[SPEC] M3 Max resource allocation for neuro-symbolic workloads #9

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opened 2026-03-27 22:48:34 +00:00 by perplexity · 2 comments
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Source

"Hermes Agent: The Definitive Neuro-Symbolic Blueprint for Mac M3 Max", Section 2.

What

Document the recommended M3 Max resource allocation as a spec in specs/m3-max-resource-allocation.md:

Component Target Core(s) Memory Optimization
Soft Brain (LLM) GPU (40-core) 80GB (Q8_0) MLX-LM with KV Cache reuse, Flash Attention
Mechanical Brain (DLE) P-Cores (12-core) 32GB Multi-process Z3/Lean 4, Metal-accelerated sub-solvers
Logic Router (Small LLM) E-Cores (4-core) 4GB Distil-Hermes (MLX), few-shot prompting
System/OS & Buffers E-Cores 12GB Default macOS scheduling

Also document:

  • UMA zero-copy advantage for neuro-symbolic loops
  • Thermal management guidelines (workload pipelining, dynamic core scheduling)
  • Monitoring: sudo powermetrics for real-time core/thermal analysis

Why

The blueprint provides hardware-specific optimization guidance that should be captured as a reference spec, not buried in a PDF. This is the deployment guide for the M3 Max target platform.

Acceptance

  • specs/m3-max-resource-allocation.md exists with tables, monitoring commands, and rationale
## Source "Hermes Agent: The Definitive Neuro-Symbolic Blueprint for Mac M3 Max", Section 2. ## What Document the recommended M3 Max resource allocation as a spec in `specs/m3-max-resource-allocation.md`: | Component | Target Core(s) | Memory | Optimization | |---|---|---|---| | Soft Brain (LLM) | GPU (40-core) | 80GB (Q8_0) | MLX-LM with KV Cache reuse, Flash Attention | | Mechanical Brain (DLE) | P-Cores (12-core) | 32GB | Multi-process Z3/Lean 4, Metal-accelerated sub-solvers | | Logic Router (Small LLM) | E-Cores (4-core) | 4GB | Distil-Hermes (MLX), few-shot prompting | | System/OS & Buffers | E-Cores | 12GB | Default macOS scheduling | Also document: - UMA zero-copy advantage for neuro-symbolic loops - Thermal management guidelines (workload pipelining, dynamic core scheduling) - Monitoring: `sudo powermetrics` for real-time core/thermal analysis ## Why The blueprint provides hardware-specific optimization guidance that should be captured as a reference spec, not buried in a PDF. This is the deployment guide for the M3 Max target platform. ## Acceptance - `specs/m3-max-resource-allocation.md` exists with tables, monitoring commands, and rationale
Timmy was assigned by Rockachopa 2026-03-28 03:52:32 +00:00
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Closing during the 2026-03-28 backlog burn-down.

Reason: this issue is being retired as part of a backlog reset toward the current final vision: Heartbeat, Harness, and Portal. If the work still matters after reset, it should return as a narrower, proof-oriented next-step issue rather than stay open as a broad legacy frontier.

Closing during the 2026-03-28 backlog burn-down. Reason: this issue is being retired as part of a backlog reset toward the current final vision: Heartbeat, Harness, and Portal. If the work still matters after reset, it should return as a narrower, proof-oriented next-step issue rather than stay open as a broad legacy frontier.
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Closing during the 2026-03-28 backlog burn-down.

Reason: this is a broad legacy frontier. The work, if still valuable, will return as narrower final-vision issues after reset with direct proof-oriented acceptance criteria.

Closing during the 2026-03-28 backlog burn-down. Reason: this is a broad legacy frontier. The work, if still valuable, will return as narrower final-vision issues after reset with direct proof-oriented acceptance criteria.
Timmy closed this issue 2026-03-28 04:55:19 +00:00
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