Installation¶
Prerequisites¶
- Python 3.13+
- macOS with Apple Silicon (MLX requires Metal GPU acceleration)
Setup¶
Optional: Gmail support¶
Optional: Documentation tools¶
Verify Installation¶
MLX Models¶
Models are downloaded automatically on first use. The defaults are:
| Component | Model | Size |
|---|---|---|
| Embeddings (Signal 5) | nomic-ai/nomic-embed-text-v1.5 |
~280MB |
| LLM (Signal 6) | mlx-community/gemma-4-e4b-it-OptiQ-4bit |
~2.5GB |