(gguf.GGMLQuantizationType, name)).reshape(w.shape)
assert torch.equal(w, torch.from_numpy(got))
assert (out.reshape(b.shape) != b).any() # codes really moved
def test_student_free_round_trip(gguf, tmp_path):
"""Free codes: the start is the file; latents get gradients; a moved student exports to its own weights."""
from test_student import tiny
from lowbit.model import student as st
from lowbit.quant.ternary import QuantSpec
from lowbit.export.gguf import packed_blocks
from safetensors.torch import save_file
base = tiny(hidden=256)
(tmp_path / "init").mkdir()
t = _fake_init(gguf, tmp_path / "init", base.config)
save_file({n: cb.grid_from_gguf(cb.FORMATS[n], gguf) for n in ("IQ3_S", "IQ4_NL")}, str(tmp_path / "init/grids.safetensors"))
prec = st.Precision.load(Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent / "configs/precision/cb_iq3s.yaml")
prec.codebook, prec.codebook_mode = str(tmp_path / "init"), "free"
prec.experts = QuantSpec(method="codebook", group_size=32)
m = st.build_student(base, prec, quant=True)
ex = m.model.layers[1].mlp.experts
T = gguf.GGMLQuantizationType
deq = lambda b, q: gguf.quants.dequantize(b, q).reshape(*b.shape[:2], -1)
ref = np.concatenate([deq(t[f"layers.1.{k}.blocks"], T.IQ3_S) for k in ("gate", "up")], 1)
assert np.array_equal(st._expert_weight(ex, "gate_up").detach().numpy(), ref)
m.train()
x = torch.randint(0, 256, (2, 32), generator=torch.Generator().manual_seed(1))
st.logits(m, st.final_hidden(m, x)).float().pow(2).mean().backward()
assert ex.gate_up_latent.grad.abs().sum() > 0 and ex.down_latent.grad.abs().sum() > 0
assert ex.gate_up_slat.grad.abs().sum() > 0
g = torch.Generator().manual_seed(4)
with torch.no_grad():
for layer in m.model.layers:
e = layer.mlp.experts
for n in ("gate_up", "down"):
lat = getattr(e, f"{n}_latent")
lat.mul_(1 + 0.3 * torch.randn(lat.shape, generator=g))
st.export_packed_student(m, tmp_path / "p")
sd, packed, man = st.read_packed(tmp_path / "p")
for name in ("gate_up", "down"):
key = f"model.layers.1.mlp.experts.{name}_proj"
qt, raw = packed_blocks(packed[key], gguf)
got = gguf.quants.dequantize(raw, qt).reshape(packed[key]["shape"])
assert np.array_equal(got, st._expert_weight(ex, name).detach().numpy())
def test_codebook_export_resume(gguf, tmp_path):
"""A student loaded from its own export exports the same file again (blocks and dense tensors)."""
from test_student import tiny
from lowbit.model import student as st
from lowbit.quant.ternary import QuantSpec
from safetensors.torch import load_file
base = tiny(hidden=256)
(tmp_path / "init").mkdir()
_fake_init(gguf, tmp_path / "init", base.config)
prec = st.Precision.load(Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent / "configs/precision/cb_iq3s.yaml")
prec.codebook = str(tmp_path / "init")
prec.experts = QuantSpec(method="codebook", group_size=32)
m = st.build_student(base, prec, quant=True)
g = torch.Generator().manual_seed(5)
with torch.no_grad():
for layer in m.model.layers:
e = layer.mlp.experts
e.gate_up_dlog.add_(0.05 * torch.randn(e.gate_up_dlog.shape, generator=g))
e.gate_up_slat.add_(1.5 * torch.randn(e.gate_up_slat.shape, generator=g))
e.down_dlog.add_(0.05 * torch.randn(e.down_dlog.shape, generator=g))
layer.self_attn.q_proj.weight.add_(0.01)
st.export_packed_student(m, tmp_path / "a")
m2 = st.build_student(tiny(hidden=256), prec, quant=True)
st.load_codebook_export(m2, tmp_path / "a")
st.export_packed_student(m2, tmp_path / "b")
a, b = load_file(str(tmp_path / "a/model.safetensors")), load_file(str(tmp_path / "b/model.safetensors"))
assert a.keys() == b.keys() and all(torch.equal(a[k], b[k]) for k in a)
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