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# llamafile

**What:** Package a model and runtime into one executable.

**Why:** Runs open models on your own hardware.

**Category:** Runtimes & inference · **Stack layer:** runtime

## Status

Catalog entry. Existence and repo metadata checked 2026-10-15 via the GitHub API. Install commands below are auto-extracted from the README and have NOT been executed or verified. Read the README before running anything; prefer a sandbox or venv.

## Install (unverified)

No install command found. no install command found in README; follow the README or docs

## Verify

No verified check yet. Minimum: the install command exits 0 and the tool's own help/version flag runs (exact flag: see README).

## Rollback (unverified)

No derived rollback. Remove what the install created (see README).

## Links

- Homepage: https://docs.mozilla.ai/llamafile
- Repo: https://github.com/mozilla-ai/llamafile
- README: https://github.com/mozilla-ai/llamafile#readme