generated: '2026-07-20'
method: searched
source: https://docs.modular.com/max/cli/
name: max
summary: >-
  Modular ships the `max` command-line tool as the primary interface for running,
  serving, and benchmarking MAX pipelines, distributed alongside the `modular` and
  `mojo` tools. Installed via pip (`pip install modular` / `pip install max`) or the
  conda/Pixi package manager from Modular's channel.
install:
  - method: pip
    command: pip install modular
  - method: pixi
    command: pixi add modular
  - method: conda
    command: conda install -c https://conda.modular.com/max modular
  - method: docker
    command: docker pull modular/max-nvidia-full
tools:
  - name: max
    description: Runs and benchmarks MAX pipelines; parent command for serving and generation.
    docs: https://docs.modular.com/max/cli/
  - name: mojo
    description: Mojo language compiler and runner (docs at mojolang.org).
    docs: https://mojolang.org/docs
  - name: modular
    description: Installs and manages Modular tools and environments.
    docs: https://docs.modular.com/max/packages/
commands:
  - command: max serve
    description: Launches a model server with an OpenAI-compatible endpoint.
    docs: https://docs.modular.com/max/cli/serve
  - command: max generate
    description: Generates output from a given model and prompt without using an endpoint.
    docs: https://docs.modular.com/max/cli/generate
  - command: max encode
    description: Converts input text into embeddings for semantic search and text similarity.
    docs: https://docs.modular.com/max/cli/encode
  - command: max benchmark
    description: Runs comprehensive benchmark tests on an active model server.
    docs: https://docs.modular.com/max/cli/benchmark
  - command: max list
    description: Lists every pipeline architecture registered with MAX with example configs.
    docs: https://docs.modular.com/max/cli/list
  - command: max warm-cache
    description: Preloads and compiles the model to optimize initialization time.
    docs: https://docs.modular.com/max/cli/warm-cache
  - command: max warm-interpreter-cache
    description: Warms the MAX interpreter cache for graph operations.
    docs: https://docs.modular.com/max/cli/warm-interpreter-cache