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 "generated": "2026-10-31",
 "id": "exo-explore-exo--pool-several-macs-into-one-ai-cluster",
 "repo": "exo-explore/exo",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/exo-explore/exo",
 "repo_slug": "exo-explore-exo",
 "title": "Pool several Macs to run a model none could run alone",
 "page_title": "How to pool several Macs to run a model none could run alone with Exo",
 "summary": "Install Exo on each Mac and let them discover each other and split a large model across their memory.",
 "who": "Someone with two or more Apple silicon Macs who wants to run a model bigger than one machine's RAM.",
 "problem": "Large open models need more memory than a single desktop or laptop has.",
 "outcome": "One cluster that runs the model across all Macs, managed from the dashboard at localhost:52415.",
 "steps": [
  "Install the macOS app from EXO-latest.dmg or with `brew install --cask exo`",
  "Open EXO and allow Local Network access so it can find your other devices",
  "Install EXO on the other Mac, put both on the same Wi-Fi or Ethernet network or connect them with a Thunderbolt cable, and make sure both run the same version",
  "Watch the new Mac appear in the dashboard within a few seconds",
  "Pick a model in the dashboard and chat; Exo's topology-aware auto parallel decides how to split it"
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Help me set up exo-explore/exo on my <number> Macs: install with `brew install --cask exo`, check they run the same version, and troubleshoot if one does not show up in the dashboard.",
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 "difficulty": "Beginner",
 "time": "30 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "Devices running different Exo versions do not join each other, so update every Mac together.",
 "category": "Software and DevOps",
 "tags": [
  "Software and DevOps"
 ],
 "lang": "python",
 "requirements": [
  "For the macOS app: a Mac with Apple silicon and macOS Sequoia 15.1 or later",
  "RDMA over Thunderbolt needs macOS Tahoe 26.2 or later",
  "From source: macOS or Linux with Xcode (on Mac), uv, node and rust",
  "Every device on the same network and the same exo version"
 ],
 "risk": "none",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [
  {
   "tag": "system",
   "notice": "The optional Thunderbolt network setup installs a system service that switches the Mac to an Exo network location; custom IP, DNS or proxy settings do not apply while it is in use."
  }
 ],
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 "score": 1.0,
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