Verified reference stack
Research — Private Research Assistant — Apple 32 GB
Gemma 3 12B int4 weights reported by Google at ~6.6 GB; 32 GB unified memory offers substantial headroom for a bounded-context local assistant.
Ollama
Gemma 3 12B IT (QAT/int4 profile)
Apple Silicon 32 GB unified memory
GOODFully local configuration
Gemma Terms of Use — professional/legal-entity use allowed subject to terms and prohibited-use policy
Evidence
Freshness rule: Material changes set this stack to REVALIDATION_REQUIRED.