backburner
Your iPhone helps your Mac run a 27B model: faster prompt reading and more context over a USB-C cable
- apple-silicon
- ios
- iphone
- llama-cpp
- llm-inference
- local-llm
- macos
- metal
- qwen
- sme2
- speculative-decoding
- Stars
- 669
- Forks
- 65
- + today
- +7
- Created
- 4d
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Overview
Your iPhone helps your Mac run a 27B model: faster prompt reading and more context over a USB-C cable It ranks #50 on GitTiger, gaining +7 stars on October 5, 2026 (UTC).
The project is written in Python and has 65 forks. It was created 4d ago.
Project
backburner is described as using an iPhone to help a Mac run a 27B model, with faster prompt reading and more context over a USB-C cable. Python is the listed language. The supplied description is the complete basis for this profile, so no additional function or implementation should be inferred.
Capabilities
The description identifies a phone-to-Mac arrangement and those intended benefits. It does not name the model, compatible devices, data path, performance figures, prerequisites, or setup procedure. These details define the available scope; anything beyond them remains unknown. The repository README is the appropriate place to check for fuller documentation, but this profile does not assume what it contains.
Getting started
Setup steps were not supplied. Consult the repository README for the project’s own setup and usage guidance before proceeding. No commands, dependencies, installation method, or operating instructions are added here. Use the documented details there to determine whether the repository fits your use case.
git clone https://github.com/StayLameBro/backburner.git
cd backburner
# see README for setupFrequently Asked Questions
What connection does the description mention?
A USB-C cable between an iPhone and Mac.
Which 27B model is supported?
The specific model was not supplied.