Instructions to use Novaciano/Distil-NPC-gemma-3-1b-it-iMatrix-GGUF with libraries, inference providers, notebooks, and local apps. Follow these links to get started.

Libraries

How to use Novaciano/Distil-NPC-gemma-3-1b-it-iMatrix-GGUF with llama-cpp-python:

# !pip install llama-cpp-python

from llama_cpp import Llama

llm = Llama.from_pretrained(
	repo_id="Novaciano/Distil-NPC-gemma-3-1b-it-iMatrix-GGUF",
	filename="Distil-NPC-gemma-3-1b-it-Q4_K_M-imat.gguf",
)

output = llm(
	"Once upon a time,",
	max_tokens=512,
	echo=True
)
print(output)

Notebooks
Google Colab
Kaggle
Local Apps Settings

llama.cpp

How to use Novaciano/Distil-NPC-gemma-3-1b-it-iMatrix-GGUF with llama.cpp:

Install from brew

brew install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
llama-server -hf Novaciano/Distil-NPC-gemma-3-1b-it-iMatrix-GGUF:Q4_K_M
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
llama-cli -hf Novaciano/Distil-NPC-gemma-3-1b-it-iMatrix-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Install from WinGet (Windows)

winget install llama.cpp
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
llama-server -hf Novaciano/Distil-NPC-gemma-3-1b-it-iMatrix-GGUF:Q4_K_M
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
llama-cli -hf Novaciano/Distil-NPC-gemma-3-1b-it-iMatrix-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Use pre-built binary

# Download pre-built binary from:
# https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp/releases
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
./llama-server -hf Novaciano/Distil-NPC-gemma-3-1b-it-iMatrix-GGUF:Q4_K_M
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
./llama-cli -hf Novaciano/Distil-NPC-gemma-3-1b-it-iMatrix-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Build from source code

git clone https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp.git
cd llama.cpp
cmake -B build
cmake --build build -j --target llama-server llama-cli
# Start a local OpenAI-compatible server with a web UI:
./build/bin/llama-server -hf Novaciano/Distil-NPC-gemma-3-1b-it-iMatrix-GGUF:Q4_K_M
# Run inference directly in the terminal:
./build/bin/llama-cli -hf Novaciano/Distil-NPC-gemma-3-1b-it-iMatrix-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Use Docker

docker model run hf.co/Novaciano/Distil-NPC-gemma-3-1b-it-iMatrix-GGUF:Q4_K_M

LM Studio
Jan

vLLM

How to use Novaciano/Distil-NPC-gemma-3-1b-it-iMatrix-GGUF with vLLM:

Install from pip and serve model

# Install vLLM from pip:
pip install vllm
# Start the vLLM server:
vllm serve "Novaciano/Distil-NPC-gemma-3-1b-it-iMatrix-GGUF"
# Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API):
curl -X POST "http://localhost:8000/v1/completions" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	--data '{
		"model": "Novaciano/Distil-NPC-gemma-3-1b-it-iMatrix-GGUF",
		"prompt": "Once upon a time,",
		"max_tokens": 512,
		"temperature": 0.5
	}'

Use Docker

docker model run hf.co/Novaciano/Distil-NPC-gemma-3-1b-it-iMatrix-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Ollama
How to use Novaciano/Distil-NPC-gemma-3-1b-it-iMatrix-GGUF with Ollama:
```
ollama run hf.co/Novaciano/Distil-NPC-gemma-3-1b-it-iMatrix-GGUF:Q4_K_M
```

Unsloth Studio

How to use Novaciano/Distil-NPC-gemma-3-1b-it-iMatrix-GGUF with Unsloth Studio:

Install Unsloth Studio (macOS, Linux, WSL)

curl -fsSL https://unsloth.ai/install.sh | sh
# Run unsloth studio
unsloth studio -H 0.0.0.0 -p 8888
# Then open http://localhost:8888 in your browser
# Search for Novaciano/Distil-NPC-gemma-3-1b-it-iMatrix-GGUF to start chatting

Install Unsloth Studio (Windows)

irm https://unsloth.ai/install.ps1 | iex
# Run unsloth studio
unsloth studio -H 0.0.0.0 -p 8888
# Then open http://localhost:8888 in your browser
# Search for Novaciano/Distil-NPC-gemma-3-1b-it-iMatrix-GGUF to start chatting

Using HuggingFace Spaces for Unsloth

# No setup required
# Open https://huggingface.co/spaces/unsloth/studio in your browser
# Search for Novaciano/Distil-NPC-gemma-3-1b-it-iMatrix-GGUF to start chatting

Docker Model Runner
How to use Novaciano/Distil-NPC-gemma-3-1b-it-iMatrix-GGUF with Docker Model Runner:
```
docker model run hf.co/Novaciano/Distil-NPC-gemma-3-1b-it-iMatrix-GGUF:Q4_K_M
```

Lemonade

How to use Novaciano/Distil-NPC-gemma-3-1b-it-iMatrix-GGUF with Lemonade:

Pull the model

# Download Lemonade from https://lemonade-server.ai/
lemonade pull Novaciano/Distil-NPC-gemma-3-1b-it-iMatrix-GGUF:Q4_K_M

Run and chat with the model

lemonade run user.Distil-NPC-gemma-3-1b-it-iMatrix-GGUF-Q4_K_M

List all available models

lemonade list

Distil-NPC-gemma-3-1b-it

A small language model (SLM) fine-tuned by Distil Labs for interacting with non-playable characters using natural language.

Model Details

Developed by: Distil Labs GmbH
License: Gemma3 License Agreement
Finetuned from: google/gemma-3-270m

Intended Use & Limitations

Use cases: Redacting support chats, logs, tickets, transcripts—removing identity while preserving ops signals (IDs last-4, order numbers, etc.).
Out of scope: Legal or compliance advice; languages beyond English (generalization not guaranteed); domain-specific IDs unseen in training.

Input & Output

Input: A plain-text prompt with a question along with the character the question is asked to. For example:

Character: Arin the Cleric
Have you ever had to defend your faith?

For a list of available characters along with their biographies, please refer to the data in the following repository: https://github.com/distil-labs/Distil-NPCs

Model creator: distil-labs
Original model: distil-labs/Distil-NPC-gemma-3-1b-it
GGUF quantization: provided by Novaciano using llama.cpp

Special thanks

🙏 Special thanks to Georgi Gerganov and the whole team working on llama.cpp for making all of this possible.

Use with Ollama

ollama run "hf.co/Novaciano/Distil-NPC-gemma-3-1b-it-iMatrix-GGUF:Q4_K_M"

Use with LM Studio

lms load "Novaciano/Distil-NPC-gemma-3-1b-it-iMatrix-GGUF"

Use with llama.cpp CLI

llama-cli --hf "Novaciano/Distil-NPC-gemma-3-1b-it-iMatrix-GGUF:Q4_K_M" -p "The meaning to life and the universe is"

Use with llama.cpp Server:

llama-server --hf "Novaciano/Distil-NPC-gemma-3-1b-it-iMatrix-GGUF:Q4_K_M" -c 4096

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GGUF

Model size

1.0B params

Architecture

gemma3

Hardware compatibility

4-bit

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Finetuned

distil-labs/Distil-NPC-gemma-3-1b-it

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