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Local AI load balancer for Ollama and MLX fleets with auto-discovery, smart routing, and OpenAI-compatible API.

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Local AI load balancer for Ollama and MLX fleets. Auto-discovery, smart routing, OpenAI-compatible API, zero config. Perfect for Mac Minis & Studios.

Pros

  • +Zero-config mDNS auto-discovery across devices
  • +Smart routing with thermal, memory, and latency awareness
  • +Supports multimodal models: vision, image gen, speech-to-text
  • +OpenAI-compatible API for easy integration

Cons

  • −Requires multiple devices for full benefit
  • −Homebrew install can take ~25 minutes due to source builds
  • −Limited to local network; no cloud scaling

Target audience: Developers and homelab enthusiasts running local AI fleets on Mac Minis or Studios who want to pool compute without cloud costs.

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