# macOS 27 fm tool output

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> Published: 2026-06-09 01:39:29+00:00

| ❯ fm [02:34:03] | |
| Apple Foundation Models CLI | |
| USAGE | |
| % fm <command> [options] | |
| COMMANDS | |
| respond Generate a response to a prompt ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⠞⠛⠳⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ | |
| chat Start an interactive chat session ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣿⡀⠀⢀⣽⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ | |
| token-count Count tokens in a prompt or instructions ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣤⠴⠚⠋⢁⡼⠛⠛⠛⢧⡈⠙⠓⠦⣤⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ | |
| schema Generate a JSON generation schema ⢠⡶⠒⠲⣦⣠⡴⠞⠋⠉⠀⠀⠀⣴⠟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⣆⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⠲⠦⣄⣠⠖⠒⢦⡀ | |
| serve Start a Chat Completions API server ⢿⡀⠀⠀⣸⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⡾⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢳⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣨⣇⠀⠀⢀⡿ | |
| available Check model availability ⠈⠛⠲⠚⢿⡍⠙⠳⢦⣤⣴⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⣦⣠⠴⠖⠋⢁⡽⠓⠒⠋⠁ | |
| quota-usage Check model quota usage ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⣦⡀⣠⠟⠉⠛⠲⢦⣄⣠⡴⠶⢦⣄⣠⡤⠖⠛⠉⠳⣄⠀⣴⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ | |
| ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢈⣿⣏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢈⣿⠀⠀⠀⣿⡁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⡁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ | |
| MODELS ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⠟⠀⠙⣧⣀⣤⠶⠚⠋⠙⠳⠶⠞⠋⠙⠓⠦⣤⣀⡴⠋⠀⠹⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ | |
| system On-device Apple Foundation Model (default) ⢀⣤⠶⢦⣾⣃⣤⡴⠞⠋⠻⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⠟⠙⠒⠦⣄⡈⣳⡤⠤⢤⡀ | |
| pcc Apple Foundation Model on Private Cloud Compute ⣿⠁⠀⠀⢹⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡾⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢉⡏⠀⠀⠀⡷ | |
| ⠘⠷⠦⠶⠟⠙⠳⢦⣤⣀⠀⠀⠀⠻⣦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⠏⠀⠀⠀⣀⣠⠴⠒⠋⠙⠦⠤⠞⠁ | |
| EXAMPLES ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠛⠲⢦⣄⡈⢳⣤⠤⣤⡞⢁⣠⡤⠖⠋⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ | |
| % fm respond 'What is Swift?' ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⣿⠁⠀⠈⣻⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ | |
| % fm respond --model pcc --stream 'Summarize this article' ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢦⣤⠴⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ | |
| % fm chat --instructions 'You are a coding assistant' | |
| % fm token-count 'Hello world' | |
| % fm schema object --name Person --string name --int age | |
| Run 'fm <command> --help' for more information on a command. |