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# fm serve and the fm CLI OpenAI-compatible endpoint

> The same article reports the most-shared fm serve walkthrough came from an AI content bot and that its endpoint details appear nowhere in Apple's documentation.

Parent: [Mac local LLMs: Apple Foundation Models and Core AI](https://llms-explorer.com/tree/mac-local-llms-apple-foundation-models-and-core-ai/) · 2 facets · 3 facts · page: https://llms-explorer.com/tree/fm-serve-and-the-fm-cli-openai-compatible-endpoi/

## Facts

- The same article reports the most-shared fm serve walkthrough came from an AI content bot and that its endpoint details appear nowhere in Apple's documentation. — [source](https://medium.com/macoclock/turn-your-mac-into-a-free-openai-compatible-server-with-one-command-18f255464a99)

## Corrections and disagreements

- CONTRADICTS apple-foundation-models-framework.md on provenance only: a June 29 2026 article says Apple's WWDC session on the fm CLI shows fm respond, fm chat and fm schema and never mentions serve, so early fm serve walkthroughs were not backed by Apple's session. — [source](https://medium.com/macoclock/turn-your-mac-into-a-free-openai-compatible-server-with-one-command-18f255464a99)
- CONTRADICTS the early recaps: the widely shared claims of http://localhost:8000/v1/ and model id "apple-fm" for fm serve are not what the shipping build uses (127.0.0.1:1976, model system per the existing dossier). — [source](https://medium.com/macoclock/turn-your-mac-into-a-free-openai-compatible-server-with-one-command-18f255464a99)
