Shimmy is designed to be "invisible infrastructure" - the simplest possible way to get local inference working with your existing AI tools. llama-server gives you more control, llama-swap gives you multi-model management.

  Key differences:
  - Architecture: llama-swap = proxy + multiple servers, Shimmy = single server
  - Resource usage: llama-swap runs multiple processes, Shimmy = one 50MB process
  - Use case: llama-swap for managing many models, Shimmy for simplicity