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 "schema_version": 1,
 "generated": "2026-10-31",
 "repo": "exo-explore/exo",
 "name": "exo",
 "owner": "exo-explore",
 "slug": "exo-explore-exo",
 "github": "https://github.com/exo-explore/exo",
 "what": "exo connects your devices into one AI cluster so you can run models larger than any single device could hold, and run them faster as you add devices. Devices on the same network discover each other automatically, exo splits the model with topology-aware auto parallel and tensor parallelism on an MLX backend, and supports RDMA over Thunderbolt 5. Each device exposes a dashboard and an API compatible with OpenAI Chat Completions, Claude Messages, OpenAI Responses and Ollama.",
 "why": "48k stars, talked about in 2 AI sources we track",
 "language": "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"
 ],
 "audience_note": "Mac owners and home lab builders who want to pool several machines to run large open models locally.",
 "risk": "none",
 "section": "earlier",
 "weekly_rank": null,
 "category": "Software and DevOps",
 "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/exo-explore-exo/",
 "use_case_count": 3,
 "use_cases": [
  {
   "id": "exo-explore-exo--pool-several-macs-into-one-ai-cluster",
   "title": "Pool several Macs to run a model none could run alone",
   "best": true,
   "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/exo-explore-exo/pool-several-macs-into-one-ai-cluster/",
   "json": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/u/exo-explore-exo/pool-several-macs-into-one-ai-cluster.json"
  },
  {
   "id": "exo-explore-exo--point-existing-ai-tools-at-an-exo-cluster",
   "title": "Use your existing AI tools with a local Exo cluster",
   "best": false,
   "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/exo-explore-exo/point-existing-ai-tools-at-an-exo-cluster/",
   "json": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/u/exo-explore-exo/point-existing-ai-tools-at-an-exo-cluster.json"
  },
  {
   "id": "exo-explore-exo--run-a-separate-test-cluster-with-exo",
   "title": "Run a test cluster next to your main one",
   "best": false,
   "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/exo-explore-exo/run-a-separate-test-cluster-with-exo/",
   "json": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/u/exo-explore-exo/run-a-separate-test-cluster-with-exo.json"
  }
 ],
 "disclaimer": "Third-party repos we don't own or vouch for. AI-generated use cases can be wrong: review everything and run at your own risk."
}