How to use Vontra/Solar-Open2-250B-MLX-8bit with MLX:
# Make sure mlx-lm is installed # pip install --upgrade mlx-lm # Generate text with mlx-lm from mlx_lm import load, generate model, tokenizer = load("Vontra/Solar-Open2-250B-MLX-8bit") prompt = "Write a story about Einstein" messages = [{"role": "user", "content": prompt}] prompt = tokenizer.apply_chat_template( messages, add_generation_prompt=True ) text = generate(model, tokenizer, prompt=prompt, verbose=True)
How to use Vontra/Solar-Open2-250B-MLX-8bit with Pi:
# Install MLX LM: uv tool install mlx-lm # Start a local OpenAI-compatible server: mlx_lm.server --model "Vontra/Solar-Open2-250B-MLX-8bit"
# Install Pi: npm install -g @mariozechner/pi-coding-agent # Add to ~/.pi/agent/models.json: { "providers": { "mlx-lm": { "baseUrl": "http://localhost:8080/v1", "api": "openai-completions", "apiKey": "none", "models": [ { "id": "Vontra/Solar-Open2-250B-MLX-8bit" } ] } } }
# Start Pi in your project directory: pi
How to use Vontra/Solar-Open2-250B-MLX-8bit with Hermes Agent:
# 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 Vontra/Solar-Open2-250B-MLX-8bit
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How to use Vontra/Solar-Open2-250B-MLX-8bit with 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 "Vontra/Solar-Open2-250B-MLX-8bit" \ --custom-provider-id mlx-lm \ --custom-compatibility openai \ --custom-text-input \ --accept-risk \ --skip-health
openclaw agent --local --agent main --message "Hello from Hugging Face"
How to use Vontra/Solar-Open2-250B-MLX-8bit with MLX LM:
# Install MLX LM uv tool install mlx-lm # Interactive chat REPL mlx_lm.chat --model "Vontra/Solar-Open2-250B-MLX-8bit"
# Install MLX LM uv tool install mlx-lm # Start the server mlx_lm.server --model "Vontra/Solar-Open2-250B-MLX-8bit" # Calling the OpenAI-compatible server with curl curl -X POST "http://localhost:8000/v1/chat/completions" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ --data '{ "model": "Vontra/Solar-Open2-250B-MLX-8bit", "messages": [ {"role": "user", "content": "Hello"} ] }'
