Instructions to use zenlm/zen-agent-4b with libraries, inference providers, notebooks, and local apps. Follow these links to get started.

Libraries

How to use zenlm/zen-agent-4b with Transformers:

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

pipe = pipeline("text-generation", model="zenlm/zen-agent-4b")
messages = [
    {"role": "user", "content": "Who are you?"},
]
pipe(messages)

# Load model directly
from transformers import AutoTokenizer, AutoModelForCausalLM

tokenizer = AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained("zenlm/zen-agent-4b")
model = AutoModelForCausalLM.from_pretrained("zenlm/zen-agent-4b", 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 zenlm/zen-agent-4b 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 zenlm/zen-agent-4b:Q2_K
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
llama cli -hf zenlm/zen-agent-4b:Q2_K

Install from WinGet (Windows)

winget install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
llama serve -hf zenlm/zen-agent-4b:Q2_K
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
llama cli -hf zenlm/zen-agent-4b:Q2_K

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 zenlm/zen-agent-4b:Q2_K
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
./llama-cli -hf zenlm/zen-agent-4b:Q2_K

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 zenlm/zen-agent-4b:Q2_K
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
./build/bin/llama-cli -hf zenlm/zen-agent-4b:Q2_K

Use Docker

docker model run hf.co/zenlm/zen-agent-4b:Q2_K

LM Studio
Jan

vLLM

How to use zenlm/zen-agent-4b with vLLM:

Install from pip and serve model

# Install vLLM from pip:
pip install vllm
# Start the vLLM server:
vllm serve "zenlm/zen-agent-4b"
# Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API):
curl -X POST "http://localhost:8000/v1/chat/completions" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	--data '{
		"model": "zenlm/zen-agent-4b",
		"messages": [
			{
				"role": "user",
				"content": "What is the capital of France?"
			}
		]
	}'

Use Docker

docker model run hf.co/zenlm/zen-agent-4b:Q2_K

SGLang

How to use zenlm/zen-agent-4b 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 "zenlm/zen-agent-4b" \
    --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": "zenlm/zen-agent-4b",
		"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 "zenlm/zen-agent-4b" \
        --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": "zenlm/zen-agent-4b",
		"messages": [
			{
				"role": "user",
				"content": "What is the capital of France?"
			}
		]
	}'

Ollama
How to use zenlm/zen-agent-4b with Ollama:
```
ollama run hf.co/zenlm/zen-agent-4b:Q2_K
```

Unsloth Studio

How to use zenlm/zen-agent-4b with Unsloth Studio:

Install Unsloth Studio (macOS, Linux, WSL)

curl -fsSL https://unsloth.ai/install.sh | sh
# Run unsloth studio
unsloth studio -H 0.0.0.0 -p 8888
# Then open http://localhost:8888 in your browser
# Search for zenlm/zen-agent-4b to start chatting

Install Unsloth Studio (Windows)

irm https://unsloth.ai/install.ps1 | iex
# Run unsloth studio
unsloth studio -H 0.0.0.0 -p 8888
# Then open http://localhost:8888 in your browser
# Search for zenlm/zen-agent-4b to start chatting

Using HuggingFace Spaces for Unsloth

# No setup required
# Open https://huggingface.co/spaces/unsloth/studio in your browser
# Search for zenlm/zen-agent-4b to start chatting

How to use zenlm/zen-agent-4b with Pi:

Start the llama.cpp server

# Install llama.cpp:
brew install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server:
llama serve -hf zenlm/zen-agent-4b:Q2_K

Configure the model in Pi

# Install Pi:
npm install -g @mariozechner/pi-coding-agent
# Add to ~/.pi/agent/models.json:
{
  "providers": {
    "llama-cpp": {
      "baseUrl": "http://localhost:8080/v1",
      "api": "openai-completions",
      "apiKey": "none",
      "models": [
        {
          "id": "zenlm/zen-agent-4b:Q2_K"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Run Pi

# Start Pi in your project directory:
pi

Hermes Agent new

How to use zenlm/zen-agent-4b with Hermes Agent:

Start the llama.cpp server

# Install llama.cpp:
brew install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server:
llama serve -hf zenlm/zen-agent-4b:Q2_K

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 zenlm/zen-agent-4b:Q2_K

Run Hermes

hermes

Atomic Chat new

OpenClaw new

How to use zenlm/zen-agent-4b with OpenClaw:

Start the llama.cpp server

# Install llama.cpp:
brew install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server:
llama serve -hf zenlm/zen-agent-4b:Q2_K

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 "zenlm/zen-agent-4b:Q2_K" \
  --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"

Docker Model Runner
How to use zenlm/zen-agent-4b with Docker Model Runner:
```
docker model run hf.co/zenlm/zen-agent-4b:Q2_K
```

Lemonade

How to use zenlm/zen-agent-4b with Lemonade:

Pull the model

# Download Lemonade from https://lemonade-server.ai/
lemonade pull zenlm/zen-agent-4b:Q2_K

Run and chat with the model

lemonade run user.zen-agent-4b-Q2_K

List all available models

lemonade list

Zen Agent 4b

Compact 4B agent model with strong function calling and tool-use capabilities.

Overview

Fine-tuned from Qwen3-4B-Instruct-2507 (Apache 2.0) with Hanzo identity + agentic-data training + abliteration. Dense Qwen3 architecture, 4B parameters, 256K-token context.

Developed by Hanzo AI and the Zoo Labs Foundation.

Quick Start

from transformers import AutoModelForCausalLM, AutoTokenizer

model_id = "zenlm/zen-agent-4b"
tokenizer = AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained(model_id)
model = AutoModelForCausalLM.from_pretrained(model_id, torch_dtype="auto", device_map="auto")

messages = [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
text = tokenizer.apply_chat_template(messages, tokenize=False, add_generation_prompt=True)
inputs = tokenizer([text], return_tensors="pt").to(model.device)
outputs = model.generate(**inputs, max_new_tokens=512)
print(tokenizer.decode(outputs[0][inputs.input_ids.shape[1]:], skip_special_tokens=True))

API Access

curl https://api.hanzo.ai/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HANZO_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model": "zen-agent-4b", "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]}'

Get your API key at console.hanzo.ai — $5 free credit on signup.

Model Details

Attribute	Value
Base model	Qwen/Qwen3-4B-Instruct-2507
Parameters	4B
Architecture	Qwen3 (dense)
Context	256K tokens
License	Apache 2.0

Credits

Fine-tuned from Qwen/Qwen3-4B-Instruct-2507 by Qwen (Alibaba Cloud), licensed under Apache 2.0. Hanzo adds identity training, agentic-data fine-tuning, and abliteration.