How to use mlx-community/gemma-4-e4b-it-mxfp4 with MLX:
# Make sure mlx-vlm is installed # pip install --upgrade mlx-vlm from mlx_vlm import load, generate from mlx_vlm.prompt_utils import apply_chat_template from mlx_vlm.utils import load_config # Load the model model, processor = load("mlx-community/gemma-4-e4b-it-mxfp4") config = load_config("mlx-community/gemma-4-e4b-it-mxfp4") # Prepare input image = ["http://images.cocodataset.org/val2017/000000039769.jpg"] prompt = "Describe this image." # Apply chat template formatted_prompt = apply_chat_template( processor, config, prompt, num_images=1 ) # Generate output output = generate(model, processor, formatted_prompt, image) print(output)
How to use mlx-community/gemma-4-e4b-it-mxfp4 with Pi:
# Install MLX LM: uv tool install mlx-lm # Start a local OpenAI-compatible server: mlx_lm.server --model "mlx-community/gemma-4-e4b-it-mxfp4"
# Install Pi: npm install -g @mariozechner/pi-coding-agent # Add to ~/.pi/agent/models.json: { "providers": { "mlx-lm": { "baseUrl": "http://localhost:8080/v1", "api": "openai-completions", "apiKey": "none", "models": [ { "id": "mlx-community/gemma-4-e4b-it-mxfp4" } ] } } }
# Start Pi in your project directory: pi
How to use mlx-community/gemma-4-e4b-it-mxfp4 with 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 "mlx-community/gemma-4-e4b-it-mxfp4" \ --custom-provider-id mlx-lm \ --custom-compatibility openai \ --custom-text-input \ --accept-risk \ --skip-health
openclaw agent --local --agent main --message "Hello from Hugging Face"
How to use mlx-community/gemma-4-e4b-it-mxfp4 with Hermes Agent:
# 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 mlx-community/gemma-4-e4b-it-mxfp4
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