Verdict
IronClaw on Mac Studio is unusual but works. The use case: regulated organisation with macOS-native infrastructure that wants gVisor-grade isolation in addition to Apple's container sandboxing. Belt-and-braces, expensive, sometimes correct.
Setup notes
Asahi Linux for gVisor (gVisor is Linux-only). Or run IronClaw on x86 hardware and use the Mac Studio purely as the local LLM provider via Ollama on the network.
Performance
If running on Asahi Linux: comparable to Linux-on-x86 deployments. If networked split: standard latency adds.
What breaks
- Default macOS host (gVisor needs Linux)
Want to know more
See the full IronClaw review and the Mac Studio M3 Ultra buyer's notes.