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Download Malibu

A signed, notarized Mac app for providers. Registering a new Mac needs an invite.

The Malibu app is the main way to join the network as a provider. It ships as a signed and notarized .dmg. The app bundles the provider CLI and manages it for you, so you don’t need a terminal. The /host page follows the GitHub Latest release (v1.8.123 as of 23 September 2026). It links the versioned, immutable release DMG (github.com/Augustas11/macprovider/releases/download/<tag>/Malibu-<tag>.dmg), never a floating latest.dmg, and prints its SHA-256. Check the tag and checksum on the host page before you install.

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What onboarding looks like

1. Open your invite. Use the link you were sent, then download the DMG, drag Malibu to Applications, and launch it.
2. Paste the invite code and click Launch Provider. This is the only step you take yourself. From here Malibu:
   • installs the provider software;
   • benchmarks your Mac and picks the best paid model that fits its memory, from the signed model catalog;
   • downloads the model and verifies it against the catalog hash;
   • registers the Mac with the network.
   The first run can take a while, mostly model download and local checks.
3. Provider live. The app shows the model in use. New Macs join the provisional routing tier until they meet the criteria for trusted. See Payments → Routing tiers.
4. Open the dashboard. The dashboard shows today’s credits, the current model, and the model-recommendation status. From there you can change models, add a payout wallet address, and repair or update the provider software.

You don’t need a wallet to start. Payouts are off until public beta, and adding a wallet only registers an address.

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What you get

• Automatic model choice. It is matched to your Mac’s unified memory and measured throughput and latency. When a better paid model becomes available, the dashboard offers it and you choose Adopt or Not now.
• Automatic updates. New signed releases are verified, in-flight requests drain, and the provider and app are swapped in place. See Provider autoupdate. Check for Updates… in the menu bar runs an update on demand.
• Menu-bar controls. Status, today’s credits, Pause / Resume, Open Dashboard, Export Diagnostics… (a redacted support bundle), Reset Provider Service…, and Quit and Uninstall….
• 90% provider share of billed credits on verified requests. USDC-on-Base payout is planned for public beta and is off in pre-beta. You can register a payout wallet address now; it does not send funds. See Payments & payouts and Economics.

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Requirements

• Apple Silicon Mac (M1, M2, M3, M4, or M5)
• macOS 14 Sonoma or later
• Unified memory: 8 GB can serve the 3B catalog row, 16 GB+ is recommended, and 32 GB+ opens more of the current catalog. Per-model floors are on the Model catalog page.
• Wired or fast Wi-Fi.
• Invite code for a first-time registration

The provider connects outbound only, so you need no port forwarding, static IP, or inbound firewall rules. If no paid model clears on your Mac, setup does not start a paid provider and the app tells you so. The app has no donor-mode action; the donor-mode prompt appears only in an interactive terminal install.

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Uninstall

Use Quit and Uninstall… from the menu bar. It removes the background provider, Malibu settings, and the local provider setup. It keeps your saved provider access, so reinstalling doesn’t need a new invite. It deletes downloaded models in ~/Library/Application Support/macprovider/models; only the Hugging Face cache is kept.

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Headless install

For a remote Mac, an SSH-only Mac mini, or a terminal-only setup, use the headless install. It uses the same provider CLI without the app UI. Fresh headless installs still need an invite.

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Agent-readable onboarding

Point a coding agent at https://get.malibu.tech/skill.md. The agent can install the provider CLI, check status, recover a broken setup, update or uninstall, and connect apps to api.malibu.tech. The same invite gate applies. Details: Agent-readable onboarding.