---
title: "shimmy"
type: "tool"
slug: "michael-a-kuykendall-shimmy"
canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/tools/michael-a-kuykendall-shimmy"
github_url: "https://github.com/Michael-A-Kuykendall/shimmy"
homepage_url: null
stars: 5627
forks: 542
primary_language: "Rust"
license: "Apache-2.0"
archived: false
categories: ["llm-frameworks", "model-training", "inference-serving"]
tags: ["command-line-tool", "inference-server", "api-server", "huggingface-transformers", "huggingface", "huggingface-models", "gguf", "developer-tools"]
updated_at: "2026-07-11T11:42:41.346674+00:00"
---

# shimmy

> ⚡ Pure-Rust WebGPU inference engine — OpenAI-API compatible, GGUF native, runs on any GPU. No Python. No llama.cpp. Single binary.

⚡ Pure-Rust WebGPU inference engine — OpenAI-API compatible, GGUF native, runs on any GPU. No Python. No llama.cpp. Single binary.

## Facts

- Repository: https://github.com/Michael-A-Kuykendall/shimmy
- Stars: 5,627 · Forks: 542 · Open issues: 11 · Watchers: 39
- Primary language: Rust
- License: Apache-2.0
- Last pushed: 2026-06-30T18:32:56+00:00

## Trust & health

_Signals computed from public GitHub metadata. Not a security guarantee._

- Maintenance: Active (computed 2026-07-11T11:42:39.891Z)
- Security scan: No lockfile (0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium, 0 low) · last scan 2026-07-11T11:42:40.384Z
- Full report: [trust report](/tools/michael-a-kuykendall-shimmy/trust.md) · [JSON](https://www.graphcanon.com/api/graphcanon/tools/michael-a-kuykendall-shimmy/trust)

## Categories

- [LLM Frameworks](/categories/llm-frameworks.md)
- [Model Training](/categories/model-training.md)
- [Inference & Serving](/categories/inference-serving.md)

## Tags

command-line-tool, inference-server, api-server, huggingface-transformers, huggingface, huggingface-models, gguf, developer-tools

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**Machine-readable endpoints**

- JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/tools/michael-a-kuykendall-shimmy`](/api/graphcanon/tools/michael-a-kuykendall-shimmy)
- LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt)
- Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt)

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