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MacProvider

Pooled Apple Silicon inference. Contribute a Mac, earn per request. Buy OpenAI-compatible inference at cost.

For Providers	For Buyers
Run MLX models locally on any M1+ Mac	OpenAI-compatible /v1/chat/completions endpoint
Outbound WebSocket only — no port-forwarding needed	Route to the full pool or pin to a specific provider
Earn per request served	Pay only for compute, no subscription required
Manage your node at console.streamvc.live	Chat and monitor at console.streamvc.live

Console

console.streamvc.live is the front end for MacProvider. Use it to chat with the network, manage your provider node, or monitor the pool:

• Send requests to the network directly from the browser
• View session history and per-request logs
• Manage provider status and pool visibility
• Review billing and earnings

Architecture

Provider Mac (MLX)
  └── outbound WS ──▶ MacProvider
                      (pool · routing · billing)
                             │
               ┌─────────────┴─────────────┐
               │                           │
    api.streamvc.live/v1          console.streamvc.live
    (OpenAI-compatible)               (web front end)

New public installs join as provisional providers over outbound WebSocket tunneling and can be promoted to pinned by the operator after observation. No inbound port-forwarding is required on the provider Mac.

For Providers

Run on any Apple Silicon Mac (M1 or newer, macOS 14+):

curl -fsSL https://get.streamvc.live/install.sh | bash

The installer:

• Picks a recommended MLX model based on available RAM (you can override)
• Asks for a stable provider handle used as your pool identity
• Downloads and verifies the latest macprovider-cli release against a signed checksum manifest
• Installs under ~/macprovider and sets up a user-level launchd service
• Runs a local /v1/models check and a coordinator pool visibility check

Security note: curl | bash gives the downloaded script control of your user account. Inspect first if you prefer:

curl -fsSL https://get.streamvc.live/install.sh -o install.sh
less install.sh
bash install.sh

The binary is checksum-verified against a signed release manifest. macOS quarantine (xattr) is cleared with your approval during install. Developer ID signing and notarization are planned for a future release.

For Buyers

Base URL: https://api.streamvc.live

The API is OpenAI-compatible — swap in your existing client:

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.streamvc.live/v1",
    api_key="<your-api-key>",
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="mlx-community/Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct-4bit",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

Get an API key → api.streamvc.live/auth/github/start
API reference → api.streamvc.live/docs#api-reference

Releases

Current release: v1.2.5
Full changelog and signed binaries: github.com/augustas11/macprovider/releases