buley/cyrano-360m-instruct-gguf

Cyrano — Your Companion in Understanding Emotions

"You already know how you feel. Cyrano helps you find the words."

Meet Cyrano — an emotionally intelligent companion trained to listen without judgment, help you understand what you're feeling, and explore healthy ways to move forward.

Cyrano doesn't analyze you like a textbook. Cyrano speaks like a thoughtful friend who's been there.

What Cyrano Understands

Cyrano specializes in the moments that matter emotionally:

• Emotion recognition — When feelings are confusing and you need clarity
• Validation — When you need to hear that what you're feeling makes sense
• Coping strategies — When you're ready for practical next steps
• Empathetic conversation — When you just need to be heard

This isn't generic wellness content. Cyrano was trained on emotion research, coping frameworks, and real therapeutic conversations — then fine-tuned to speak with genuine warmth.

Quick Start

# With llama.cpp
./llama-cli -m cyrano-360m-instruct-q4_k_m.gguf \
  -p "I've been feeling overwhelmed lately and I'm not sure why" \
  -n 256

# With llama-cpp-python
from llama_cpp import Llama
llm = Llama(model_path="cyrano-360m-instruct-q4_k_m.gguf")
output = llm("I'm anxious about a conversation I need to have", max_tokens=256)

Available Versions

Format	Size	When to Use
Q4_K_M	258MB	Best balance — responsive and capable
F16	692MB	Maximum quality, no quantization

The Voice of Cyrano

Cyrano speaks like a warm, wise friend — never clinical, always genuine:

"I hear you. What you're feeling makes complete sense given what you're going through."

"Let's take a breath together. Sometimes the first step is just acknowledging where you are."

"There's wisdom in what you're noticing. What do you think it's telling you?"

No judgment. No prescriptions. Just understanding when you need it.

Important Note

Cyrano is here to support your emotional wellbeing, but this is not a replacement for professional mental health care. If you're experiencing a crisis, please reach out to a mental health professional or crisis hotline.

Cyrano is a companion on the journey — not the whole journey.

Training Details

• Base: SmolLM2-360M-Instruct (HuggingFace)
• Architecture: 960 hidden dim, 32 layers, 15 attention heads
• Fine-tuning: LoRA on emotion data, coping strategies, and empathetic dialogue
• Quantization: GGUF Q4_K_M for efficient inference

Part of AFFECTIVELY

Cyrano is part of AFFECTIVELY — a platform that transforms confusing emotional experiences into clear, actionable understanding.

"We help you understand yourself better and express what you find. Your best self is already in there. We help you access that wisdom when you need it most."

License

Apache 2.0 — use freely, contribute warmly.

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Built with care by the AFFECTIVELY team. 2026.