Nice, a rust tool wrapping llama.cpp
how does it differ from llama-server?
and from llama-swap?
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Shimmy is designed to be "invisible infrastructure" - the simplest possible way to get local inference working with your existing AI tools. llama-server gives you more control, llama-swap gives you multi-model management.
Key differences:
- Architecture: llama-swap = proxy + multiple servers, Shimmy = single server
- Resource usage: llama-swap runs multiple processes, Shimmy = one 50MB process
- Use case: llama-swap for managing many models, Shimmy for simplicityShimmy is for when you want the absolute minimum footprint - CI/CD pipelines, quick local testing, or systems where you can't install 680MB of dependencies.