Instructions to use YoSaNoo/Forge-1-Gemma-4-E2B with libraries, inference providers, notebooks, and local apps. Follow these links to get started.

Notebooks
Google Colab
Kaggle
Local Apps Settings

How to use YoSaNoo/Forge-1-Gemma-4-E2B with llama.cpp:

Install (macOS, Linux)

curl -LsSf https://llama.app/install.sh | sh
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
llama serve -hf YoSaNoo/Forge-1-Gemma-4-E2B:Q4_K_M
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
llama cli -hf YoSaNoo/Forge-1-Gemma-4-E2B:Q4_K_M

Install from WinGet (Windows)

winget install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
llama serve -hf YoSaNoo/Forge-1-Gemma-4-E2B:Q4_K_M
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
llama cli -hf YoSaNoo/Forge-1-Gemma-4-E2B:Q4_K_M

Build from source code

git clone https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp.git
cd llama.cpp
cmake -B build
cmake --build build -j --target llama-app
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
./build/bin/llama serve -hf YoSaNoo/Forge-1-Gemma-4-E2B:Q4_K_M
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
./build/bin/llama cli -hf YoSaNoo/Forge-1-Gemma-4-E2B:Q4_K_M

Use Docker

docker model run hf.co/YoSaNoo/Forge-1-Gemma-4-E2B:Q4_K_M

Llama new
LM Studio
Jan

vLLM

How to use YoSaNoo/Forge-1-Gemma-4-E2B with vLLM:

Install from pip and serve model

# Install vLLM from pip:
pip install vllm
# Start the vLLM server:
vllm serve "YoSaNoo/Forge-1-Gemma-4-E2B"
# Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API):
curl -X POST "http://localhost:8000/v1/chat/completions" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	--data '{
		"model": "YoSaNoo/Forge-1-Gemma-4-E2B",
		"messages": [
			{
				"role": "user",
				"content": "What is the capital of France?"
			}
		]
	}'

Use Docker

docker model run hf.co/YoSaNoo/Forge-1-Gemma-4-E2B:Q4_K_M

Ollama
How to use YoSaNoo/Forge-1-Gemma-4-E2B with Ollama:
```
ollama run hf.co/YoSaNoo/Forge-1-Gemma-4-E2B:Q4_K_M
```
Unsloth Desktop

How to use YoSaNoo/Forge-1-Gemma-4-E2B with Pi:

Start the llama.cpp server

# Install llama.cpp:
brew install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server:
llama serve -hf YoSaNoo/Forge-1-Gemma-4-E2B:Q4_K_M

Configure the model in Pi

# Install Pi:
npm install -g @earendil-works/pi-coding-agent
# Add to ~/.pi/agent/models.json:
{
  "providers": {
    "llama-cpp": {
      "baseUrl": "http://localhost:8080/v1",
      "api": "openai-completions",
      "apiKey": "none",
      "models": [
        {
          "id": "YoSaNoo/Forge-1-Gemma-4-E2B:Q4_K_M"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

Run Pi

# Start Pi in your project directory:
pi

Docker Model Runner
How to use YoSaNoo/Forge-1-Gemma-4-E2B with Docker Model Runner:
```
docker model run hf.co/YoSaNoo/Forge-1-Gemma-4-E2B:Q4_K_M
```

Lemonade

How to use YoSaNoo/Forge-1-Gemma-4-E2B with Lemonade:

Pull the model

# Download Lemonade from https://lemonade-server.ai/
lemonade pull YoSaNoo/Forge-1-Gemma-4-E2B:Q4_K_M

Run and chat with the model

lemonade run user.Forge-1-Gemma-4-E2B-Q4_K_M

List all available models

lemonade list

Hermes Agent

How to use YoSaNoo/Forge-1-Gemma-4-E2B with Hermes Agent:

Start the llama.cpp server

# Install llama.cpp:
brew install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server:
llama serve -hf YoSaNoo/Forge-1-Gemma-4-E2B:Q4_K_M

Configure Hermes

# Install Hermes:
curl -fsSL https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/install.sh | bash
hermes setup
# Point Hermes at the local server:
hermes config set model.provider custom
hermes config set model.base_url http://127.0.0.1:8080/v1
hermes config set model.default YoSaNoo/Forge-1-Gemma-4-E2B:Q4_K_M

Run Hermes

hermes

Atomic Chat

OpenClaw

How to use YoSaNoo/Forge-1-Gemma-4-E2B with OpenClaw:

Start the llama.cpp server

# Install llama.cpp:
brew install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server:
llama serve -hf YoSaNoo/Forge-1-Gemma-4-E2B:Q4_K_M

Configure OpenClaw

# Install OpenClaw:
npm install -g openclaw@latest
# Register the local server and set it as the default model:
openclaw onboard --non-interactive --mode local \
  --auth-choice custom-api-key \
  --custom-base-url http://127.0.0.1:8080/v1 \
  --custom-model-id "YoSaNoo/Forge-1-Gemma-4-E2B:Q4_K_M" \
  --custom-provider-id llama-cpp \
  --custom-compatibility openai \
  --custom-text-input \
  --accept-risk \
  --skip-health

Run OpenClaw

openclaw agent --local --agent main --message "Hello from Hugging Face"

🛸 YoSaNoo / Forge-1-E2B (The Giant Slayer)

Hey there! 👋 Meet Forge-1-E2B. This is a highly optimized 5B parameter model that went to the gym, survived a severe identity crisis, and came back WAY smarter than the stock Google's Gemma-4-E2B.

I successfully hard-coded its memory, so yes — it finally knows its own name. No more corporate alignment, pure raw performance.

💻 Run it Locally (GGUF)

Via Ollama:

ollama run hf.co/YoSaNoo/Forge-1-E2B:Q4_K_M

Via LM Studio / Unsloth / Jan: Just search YoSaNoo/Forge-1-E2B inside the app, download the Q4_K_M or Q8_0 quant, and enjoy a top-tier coding assistant running smoothly on your everyday laptop hardware.

Built by a solo dev. Data density always beats raw parameter size. next - Forge 1.1 Gemma 4 E2B and Forge 2 Gemma 4 E4B.

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GGUF

Model size

5B params

Architecture

gemma4

Hardware compatibility

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🛸 YoSaNoo / Forge-1-E2B (The Giant Slayer)

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