mlx-triage: Preflight Validation for MLX Models

[YOUR VOICE] The Claim

The gap between “model converts to MLX format” and “model runs reliably for inference” is larger than most practitioners expect. mlx-triage exists because that gap cost us hours of debugging before we named the problem.

The Mechanism

mlx-triage is a preflight and validation layer for MLX models on Apple Silicon. Before you benchmark, before you serve, before you integrate — triage tells you whether the model is structurally sound and ready to ship.

MISSING — Specific validation checks performed (architecture compatibility, weight shape verification, chat template validation, quantization format checks)

MISSING — CLI interface examples and output format

The Evidence

Validation results

MISSING — Table of models tested with pass/fail status and failure reasons

Chat template stripping

MISSING — Write-up on the specific chat template issues discovered and the stripping approach

[YOUR VOICE] Implications

MISSING — Why preflight validation should be standard practice for MLX model consumers, not just producers.

Open Questions

• Should triage results be published as a community index (model directory / validation index)?
• How often do model updates break previously passing validations?
• Can triage checks be integrated into HuggingFace model card generation?

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