MLX Swift LM Expert

by ronaldmannakv1.0.0

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MLX Swift LM - Run LLMs and VLMs on Apple Silicon using MLX. Covers local inference, streaming, tool calling, LoRA fine-tuning, and embeddings.

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“This appears to be a legitimate technical tool for local MLX model execution with inherent privacy benefits from local processing. However, significant concerns exist regarding license compliance, unverified authorship, and unproven maintenance. The local execution model reduces many typical security risks.”

✅Data Privacy RiskRuns models locally on Apple Silicon, reducing cloud data exposure risk

✅Permission ScopeNo explicit permissions requested; local execution model limits scope

⚠️Supply Chain RiskAuthor identity unclear; no verified organizational affiliation

✅Code TransparencyWell-documented functionality with clear technical scope and examples

✅Malware IndicatorsNo suspicious patterns; focuses on legitimate ML framework integration

✅Social Engineering RiskTechnical tool unlikely to manipulate users socially

⚠️Dependency SafetyMLX framework dependencies not specified; unknown security audit status

⚠️Update FrequencyInitial release only; maintenance pattern not established

⚠️Community ValidationLimited community engagement (3 stars, 0 comments)

❌License ComplianceNo license specified, creating legal uncertainty for use/modification

Last scanned: 3/29/2026

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⚫ GitHub😊 Positive

Decouple from tokenizer and downloader packages

MLX Swift LM currently has two fundamental problems: - Model loading is tightly coupled to the Hugging Face Hub. A Hub client is required even when loading models from a local directory. - Model loading performance with Swift Transformers lags far behind the Python equivalent, typically taking s

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Consider alternative methods for deriving `mlx-swift-lm` repo

Related to https://github.com/ml-explore/mlx-swift-examples/pull/441 Thank you for your work maintaining these MLX projects. I'm glad to see reusable MLX libraries being extracted into a separate project. However, the way this is being done — manually recreating a new repo from scratch — has unin

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Add TurboQuant KV cache backend

## Summary This PR ports the TurboQuant KV-cache backend from `mlx-vlm` PR #858 into `mlx-swift-lm`, with the implementation centered in `MLXLMCommon` so it works for both `MLXLLM` and the text-decoder side of `MLXVLM`. The behavior matches the upstream intent: - fractional `kvBits` automatic

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Changelog v1.0.0

Initial release of mlx-swift-lm. - Run Large Language Models (LLMs) and Vision-Language Models (VLMs) locally on Apple Silicon using MLX. - Supports local inference, streaming text generation, and both single-turn and multi-turn chat via a ChatSession API. - Enables tool/function calling, LoRA/DoRA fine-tuning, and text embeddings for search/semantic applications. - Provides Swift-friendly factory/load interfaces for a variety of model types (LLM, VLM, Embeddings). - Offers quick-start code exa...

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Version: 1.0.0
Versions: 1
Author: ronaldmannak
Updated: Feb 26, 2026

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