From 281afc8ac3bbffbc3b2e5e27bcda3f77dc338e06 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Angelos Katharopoulos <a_katharopoulos@apple.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2026 13:43:36 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Remove conda

---
 .github/actions/setup-macos/action.yml | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-macos/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-macos/action.yml
index a108e686f4..1e3e05d5ab 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup-macos/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-macos/action.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ runs:
       shell: bash
       run: xcodebuild -showComponent MetalToolchain
 
-    - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
       with:
-        miniconda-version: "latest"
         python-version: ${{ inputs.python-version }}

From 07de3da0b94d9d306a9ef6ecf3fa85d25907f6ff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Angelos Katharopoulos <a_katharopoulos@apple.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2026 14:01:53 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Use uv

---
 .github/actions/build-macos/action.yml |  4 +---
 .github/actions/setup-macos/action.yml | 18 +++++++++++++++---
 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/actions/build-macos/action.yml b/.github/actions/build-macos/action.yml
index 067fb8d5a5..26dada9275 100644
--- a/.github/actions/build-macos/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/build-macos/action.yml
@@ -4,14 +4,12 @@ description: 'Build and test MLX on macOS'
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
-    - name: Install dependencies
+    - name: Build
       env:
         DEBUG: 1
         CMAKE_ARGS: "-DCMAKE_COMPILE_WARNING_AS_ERROR=ON"
       shell: bash -l {0}
       run: |
-        pip install --upgrade pip
-        pip install cmake setuptools typing_extensions
         pip install -e . -v
 
     - name: Install tests dependencies
diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-macos/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-macos/action.yml
index 1e3e05d5ab..7ccc8b7e06 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup-macos/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-macos/action.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,18 @@ runs:
       shell: bash
       run: xcodebuild -showComponent MetalToolchain
 
-    - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
-      with:
-        python-version: ${{ inputs.python-version }}
+    - name: Install Python
+      shell: sh
+      run: |
+        curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
+        $HOME/.local/bin/uv venv --python ${{ inputs.python-version }}
+        source .venv/bin/activate
+        echo PATH=$PATH >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        # Search python packages in .venv
+        echo PYTHONPATH=`python -c 'import sys; print(sys.path[-1])'` >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+    - name: Install build dependencies
+      shell: sh
+      run: |
+        pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install cmake setuptools typing_extensions