Context
I trained a LoRA adapter for Apple’s on-device language model using the Foundation Models Adapter Training Toolkit v0.2.0 on macOS 26 beta 4. Although training completes successfully, loading the resulting .fmadapter package fails with:
Adapter is not compatible with the current system base model.
What I’ve Observed,
Hard-coded Signature: In export/constants.py, the toolkit sets,
BASE_SIGNATURE = "9799725ff8e851184037110b422d891ad3b92ec1"
Metadata Injection: The export_fmadapter.py script writes this value into the adapter’s metadata:
self_dict[MetadataKeys.BASE_SIGNATURE] = BASE_SIGNATURE
Compatibility Check: At runtime, the Foundation Models framework compares the adapter’s baseModelSignature against the OS’s system model signature, and reports compatibleAdapterNotFound if they don’t match—without revealing the expected signature.
Questions
Signature Generation - What exactly does the toolkit hash to derive BASE_SIGNATURE? Is it a straight SHA-1 of base-model.pt, or is there an additional transformation?
Recomputing for Beta 4 - Is there a way to locally compute the correct signature for the macOS 26 beta 4 system model?
Toolkit Updates - Will Apple release Adapter Training Toolkit v0.3.0 with an updated BASE_SIGNATURE for beta 4, or is there an alternative workaround to generate it myself?
Any guidance on how the Foundation Models framework derives and verifies the base model signature—or how to regenerate it for beta 4—would be greatly appreciated.
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Problem:
We trained a LoRA adapter for Apple's FoundationModels framework using their TAMM (Training Adapter for Model Modification)
toolkit v0.2.0 on macOS 26 beta 4. The adapter trains successfully but fails to load with: "Adapter is not compatible with the
current system base model."
TAMM 2.0 contains export/constants.py with: BASE_SIGNATURE = "9799725ff8e851184037110b422d891ad3b92ec1"
Findings:
Adapter Export Process:
In export_fmadapter.py
def write_metadata(...):
self_dict[MetadataKeys.BASE_SIGNATURE] = BASE_SIGNATURE # Hardcoded value
The Compatibility Check:
- When loading an adapter, Apple's system compares the adapter's baseModelSignature with the current system model
- If they don't match: compatibleAdapterNotFound error
- The error doesn't reveal the expected signature
Questions:
- How is BASE_SIGNATURE derived from the base model?
- Is it SHA-1 of base-model.pt or some other computation?
- Can we compute the correct signature for beta 4?
- Or do we need Apple to release TAMM v0.3.0 with updated signature?
Topic:
Machine Learning & AI
SubTopic:
Foundation Models
Tags:
Core ML
Create ML
tensorflow-metal
Apple Intelligence