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 "schema_version": 1,
 "generated": "2026-10-31",
 "id": "mozilla-ai-llamafile--run-a-local-llm-from-one-file",
 "repo": "mozilla-ai/llamafile",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/mozilla-ai/llamafile",
 "repo_slug": "mozilla-ai-llamafile",
 "title": "Run a local LLM from a single file",
 "page_title": "How to run a local LLM from a single file with Llamafile",
 "summary": "Download a prebuilt Llamafile, make it executable and chat with a model offline.",
 "who": "Someone who wants to try a local model without installing Python, drivers or a model server.",
 "problem": "Local LLM setups usually mean installing runtimes, picking formats and fighting dependencies.",
 "outcome": "A model running on your own machine from one executable, with no installation.",
 "steps": [
  "Download the example model with `curl -LO https://huggingface.co/mozilla-ai/llamafile_0.10/resolve/main/Qwen3.5-0.8B-Q8_0.llamafile`",
  "Make it executable with `chmod +x Qwen3.5-0.8B-Q8_0.llamafile` on macOS, Linux or BSD",
  "Run it with `./Qwen3.5-0.8B-Q8_0.llamafile`",
  "On Windows, rename the file to add the .exe extension before running",
  "When it works, pick a larger model from the pre-built llamafiles page if your hardware allows"
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Download the mozilla-ai/llamafile Qwen3.5 0.8B example, make it executable and run it. Then ask it <question> and tell me how fast it answered on this machine.",
 "agents": [
  "claude-code",
  "codex",
  "cursor"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Beginner",
 "time": "10 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "The 0.8B example is chosen because it is the smallest; expect simple answers until you move to a bigger model.",
 "category": "Software and DevOps",
 "tags": [
  "Software and DevOps"
 ],
 "lang": "c++",
 "requirements": [
  "macOS, Linux, BSD or Windows on most CPU architectures",
  "Disk space and RAM for the model you download",
  "On Windows, only executables under 4GB run directly"
 ],
 "risk": "none",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [],
 "best": true,
 "score": 1.0,
 "evidence": [],
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