Instructions to use IsValorum/Nex-N2.5-mini-APEX-I-MiniPlus-V1-GGUF with libraries, inference providers, notebooks, and local apps. Follow these links to get started.

Notebooks
Google Colab
Kaggle
Local Apps Settings

How to use IsValorum/Nex-N2.5-mini-APEX-I-MiniPlus-V1-GGUF 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 IsValorum/Nex-N2.5-mini-APEX-I-MiniPlus-V1-GGUF:Q8_0
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
llama cli -hf IsValorum/Nex-N2.5-mini-APEX-I-MiniPlus-V1-GGUF:Q8_0

Install from WinGet (Windows)

winget install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
llama serve -hf IsValorum/Nex-N2.5-mini-APEX-I-MiniPlus-V1-GGUF:Q8_0
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
llama cli -hf IsValorum/Nex-N2.5-mini-APEX-I-MiniPlus-V1-GGUF:Q8_0

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 IsValorum/Nex-N2.5-mini-APEX-I-MiniPlus-V1-GGUF:Q8_0
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
./llama-cli -hf IsValorum/Nex-N2.5-mini-APEX-I-MiniPlus-V1-GGUF:Q8_0

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 IsValorum/Nex-N2.5-mini-APEX-I-MiniPlus-V1-GGUF:Q8_0
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
./build/bin/llama-cli -hf IsValorum/Nex-N2.5-mini-APEX-I-MiniPlus-V1-GGUF:Q8_0

Use Docker

docker model run hf.co/IsValorum/Nex-N2.5-mini-APEX-I-MiniPlus-V1-GGUF:Q8_0

LM Studio
Jan

vLLM

How to use IsValorum/Nex-N2.5-mini-APEX-I-MiniPlus-V1-GGUF with vLLM:

Install from pip and serve model

# Install vLLM from pip:
pip install vllm
# Start the vLLM server:
vllm serve "IsValorum/Nex-N2.5-mini-APEX-I-MiniPlus-V1-GGUF"
# Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API):
curl -X POST "http://localhost:8000/v1/chat/completions" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	--data '{
		"model": "IsValorum/Nex-N2.5-mini-APEX-I-MiniPlus-V1-GGUF",
		"messages": [
			{
				"role": "user",
				"content": [
					{
						"type": "text",
						"text": "Describe this image in one sentence."
					},
					{
						"type": "image_url",
						"image_url": {
							"url": "https://cdn.britannica.com/61/93061-050-99147DCE/Statue-of-Liberty-Island-New-York-Bay.jpg"
						}
					}
				]
			}
		]
	}'

Use Docker

docker model run hf.co/IsValorum/Nex-N2.5-mini-APEX-I-MiniPlus-V1-GGUF:Q8_0

Ollama
How to use IsValorum/Nex-N2.5-mini-APEX-I-MiniPlus-V1-GGUF with Ollama:
```
ollama run hf.co/IsValorum/Nex-N2.5-mini-APEX-I-MiniPlus-V1-GGUF:Q8_0
```
Unsloth Desktop

How to use IsValorum/Nex-N2.5-mini-APEX-I-MiniPlus-V1-GGUF with Pi:

Start the llama.cpp server

# Install llama.cpp:
brew install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server:
llama serve -hf IsValorum/Nex-N2.5-mini-APEX-I-MiniPlus-V1-GGUF:Q8_0

Configure the model in Pi

# Install Pi:
npm install -g @earendil-works/pi-coding-agent
# Add to ~/.pi/agent/models.json:
{
  "providers": {
    "llama-cpp": {
      "baseUrl": "http://localhost:8080/v1",
      "api": "openai-completions",
      "apiKey": "none",
      "models": [
        {
          "id": "IsValorum/Nex-N2.5-mini-APEX-I-MiniPlus-V1-GGUF:Q8_0"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Run Pi

# Start Pi in your project directory:
pi

Docker Model Runner
How to use IsValorum/Nex-N2.5-mini-APEX-I-MiniPlus-V1-GGUF with Docker Model Runner:
```
docker model run hf.co/IsValorum/Nex-N2.5-mini-APEX-I-MiniPlus-V1-GGUF:Q8_0
```

Lemonade

How to use IsValorum/Nex-N2.5-mini-APEX-I-MiniPlus-V1-GGUF with Lemonade:

Pull the model

# Download Lemonade from https://lemonade-server.ai/
lemonade pull IsValorum/Nex-N2.5-mini-APEX-I-MiniPlus-V1-GGUF:Q8_0

Run and chat with the model

lemonade run user.Nex-N2.5-mini-APEX-I-MiniPlus-V1-GGUF-Q8_0

List all available models

lemonade list

Hermes Agent

How to use IsValorum/Nex-N2.5-mini-APEX-I-MiniPlus-V1-GGUF with Hermes Agent:

Start the llama.cpp server

# Install llama.cpp:
brew install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server:
llama serve -hf IsValorum/Nex-N2.5-mini-APEX-I-MiniPlus-V1-GGUF:Q8_0

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 IsValorum/Nex-N2.5-mini-APEX-I-MiniPlus-V1-GGUF:Q8_0

Run Hermes

hermes

Atomic Chat

OpenClaw

How to use IsValorum/Nex-N2.5-mini-APEX-I-MiniPlus-V1-GGUF with OpenClaw:

Start the llama.cpp server

# Install llama.cpp:
brew install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server:
llama serve -hf IsValorum/Nex-N2.5-mini-APEX-I-MiniPlus-V1-GGUF:Q8_0

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 "IsValorum/Nex-N2.5-mini-APEX-I-MiniPlus-V1-GGUF:Q8_0" \
  --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"

Context Checkpoints: applicable for llama.cpp?

by ItachiSan - opened 3 days ago

Discussion

ItachiSan

3 days ago

Heja, started playing with this model!
I think it is great that this model fits with smaller setups (mine is 6GB VRAM dGPU + 32GB RAM laptop)

I am a bit curious why the context checkpoint flags. That should just keep track of older conversations and avoid reprocessing the whole input, right?
I want to understand if it is applicable also to llama.cpp or just Unsloth Studio.

IsValorum

Owner 3 days ago

Hey! This applies to both Unsloth Studio and llama.cpp. Current llama.cpp defaults to 32 context checkpoints per slot, which is excessive for smaller setups.
Context checkpoints prevent the model from reprocessing the entire conversation on every new turn. If you set them to 0, checkpoints are disabled, so each new message requires the model to process the whole conversation again. As the conversation grows, the time before the model begins responding also increases.
Setting it to 1 is usually enough: it avoids that repeated processing and lets you regenerate the latest response if the model enters a loop or you simply dislike its answer. In my setup, one checkpoint does not increase the observed memory allocation because the runtime already reserves that memory

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