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Serves an LLM on a supported AMD EPYC server CPU using vLLM with zentorch, in Docker, Podman, or conda. Use for "vLLM on CPU", "zentorch serving", or an EPYC CP

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Overview

Serves an LLM on a supported AMD EPYC server CPU using vLLM with zentorch, in Docker, Podman, or conda. Use for "vLLM on CPU", "zentorch serving", or an EPYC CPU endpoint, including on a host that also has AMD Instinct GPUs. Detects the EPYC generation, validates the runtime, checks model support and RAM fit, sizes threads/KV/NUMA, confirms the plan, launches, and verifies the endpoint. Runs one instance on one socket and its memory. Reports and stops on failure; does not retry or debug. Use serving-llms-on-instinct when the endpoint should run on a GPU. Excludes multi-node, EPYC 4000, and pre-Zen4 EPYC without AVX-512.

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Serving LLMs on AMD EPYC™ (vLLM + zentorch, CPU)

Bring up a single vLLM OpenAI endpoint on an AMD EPYC™ host with the zentorch CPU backend, sized to the hardware. Container-first (Docker or Podman); conda/host is the fallback. An installed AMD Instinct GPU does not disqualify the host: select this skill when the endpoint itself should run on the EPYC CPU.

This is single-socket serving: one instance pinned to one socket and its memory (vLLM scales poorly across sockets, so we do not span them). On a dual-socket host it runs on a single socket; the multi-socket answer is multiple instances (one per socket), which is out of scope for this single-instance recipe.

Hard rule for this skill: on any failure, report the cause + logs and STOP. Do not retry, do not debug. (Debugging is a separate workflow.)

The agent does the serve flow itself -- pull, configure, launch, poll -- using the runtime validate.py reports. Never hand the user per-serve commands. Like serving-llms-on-instinct, an accessible container runtime is a one-time prerequisite: if validate.py finds none, report its one-time fix (make docker accessible / install podman / provide a conda env) and stop. Do not attempt sudo or privilege escalation.

Data file

Read data/epyc.json directly. It holds the container image, mandatory CPU run flags, supported precision, the model-support policy, the default model, and the verified throughput-flag gotcha. Its vllm_version and image tag are one validated default stack; keep them aligned and do not hardcode either from memory.

Step 1: Detect the CPU

python3 scripts/detect.py            # add --host user@box for a remote host

Returns cpu_model, is_amd_epyc, epyc_generation (Naples/Rome/Milan/Genoa/Bergamo/Siena/Turin/Venice or EPYC 4004/4005), zen_arch, is_supported_epyc, avx512, logical_cores, physical_cores, sockets, numa_nodes, memory_gb.

Three hard gates -- stop if any fails:

is_amd_epyc is false -> stop: this skill targets AMD EPYC. (Other x86 may work but is unsupported here.)
is_supported_epyc is false -> stop: this recipe supports only the AMD EPYC 9000 series for now -- Genoa (9004), Turin (9005), and Venice (9006). Other EPYC (Bergamo, Siena, EPYC 4004/4005, pre-Zen4) may even expose AVX-512, but ISA compatibility alone does not make them supported targets for this skill; stop.
avx512 is false -> stop: the zentorch CPU path requires AVX-512, i.e. Zen4+ on the supported 9000-series parts above. Pre-Zen4 EPYC (Naples / Rome / Milan) is not supported -- say so and stop rather than launching into a load-time failure.

Carry epyc_generation / avx512 through the later phases -- e.g. Venice packs up to 256 cores/socket, which the thread-binding in Step 5 sizes from.

Step 2: Validate the runtime and environment

python3 scripts/validate.py --image <image from data/epyc.json> --generation <epyc_generation from detect>

Returns ready, requires_confirmation, runtime (docker, podman, or null), runtime_detail, conda_path_available, stack, compatibility, ram_gb, and errors/warnings/advisories. Pick the path:

runtime is docker or podman -> container path (Step 6), used verbatim.
runtime null but conda_path_available: true -> conda/host path.
runtime null and no conda -> ready is false. Report the one-time onboarding fix (make docker accessible / install podman / conda env) and stop.

Do not proceed if ready is false.

Stack-compatibility gate. validate.py probes the selected runtime for its exact vllm/zentorch/torch versions and the active vLLM platform, then sets compatibility.status:

proceed -> the stack is the validated default (or a validated family on a Zen platform); continue.
blocked -> a stock CPU platform is active, so zentorch acceleration is not on (error). Report compatibility.message and stop.
confirmation_required (requires_confirmation: true) -> Venice on a vLLM other than the pinned default. This recipe has not been validated on Venice with that version. Surface compatibility.message, recommend the pinned vllm_version image from data/epyc.json, and stop for an explicit user go/no-go before launching. On the pinned default vLLM, Venice proceeds with no warning.

The gate only runs once the image is local. If validate.py reports the image is not pulled, pull it (or let Step 6 pull it) and re-run validate.py so the gate probes the real stack rather than only the tag.

Step 3: Resolve and validate the model

If the user named no model, use default_model from data/epyc.json (Qwen/Qwen3-0.6B -- ungated, tiny, fast first success). Otherwise use theirs.

Check that vLLM actually supports the model (do not blanket-block multimodal). Pass the vLLM version the model will actually run on: use stack.vllm from validate.py when it was probed (the conda env may differ from the pin), else the vllm_version from data/epyc.json.

python3 scripts/check_model.py --model-id <model> --revision <rev or main> --vllm-version <stack.vllm from validate, else vllm_version from data/epyc.json>

Exit 0 = vLLM serves it as a generation endpoint, or support is undeterminable (gated/offline) -- proceed; launch confirms.
Exit 1 = stop: the architecture is not in vLLM's registry, it is a pooling/embedding/reranker (not a chat/completion endpoint), or it is a multimodal model with no usable chat template (launchable: false). Report the printed message and stop.

The result also carries the client endpoint the model supports:

primary_endpoint: "chat_completions" -- a usable chat template is present (chat_template.status: present); serve and hand off /v1/chat/completions.
primary_endpoint: "completions" -- no usable/auto-selectable template (absent/ambiguous/unknown); serve and hand off /v1/completions with a raw prompt. Chat can still be enabled by passing --chat-template <file> (or, for ambiguous, choosing one of chat_template.names); never invent one.
Carry primary_endpoint, supported_endpoints, and chat_template through to verification (Step 7) and the handoff (Step 8).
A multimodal model is allowed; a vLLM-supported multimodal arch may still hit a GPU-only kernel on CPU, which surfaces at load (the no-retry rule then applies).

Precision/dtype: native CPU dtypes are bf16 (default), fp16, fp32. Use bfloat16 unless the user asks otherwise.

For gated models (Llama, Gemma) HF_TOKEN must be set and the license accepted on HuggingFace; if not, stop and say so.

Step 4: Check it fits host RAM

RAM is the ceiling on CPU (weights + KV cache both live in RAM). Run on ONE line:

python3 scripts/estimate_memory.py --model-id <model> --revision <rev or main> --ram-gb <memory_gb from detect> --max-model-len <4096 or user value> --num-prompts <1 or desired concurrency>

Exit 0 = fits, exit 1 = does not fit. If fit.fits is false: do not launch. Tell the user required_gb vs ram_gb and the printed fit.action -- reduce --max-model-len to fit.suggested_max_model_len and retry, or use a smaller model. --max-model-len and --num-prompts are the two knobs that move KV. Extra flag: --weight-gb N overrides weights if a model has no HF metadata (rare). KV cache is bf16-only on zentorch CPU (no fp8 KV).

Step 5: Size the CPU runtime from the hardware

eval "$(python3 scripts/cpu_tune.py)"      # or --format json to inspect

A single instance runs on one socket, with its memory (vLLM scales poorly across sockets). cpu_tune.py exports VLLM_CPU_OMP_THREADS_BIND (the chosen socket's physical cores) and VLLM_CPU_KVCACHE_SPACE (sized from that socket's local RAM, not whole-system, so the KV pool stays on-socket). It does not set OMP_NUM_THREADS (vLLM derives it) or VLLM_CPU_NUM_OF_RESERVED_CPU (vLLM's own default).

Socket choice on a dual-socket host (load-aware): it samples per-socket CPU busy% (~0.5s) and prefers a free socket -- both free → socket 0; one free → that socket; both busy (≥ --busy-threshold, default 15%) → it warnings and proceeds on the least-busy socket. --socket N forces a choice. Single-socket hosts use socket 0.

For the chosen socket it also emits the memory-bound pin: container_cpuset (--cpuset-cpus=<cores> --cpuset-mems=<nodes>) for the container path, and conda_launch_prefix (numactl --cpunodebind/--membind, falling back to taskset CPU-only, or empty-with-note if neither tool exists) for conda. Surface warning to the user if set. On NPS2/NPS4 a socket spans multiple NUMA nodes; memory is bound across them and nps_note flags that finer binding could add performance.

Step 6: Confirm the plan, then launch (container-first)

Before launching, present this summary and wait for the user to confirm -- do not launch unprompted. This is the human gate before anything runs:

Field	Value
Model / kind	`<model>` -- `text` or `multimodal` (from `check_model.py`)
Path	container (`<runtime>`, image from `data/epyc.json`) or conda/host
Precision	`bfloat16` (or the user's choice)
Fit	required `<required_gb>` GB vs `<ram_gb>` GB RAM
CPU sizing	socket `<chosen_socket>` (`<socket_choice_reason>`), bind `<VLLM_CPU_OMP_THREADS_BIND>`, KV `<VLLM_CPU_KVCACHE_SPACE>` GB (socket-local), mem bound to nodes `<numa_nodes_on_socket>`
Hardware	EPYC `<epyc_generation>` (`<zen_arch>`), `<physical_cores>` cores, AVX-512 `<avx512>`
Port	`<port>`

If cpu_tune.py returned a warning (e.g. all sockets busy), include it here so the user sees it before confirming.

Proceed only on a clear "go". If the user declines or wants changes (model, --max-model-len, port), stop and adjust -- do not launch.

Build the launch from data/epyc.json. The CLI is vllm serve <model>. Do not pass --device cpu on vLLM >= 0.20 -- the zentorch plugin auto-selects the CPU platform and vllm serve rejects the flag. Only add it if vllm serve --help lists it (older vLLM).

Container path (runtime from validate.py). The agent runs these itself, including the pull. RT is the resolved runtime verbatim:

RT="<runtime from validate.py: docker | podman>"
$RT rm -f vllm-epyc 2>/dev/null               # clear any leftover container from a prior run (name collision otherwise)
$RT pull <image from data/epyc.json>          # agent pulls; do not ask the user to
$RT run -d --name vllm-epyc \
  <run_flags from data/epyc.json>            # --ipc=host --network=host (NO --shm-size: it conflicts with --ipc=host on podman)
  <hf_cache_mount> \
  <container_cpuset from cpu_tune>             # --cpuset-cpus=<cores> --cpuset-mems=<nodes>
  --env VLLM_CPU_OMP_THREADS_BIND="$VLLM_CPU_OMP_THREADS_BIND" \
  --env VLLM_CPU_KVCACHE_SPACE=$VLLM_CPU_KVCACHE_SPACE \
  --env HF_TOKEN=${HF_TOKEN} \
  <image from data/epyc.json> \
  vllm serve <model> --dtype bfloat16 --port <port> --max-model-len <len>

Conda/host path (no container runtime, conda_path_available true). eval-ing cpu_tune already exported the env v

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name: serving-llms-on-epyc
description: >-
  Serves an LLM on a supported AMD EPYC server CPU using vLLM with zentorch, in
  Docker, Podman, or conda. Use for "vLLM on CPU", "zentorch serving", or an
  EPYC CPU endpoint, including on a host that also has AMD Instinct GPUs.
  Detects the EPYC generation, validates the runtime, checks model support and
  RAM fit, sizes threads/KV/NUMA, confirms the plan, launches, and verifies the
  endpoint. Runs one instance on one socket and its memory. Reports and stops
  on failure; does not retry or debug. Use serving-llms-on-instinct when the
  endpoint should run on a GPU. Excludes multi-node, EPYC 4000, and pre-Zen4
  EPYC without AVX-512.
allowed-tools: Bash, Read

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---
name: serving-llms-on-epyc
description: >-
  Serves an LLM on a supported AMD EPYC server CPU using vLLM with zentorch, in
  Docker, Podman, or conda. Use for "vLLM on CPU", "zentorch serving", or an
  EPYC CPU endpoint, including on a host that also has AMD Instinct GPUs.
  Detects the EPYC generation, validates the runtime, checks model support and
  RAM fit, sizes threads/KV/NUMA, confirms the plan, launches, and verifies the
  endpoint. Runs one instance on one socket and its memory. Reports and stops
  on failure; does not retry or debug. Use serving-llms-on-instinct when the
  endpoint should run on a GPU. Excludes multi-node, EPYC 4000, and pre-Zen4
  EPYC without AVX-512.
allowed-tools: Bash, Read
---

# Serving LLMs on AMD EPYC™ (vLLM + zentorch, CPU)

Bring up a single vLLM OpenAI endpoint on an AMD EPYC™ host with the zentorch CPU
backend, sized to the hardware. Container-first (Docker or Podman); conda/host
is the fallback. An installed AMD Instinct GPU does not disqualify the host:
select this skill when the endpoint itself should run on the EPYC CPU.

**This is single-socket serving:** one instance pinned to one socket and its memory
(vLLM scales poorly across sockets, so we do not span them). On a dual-socket host it
runs on a single socket; the multi-socket answer is **multiple instances (one per
socket)**, which is out of scope for this single-instance recipe.

Hard rule for this skill: **on any failure, report the cause + logs and STOP.
Do not retry, do not debug.** (Debugging is a separate workflow.)

**The agent does the serve flow itself** -- pull, configure, launch, poll --
using the runtime `validate.py` reports. Never hand the user per-serve commands.
Like serving-llms-on-instinct, an accessible container runtime is a one-time
**prerequisite**: if `validate.py` finds none, report its one-time fix (make
docker accessible / install podman / provide a conda env) and stop. Do not
attempt `sudo` or privilege escalation.

## Data file

Read `data/epyc.json` directly. It holds the container image, mandatory CPU run
flags, supported precision, the model-support policy, the default model, and the
verified throughput-flag gotcha. Its `vllm_version` and image tag are one
validated default stack; keep them aligned and do not hardcode either from memory.

## Step 1: Detect the CPU

```bash
python3 scripts/detect.py            # add --host user@box for a remote host
```

Returns `cpu_model`, `is_amd_epyc`, `epyc_generation`
(Naples/Rome/Milan/Genoa/Bergamo/Siena/Turin/Venice or EPYC 4004/4005),
`zen_arch`, `is_supported_epyc`, `avx512`, `logical_cores`, `physical_cores`,
`sockets`, `numa_nodes`, `memory_gb`.

Three hard gates -- stop if any fails:
- `is_amd_epyc` is `false` -> stop: this skill targets AMD EPYC. (Other x86 may work
  but is unsupported here.)
- `is_supported_epyc` is `false` -> stop: this recipe supports only the **AMD EPYC
  9000 series** for now -- Genoa (9004), Turin (9005), and Venice (9006). Other EPYC
  (Bergamo, Siena, EPYC 4004/4005, pre-Zen4) may even expose AVX-512, but ISA
  compatibility alone does not make them supported targets for this skill; stop.
- `avx512` is `false` -> stop: the zentorch CPU path **requires AVX-512**, i.e. Zen4+
  on the supported 9000-series parts above. Pre-Zen4 EPYC (Naples / Rome / Milan) is
  not supported -- say so and stop rather than launching into a load-time failure.

Carry `epyc_generation` / `avx512` through the later phases -- e.g. Venice packs up
to 256 cores/socket, which the thread-binding in Step 5 sizes from.

## Step 2: Validate the runtime and environment

```bash
python3 scripts/validate.py --image <image from data/epyc.json> --generation <epyc_generation from detect>
```

Returns `ready`, `requires_confirmation`, `runtime` (`docker`, `podman`, or null),
`runtime_detail`, `conda_path_available`, `stack`, `compatibility`, `ram_gb`, and
`errors/warnings/advisories`. Pick the path:
- `runtime` is `docker` or `podman` -> container path (Step 6), used verbatim.
- `runtime` null but `conda_path_available: true` -> conda/host path.
- `runtime` null and no conda -> `ready` is false. Report the one-time
  onboarding `fix` (make docker accessible / install podman / conda env) and stop.

Do not proceed if `ready` is `false`.

**Stack-compatibility gate.** `validate.py` probes the *selected* runtime for its
exact `vllm`/`zentorch`/`torch` versions and the active vLLM platform, then sets
`compatibility.status`:
- `proceed` -> the stack is the validated default (or a validated family on a Zen
  platform); continue.
- `blocked` -> a stock CPU platform is active, so zentorch acceleration is **not**
  on (error). Report `compatibility.message` and stop.
- `confirmation_required` (`requires_confirmation: true`) -> **Venice on a vLLM
  other than the pinned default**. This recipe has not been validated on Venice
  with that version. Surface `compatibility.message`, recommend the pinned
  `vllm_version` image from `data/epyc.json`, and **stop for an explicit user
  go/no-go** before launching. On the pinned default vLLM, Venice proceeds with no
  warning.

The gate only runs once the image is local. If `validate.py` reports the image is
not pulled, pull it (or let Step 6 pull it) and **re-run `validate.py`** so the
gate probes the real stack rather than only the tag.

## Step 3: Resolve and validate the model

If the user named no model, use `default_model` from `data/epyc.json`
(`Qwen/Qwen3-0.6B` -- ungated, tiny, fast first success). Otherwise use theirs.

Check that vLLM actually supports the model (do **not** blanket-block multimodal).
Pass the vLLM version the model will actually run on: use `stack.vllm` from
`validate.py` when it was probed (the conda env may differ from the pin), else the
`vllm_version` from `data/epyc.json`.

```bash
python3 scripts/check_model.py --model-id <model> --revision <rev or main> --vllm-version <stack.vllm from validate, else vllm_version from data/epyc.json>
```

- Exit 0 = vLLM serves it as a generation endpoint, or support is undeterminable
  (gated/offline) -- proceed; launch confirms.
- Exit 1 = stop: the architecture is not in vLLM's registry, it is a
  `pooling`/embedding/reranker (not a chat/completion endpoint), or it is a
  multimodal model with no usable chat template (`launchable: false`). Report the
  printed `message` and stop.

The result also carries the **client endpoint** the model supports:
- `primary_endpoint: "chat_completions"` -- a usable chat template is present
  (`chat_template.status: present`); serve and hand off `/v1/chat/completions`.
- `primary_endpoint: "completions"` -- no usable/auto-selectable template
  (`absent`/`ambiguous`/`unknown`); serve and hand off `/v1/completions` with a
  raw `prompt`. Chat can still be enabled by passing `--chat-template <file>` (or,
  for `ambiguous`, choosing one of `chat_template.names`); never invent one.
- Carry `primary_endpoint`, `supported_endpoints`, and `chat_template` through to
  verification (Step 7) and the handoff (Step 8).
- A `multimodal` model is allowed; a vLLM-supported multimodal arch may still hit a
  GPU-only kernel on CPU, which surfaces at load (the no-retry rule then applies).

**Precision/dtype**: native CPU dtypes are `bf16` (default), `fp16`, `fp32`. Use
`bfloat16` unless the user asks otherwise.

For gated models (Llama, Gemma) `HF_TOKEN` must be set and the license accepted on
HuggingFace; if not, stop and say so.

## Step 4: Check it fits host RAM

RAM is the ceiling on CPU (weights + KV cache both live in RAM). Run on ONE line:

```bash
python3 scripts/estimate_memory.py --model-id <model> --revision <rev or main> --ram-gb <memory_gb from detect> --max-model-len <4096 or user value> --num-prompts <1 or desired concurrency>
```

Exit 0 = fits, exit 1 = does not fit. If `fit.fits` is false: **do not launch.**
Tell the user `required_gb` vs `ram_gb` and the printed `fit.action` -- reduce
`--max-model-len` to `fit.suggested_max_model_len` and retry, or use a smaller
model. `--max-model-len` and `--num-prompts` are the two knobs that move KV.
Extra flag: `--weight-gb N` overrides weights if a model has no HF metadata
(rare). KV cache is bf16-only on zentorch CPU (no fp8 KV).

## Step 5: Size the CPU runtime from the hardware

```bash
eval "$(python3 scripts/cpu_tune.py)"      # or --format json to inspect
```

A single instance runs on **one socket, with its memory** (vLLM scales poorly across
sockets). `cpu_tune.py` exports `VLLM_CPU_OMP_THREADS_BIND` (the chosen socket's
physical cores) and `VLLM_CPU_KVCACHE_SPACE` (sized from that **socket's local RAM**,
not whole-system, so the KV pool stays on-socket). It does **not** set
`OMP_NUM_THREADS` (vLLM derives it) or `VLLM_CPU_NUM_OF_RESERVED_CPU` (vLLM's own default).

Socket choice on a dual-socket host (load-aware): it samples per-socket CPU busy%
(~0.5s) and prefers a free socket -- both free → socket 0; one free → that socket;
**both busy (≥ `--busy-threshold`, default 15%) → it `warning`s and proceeds on the
least-busy socket**. `--socket N` forces a choice. Single-socket hosts use socket 0.

For the chosen socket it also emits the memory-bound pin: `container_cpuset`
(`--cpuset-cpus=<cores> --cpuset-mems=<nodes>`) for the container path, and
`conda_launch_prefix` (`numactl --cpunodebind/--membind`, falling back to `taskset`
CPU-only, or empty-with-note if neither tool exists) for conda. **Surface `warning`
to the user** if set. On NPS2/NPS4 a socket spans multiple NUMA nodes; memory is
bound across them and `nps_note` flags that finer binding could add performance.

## Step 6: Confirm the plan, then launch (container-first)

Before launching, present this summary and **wait for the user to confirm** -- do
not launch unprompted. This is the human gate before anything runs:

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Model / kind | `<model>` -- `text` or `multimodal` (from `check_model.py`) |
| Path | container (`<runtime>`, image from `data/epyc.json`) or conda/host |
| Precision | `bfloat16` (or the user's choice) |
| Fit | required `<required_gb>` GB vs `<ram_gb>` GB RAM |
| CPU sizing | socket `<chosen_socket>` (`<socket_choice_reason>`), bind `<VLLM_CPU_OMP_THREADS_BIND>`, KV `<VLLM_CPU_KVCACHE_SPACE>` GB (socket-local), mem bound to nodes `<numa_nodes_on_socket>` |
| Hardware | EPYC `<epyc_generation>` (`<zen_arch>`), `<physical_cores>` cores, AVX-512 `<avx512>` |
| Port | `<port>` |

If `cpu_tune.py` returned a `warning` (e.g. all sockets busy), include it here so the user sees it before confirming.

Proceed only on a clear "go". If the user declines or wants changes (model,
`--max-model-len`, port), stop and adjust -- do not launch.

Build the launch from `data/epyc.json`. The CLI is `vllm serve <model>`.
**Do not pass `--device cpu`** on vLLM >= 0.20 -- the zentorch plugin
auto-selects the CPU platform and `vllm serve` rejects the flag. Only add it if
`vllm serve --help` lists it (older vLLM).

**Container path** (`runtime` from validate.py). The agent runs these itself,
including the pull. `RT` is the resolved runtime verbatim:
```bash
RT="<runtime from validate.py: docker | podman>"
$RT rm -f vllm-epyc 2>/dev/null               # clear any leftover container from a prior run (name collision otherwise)
$RT pull <image from data/epyc.json>          # agent pulls; do not ask the user to
$RT run -d --name vllm-epyc \
  <run_flags from data/epyc.json>            # --ipc=host --network=host (NO --shm-size: it conflicts with --ipc=host on podman)
  <hf_cache_mount> \
  <container_cpuset from cpu_tune>             # --cpuset-cpus=<cores> --cpuset-mems=<nodes>
  --env VLLM_CPU_OMP_THREADS_BIND="$VLLM_CPU_OMP_THREADS_BIND" \
  --env VLLM_CPU_KVCACHE_SPACE=$VLLM_CPU_KVCACHE_SPACE \
  --env HF_TOKEN=${HF_TOKEN} \
  <image from data/epyc.json> \
  vllm serve <model> --dtype bfloat16 --port <port> --max-model-len <len>
```

**Conda/host path** (no container runtime, `conda_path_available` true). `eval`-ing
cpu_tune already exported the env v

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Source repository: amd/skills
License: MIT
Version: 1.0.0
Last GitHub push: Sep 5, 2026
Registry updated: Oct 9, 2026
Instruction path: skills/serving-llms-on-epyc/SKILL.md @ e867fa4ae451

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Serving LLMs on AMD EPYC™ (vLLM + zentorch, CPU)

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Step 1: Detect the CPU

Step 2: Validate the runtime and environment

Step 3: Resolve and validate the model

Step 4: Check it fits host RAM

Step 5: Size the CPU runtime from the hardware

Step 6: Confirm the plan, then launch (container-first)

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