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 "title": "Create a local macOS VM on Apple Silicon with Lume",
 "page_title": "How to create a local macOS VM on Apple Silicon with Lume with Cua",
 "summary": "Install Lume, create a macOS Tahoe VM from an Apple restore image and connect over SSH.",
 "who": "A developer who needs clean macOS environments for testing or for agents to work in.",
 "problem": "Testing on a fresh macOS install or isolating an agent usually means a second Mac.",
 "outcome": "A vanilla macOS Tahoe VM running locally on Apple's Virtualization Framework, reachable over SSH.",
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  "Install Lume: `/bin/bash -c \"$(curl -fsSL https://cua.ai/lume/install.sh)\"`",
  "Follow the Create your first Lume VM quickstart",
  "Create a macOS Tahoe VM from an Apple restore image and start it",
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  "Hand the VM to your agent or test suite instead of your main machine"
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 "time": "1 hour",
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 "caveat": "Lume needs Apple Silicon, and a macOS VM image is a large download.",
 "category": "Software and DevOps",
 "tags": [
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 ],
 "lang": "rust",
 "requirements": [
  "macOS 26 or later for Cua Spaces",
  "Apple Silicon for Lume VMs",
  "macOS, Linux or Windows for the cua CLI and Cua Driver",
  "Spaces is free for individuals; Pro and Teams are paid"
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