Instructions to use ethicalabs/Kurtis-Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct with libraries, inference providers, notebooks, and local apps. Follow these links to get started.

Libraries

How to use ethicalabs/Kurtis-Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct with Transformers:

# Use a pipeline as a high-level helper
from transformers import pipeline

pipe = pipeline("text-generation", model="ethicalabs/Kurtis-Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct")
messages = [
    {"role": "user", "content": "Who are you?"},
]
pipe(messages)

# Load model directly
from transformers import AutoTokenizer, AutoModelForCausalLM

tokenizer = AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained("ethicalabs/Kurtis-Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct")
model = AutoModelForCausalLM.from_pretrained("ethicalabs/Kurtis-Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct", device_map="auto")
messages = [
    {"role": "user", "content": "Who are you?"},
]
inputs = tokenizer.apply_chat_template(
	messages,
	add_generation_prompt=True,
	tokenize=True,
	return_dict=True,
	return_tensors="pt",
).to(model.device)

outputs = model.generate(**inputs, max_new_tokens=40)
print(tokenizer.decode(outputs[0][inputs["input_ids"].shape[-1]:]))

Notebooks
Google Colab
Kaggle
Local Apps Settings

vLLM

How to use ethicalabs/Kurtis-Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct with vLLM:

Install from pip and serve model

# Install vLLM from pip:
pip install vllm
# Start the vLLM server:
vllm serve "ethicalabs/Kurtis-Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct"
# Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API):
curl -X POST "http://localhost:8000/v1/chat/completions" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	--data '{
		"model": "ethicalabs/Kurtis-Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct",
		"messages": [
			{
				"role": "user",
				"content": "What is the capital of France?"
			}
		]
	}'

Use Docker

docker model run hf.co/ethicalabs/Kurtis-Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct

SGLang

How to use ethicalabs/Kurtis-Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct with SGLang:

Install from pip and serve model

# Install SGLang from pip:
pip install sglang
# Start the SGLang server:
python3 -m sglang.launch_server \
    --model-path "ethicalabs/Kurtis-Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct" \
    --host 0.0.0.0 \
    --port 30000
# Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API):
curl -X POST "http://localhost:30000/v1/chat/completions" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	--data '{
		"model": "ethicalabs/Kurtis-Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct",
		"messages": [
			{
				"role": "user",
				"content": "What is the capital of France?"
			}
		]
	}'

Use Docker images

docker run --gpus all \
    --shm-size 32g \
    -p 30000:30000 \
    -v ~/.cache/huggingface:/root/.cache/huggingface \
    --env "HF_TOKEN=<secret>" \
    --ipc=host \
    lmsysorg/sglang:latest \
    python3 -m sglang.launch_server \
        --model-path "ethicalabs/Kurtis-Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct" \
        --host 0.0.0.0 \
        --port 30000
# Call the server using curl (OpenAI-compatible API):
curl -X POST "http://localhost:30000/v1/chat/completions" \
	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
	--data '{
		"model": "ethicalabs/Kurtis-Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct",
		"messages": [
			{
				"role": "user",
				"content": "What is the capital of France?"
			}
		]
	}'

Docker Model Runner
How to use ethicalabs/Kurtis-Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct with Docker Model Runner:
```
docker model run hf.co/ethicalabs/Kurtis-Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct
```

Model Card for Kurtis

This repository contains experimental models designed strictly for academic evaluation and research purposes.

Critical Constraints:

No Production Deployment: Experimental models must not be deployed in commercial, enterprise, or mission-critical environments under any circumstances.

No Liability: Experimental models are provided "as-is" without warranties of any kind. The developers assume zero liability for downstream consequences, system integration failures, or regulatory non-compliance resulting from unauthorized deployment.

Kurtis is a mental-health AI assistant designed with empathy at its core.

Unlike other AI models that aim for peak efficiency, Kurtis prioritizes understanding, emotional nuance, and meaningful conversations.

It won’t solve complex math problems or write code, nor will it generate images or videos.

Instead, Kurtis focuses on being a thoughtful companion, offering support, perspective, and human-like dialogue.

It doesn’t strive to break records or chase artificial intelligence supremacy—its goal is to create a space for genuine interaction.

Whether you need someone to talk to, reflect on ideas with, or engage in insightful discussion, Kurtis is there to listen and respond in an understanding way.