𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝘀 Agent needs 8 GB RAM minimum to run on local model. 🤯

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𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝘀 Agent needs 8 GB RAM minimum to run on local model. 🤯 The catch: the 3B and 9B models in the Ollama guide's table can't call tools. 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝘀 can chat, but not act. The official 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝘀 Agent 0.22.5 docs give real numbers, and 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝘀 checks your machine for you: ▸ 8 GB RAM: the minimum, for 3B models (chat only) ▸ 8–16 GB Mac: Qwen3.5-9B, the Mac guide's "sweet spot" ▸ 24+ GB RAM: gemma4:31b, the Ollama guide's pick for tool use ▸ 32+ GB RAM: the recommended setup for 27B+ models ▸ GPU: 8 GB+ runs small models, 16 GB+ runs 27–35B at high quality Whatever you pick, 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝘀 needs a 64K con

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