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+name: "Build and test kernel (macOS)"
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main]
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened] # trigger on PRs
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Build kernel
+    runs-on: macos-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v31
+      - uses: cachix/cachix-action@v15
+        with:
+          name: huggingface
+          authToken: "${{ secrets.CACHIX_AUTH_TOKEN }}"
+      # For now we only test that there are no regressions in building macOS
+      # kernels. Also run tests once we have a macOS runner.
+      - name: Build relu kernel
+        run: ( cd examples/relu && nix build .\#redistributable.torch27-metal-aarch64-darwin -L )