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Michael-A-Kuykendall wants to merge 1 commit into vaaaaanquish:main from Michael-A-Kuykendall:main

Michael-A-Kuykendall commented Oct 18, 2025

Adds shimmy to the Interface & Pipeline & AutoML section.

Project Details:

Repository: https://github.com/Michael-A-Kuykendall/shimmy
Crate: https://crates.io/crates/shimmy
Stars: 2,918 ⭐
Description: Python-free Rust inference server — OpenAI-API compatible

Key ML Features:

OpenAI-compatible API for seamless integration
GGUF + SafeTensors format support
Hot model swapping for dynamic serving
Auto-discovery of available models
Single binary deployment (no Python dependencies)
GPU acceleration support
LLaMA, ChatML, and various model architectures

Why this belongs in Awesome Rust ML:

Pure Rust implementation for ML inference serving
Production-ready inference server with significant adoption
Fills important gap for OpenAI-compatible Rust inference solutions
Zero-dependency deployment suitable for ML production environments
Active development with regular feature additions

Placement: Added alphabetically to Interface & Pipeline & AutoML section alongside other inference servers like orkhon, wonnx, and tract.

Following contribution guidelines: "Please just update the README.md"

Add shimmy - Python-free Rust inference server

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