Instructions to use meshllm/Kimi-K3-UD-Q4_K_XL-layers with libraries, inference providers, notebooks, and local apps. Follow these links to get started.

Notebooks
Google Colab
Kaggle
Local Apps Settings

How to use meshllm/Kimi-K3-UD-Q4_K_XL-layers 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 meshllm/Kimi-K3-UD-Q4_K_XL-layers
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
llama cli -hf meshllm/Kimi-K3-UD-Q4_K_XL-layers

Install from WinGet (Windows)

winget install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
llama serve -hf meshllm/Kimi-K3-UD-Q4_K_XL-layers
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
llama cli -hf meshllm/Kimi-K3-UD-Q4_K_XL-layers

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 meshllm/Kimi-K3-UD-Q4_K_XL-layers
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
./llama-cli -hf meshllm/Kimi-K3-UD-Q4_K_XL-layers

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 meshllm/Kimi-K3-UD-Q4_K_XL-layers
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
./build/bin/llama-cli -hf meshllm/Kimi-K3-UD-Q4_K_XL-layers

Use Docker

docker model run hf.co/meshllm/Kimi-K3-UD-Q4_K_XL-layers

LM Studio
Jan

vLLM

How to use meshllm/Kimi-K3-UD-Q4_K_XL-layers with vLLM:

Install from pip and serve model

# Install vLLM from pip:
pip install vllm
# Start the vLLM server:
vllm serve "meshllm/Kimi-K3-UD-Q4_K_XL-layers"
# Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API):
curl -X POST "http://localhost:8000/v1/chat/completions" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	--data '{
		"model": "meshllm/Kimi-K3-UD-Q4_K_XL-layers",
		"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/meshllm/Kimi-K3-UD-Q4_K_XL-layers

Ollama
How to use meshllm/Kimi-K3-UD-Q4_K_XL-layers with Ollama:
```
ollama run hf.co/meshllm/Kimi-K3-UD-Q4_K_XL-layers
```
Unsloth Desktop

How to use meshllm/Kimi-K3-UD-Q4_K_XL-layers with Pi:

Start the llama.cpp server

# Install llama.cpp:
brew install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server:
llama serve -hf meshllm/Kimi-K3-UD-Q4_K_XL-layers

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": "meshllm/Kimi-K3-UD-Q4_K_XL-layers"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Run Pi

# Start Pi in your project directory:
pi

Docker Model Runner
How to use meshllm/Kimi-K3-UD-Q4_K_XL-layers with Docker Model Runner:
```
docker model run hf.co/meshllm/Kimi-K3-UD-Q4_K_XL-layers
```

Lemonade

How to use meshllm/Kimi-K3-UD-Q4_K_XL-layers with Lemonade:

Pull the model

# Download Lemonade from https://lemonade-server.ai/
lemonade pull meshllm/Kimi-K3-UD-Q4_K_XL-layers

Run and chat with the model

lemonade run user.Kimi-K3-UD-Q4_K_XL-layers-{{QUANT_TAG}}

List all available models

lemonade list

Hermes Agent

How to use meshllm/Kimi-K3-UD-Q4_K_XL-layers with Hermes Agent:

Start the llama.cpp server

# Install llama.cpp:
brew install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server:
llama serve -hf meshllm/Kimi-K3-UD-Q4_K_XL-layers

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 meshllm/Kimi-K3-UD-Q4_K_XL-layers

Run Hermes

hermes

Atomic Chat

OpenClaw

How to use meshllm/Kimi-K3-UD-Q4_K_XL-layers with OpenClaw:

Start the llama.cpp server

# Install llama.cpp:
brew install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server:
llama serve -hf meshllm/Kimi-K3-UD-Q4_K_XL-layers

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 "meshllm/Kimi-K3-UD-Q4_K_XL-layers" \
  --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"

Kimi-K3-UD-Q4_K_XL

Distributed GGUF inference package for Mesh LLM

GGUF layer package for running Kimi-K3-UD-Q4_K_XL across a local Mesh LLM cluster.

This package is derived from unsloth/Kimi-K3-GGUF and keeps the original GGUF distribution split into per-layer artifacts for distributed inference.

Highlights

Run locally	Pool multiple machines	OpenAI-compatible	Package variant
Private inference on your hardware	Split layers across peers	Serve `/v1/chat/completions` locally	`UD-Q4_K_XL` layer package

Model Overview

Property	Value
Source model	unsloth/Kimi-K3-GGUF
Model id	`unsloth/Kimi-K3-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL`
Family	Kimi
Parameter scale	not recorded
Quantization	`UD-Q4_K_XL`
Layer count	93
Activation width	not recorded
Package size	0 B
Source file	`UD-Q4_K_XL/Kimi-K3-UD-Q4_K_XL-00001-of-00032.gguf`
Package repo	meshllm/Kimi-K3-UD-Q4_K_XL-layers
License	`other` from unsloth/Kimi-K3-GGUF

Recommended Use

Local and private inference with Mesh LLM.
Multi-machine serving when the full GGUF is too large for one host.
OpenAI-compatible chat/completions workflows through Mesh LLM's local API.

For upstream architecture details, chat template guidance, sampling recommendations, license terms, and benchmark notes, see the source model card: unsloth/Kimi-K3-GGUF.

Quickstart

# Run this on each machine that should contribute memory/compute.
mesh-llm serve --model "meshllm/Kimi-K3-UD-Q4_K_XL-layers" --split

# Check the mesh and discover the OpenAI-compatible model name.
curl -s http://localhost:3131/api/status
curl -s http://localhost:3131/v1/models

# Send an OpenAI-compatible chat request.
curl -s http://localhost:3131/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "unsloth/Kimi-K3-GGUF:UD-Q4_K_XL",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Write a tiny hello-world function in Rust."}],
    "max_tokens": 128
  }'

Package Variant

Property	Value
Format	`gguf`
Canonical source ref	`unsloth/Kimi-K3-GGUF@a0836360ce58dfec088d966a97f2ddc8a606279b/UD-Q4_K_XL/Kimi-K3-UD-Q4_K_XL-00001-of-00032.gguf`
Source revision	`a0836360ce58dfec088d966a97f2ddc8a606279b`
Source SHA-256	`6a4946f4e60ebf19a3a8b0ac9f0fe7cd7f8c62936644b88c262c2fc01814ad87`
Skippy ABI	`not recorded`
Package manifest SHA-256	`240b16cc6ddb7bb8c8073ca609b74fe93af14e8407cc9bdf2bc4ef675161b849`

What Is Included

Artifact	Path	Contents	SHA-256
Manifest	`model-package.json`	Package schema, source identity, checksums	`240b16cc6ddb7bb8c8073ca609b74fe93af14e8407cc9bdf2bc4ef675161b849`

Validation

Generated by the Mesh LLM HF Jobs splitter from mesh-llm ref f932c4d1dc12b3e3a670d5f470cedd5cdcc5db39. Each artifact is checksummed as it is written, uploaded to this repository, and removed from the job workspace before the next artifact is produced.

skippy-model-package write-package "/hf-cache/UD-Q4_K_XL/Kimi-K3-UD-Q4_K_XL-00001-of-00032.gguf" --out-dir "/tmp/meshllm-layer-job-meshllm_Kimi-K3-UD-Q4_K_XL-layers-1"

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Highlights

Model Overview

Recommended Use

Quickstart

Package Variant

What Is Included

Validation

Links

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