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Does not load small MLX model like Minimalism and Mac Mini M4 #356

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Describe the bug
salakash/Minimalism model does not load

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Go to Admin Panel
  2. Search Minimalism
  3. select salakash/Minimalism and hit download
  4. Use a chat to specify using the Minimal model, got 500 error in client and server log

Expected behavior
The model is MLX compatible and downloaded from oMLX, it should work

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oMLX console log
2026-03-23 07:55:11,362 - omlx.engine_pool - INFO - [-] - Loading model: Minimalism
2026-03-23 07:55:11,364 - omlx.server - ERROR - [-] - POST /v1/messages → 500 (unhandled): No safetensors found in /Volumes/X/Users/tedyuan/.omlx/models/Minimalism

Desktop (please complete the following information):

  • OS: Mac MIni 16GB 10 cores M4 26.3.1(a)

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