diff --git a/cpp/ggml-metal-impl.h b/cpp/ggml-metal-impl.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..481e010
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cpp/ggml-metal-impl.h
@@ -0,0 +1,249 @@
+#ifndef LM_GGML_METAL_IMPL
+#define LM_GGML_METAL_IMPL
+
+// kernel argument structs
+//
+// - element counters (e.g. ne00) typically use int32_t to reduce register usage
+//   however, be careful from int overflows when using those in the kernel implementation
+//
+// - strides (e.g. nb00) use uint64_t
+
+typedef struct {
+    int32_t  ne00;
+    int32_t  ne01;
+    int32_t  ne02;
+    int32_t  ne03;
+    uint64_t nb00;
+    uint64_t nb01;
+    uint64_t nb02;
+    uint64_t nb03;
+    int32_t  ne10;
+    int32_t  ne11;
+    int32_t  ne12;
+    int32_t  ne13;
+    uint64_t nb10;
+    uint64_t nb11;
+    uint64_t nb12;
+    uint64_t nb13;
+    int32_t  ne0;
+    int32_t  ne1;
+    int32_t  ne2;
+    int32_t  ne3;
+    uint64_t nb0;
+    uint64_t nb1;
+    uint64_t nb2;
+    uint64_t nb3;
+    int32_t  dim;
+} lm_ggml_metal_kargs_concat;
+
+typedef struct {
+    int32_t  ne00;
+    int32_t  ne01;
+    int32_t  ne02;
+    int32_t  ne03;
+    uint64_t nb00;
+    uint64_t nb01;
+    uint64_t nb02;
+    uint64_t nb03;
+    int32_t  ne10;
+    int32_t  ne11;
+    int32_t  ne12;
+    int32_t  ne13;
+    uint64_t nb10;
+    uint64_t nb11;
+    uint64_t nb12;
+    uint64_t nb13;
+    int32_t  ne0;
+    int32_t  ne1;
+    int32_t  ne2;
+    int32_t  ne3;
+    uint64_t nb0;
+    uint64_t nb1;
+    uint64_t nb2;
+    uint64_t nb3;
+    uint64_t offs;
+} lm_ggml_metal_kargs_bin;
+
+typedef struct {
+    int32_t  ne00;
+    int32_t  ne01;
+    int32_t  ne02;
+    int32_t  ne03;
+    uint64_t nb00;
+    uint64_t nb01;
+    uint64_t nb02;
+    uint64_t nb03;
+    int32_t  ne0;
+    int32_t  ne1;
+    int32_t  ne2;
+    int32_t  ne3;
+    uint64_t nb0;
+    uint64_t nb1;
+    uint64_t nb2;
+    uint64_t nb3;
+} lm_ggml_metal_kargs_repeat;
+
+typedef struct {
+    int64_t  ne00;
+    int64_t  ne01;
+    int64_t  ne02;
+    int64_t  ne03;
+    uint64_t nb00;
+    uint64_t nb01;
+    uint64_t nb02;
+    uint64_t nb03;
+    int64_t  ne0;
+    int64_t  ne1;
+    int64_t  ne2;
+    int64_t  ne3;
+    uint64_t nb0;
+    uint64_t nb1;
+    uint64_t nb2;
+    uint64_t nb3;
+} lm_ggml_metal_kargs_cpy;
+
+typedef struct {
+    int32_t  ne00;
+    int32_t  ne01;
+    int32_t  ne02;
+    int32_t  ne03;
+    uint64_t nb00;
+    uint64_t nb01;
+    uint64_t nb02;
+    uint64_t nb03;
+    int32_t  ne0;
+    int32_t  ne1;
+    int32_t  ne2;
+    int32_t  ne3;
+    uint64_t nb0;
+    uint64_t nb1;
+    uint64_t nb2;
+    uint64_t nb3;
+    int32_t  n_past;
+    int32_t  n_dims;
+    int32_t  n_ctx_orig;
+    float    freq_base;
+    float    freq_scale;
+    float    ext_factor;
+    float    attn_factor;
+    float    beta_fast;
+    float    beta_slow;
+} lm_ggml_metal_kargs_rope;
+
+typedef struct {
+    int32_t  ne01;
+    int32_t  ne02;
+    int32_t  ne03;
+    uint64_t nb01;
+    uint64_t nb02;
+    uint64_t nb03;
+    int32_t  ne11;
+    int32_t  ne_12_2; // assume K and V are same shape
+    int32_t  ne_12_3;
+    uint64_t nb_12_1;
+    uint64_t nb_12_2;
+    uint64_t nb_12_3;
+    uint64_t nb31;
+    int32_t  ne1;
+    int32_t  ne2;
+    float    scale;
+    float    max_bias;
+    float    m0;
+    float    m1;
+    uint16_t n_head_log2;
+    float    logit_softcap;
+} lm_ggml_metal_kargs_flash_attn_ext;
+
+typedef struct {
+    int32_t  ne00;
+    int32_t  ne02;
+    uint64_t nb01;
+    uint64_t nb02;
+    uint64_t nb03;
+    int32_t  ne12;
+    uint64_t nb10;
+    uint64_t nb11;
+    uint64_t nb12;
+    uint64_t nb13;
+    int32_t  ne0;
+    int32_t  ne1;
+    int16_t  r2;
+    int16_t  r3;
+} lm_ggml_metal_kargs_mul_mm;
+
+typedef struct {
+    int32_t  ne00;
+    int32_t  ne01;
+    int32_t  ne02;
+    uint64_t nb00;
+    uint64_t nb01;
+    uint64_t nb02;
+    uint64_t nb03;
+    int32_t  ne10;
+    int32_t  ne11;
+    int32_t  ne12;
+    uint64_t nb10;
+    uint64_t nb11;
+    uint64_t nb12;
+    uint64_t nb13;
+    int32_t  ne0;
+    int32_t  ne1;
+    int16_t  r2;
+    int16_t  r3;
+} lm_ggml_metal_kargs_mul_mv;
+
+typedef struct {
+    int32_t  nei0;
+    int32_t  nei1;
+    uint64_t nbi1;
+    int32_t  ne00;
+    int32_t  ne02;
+    uint64_t nb01;
+    uint64_t nb02;
+    int32_t  ne11;
+    int32_t  ne12;
+    int32_t  ne13;
+    uint64_t nb10;
+    uint64_t nb11;
+    uint64_t nb12;
+    int32_t  ne0;
+    int32_t  ne1;
+} lm_ggml_metal_kargs_mul_mm_id;
+
+typedef struct {
+    int32_t  nei0;
+    int32_t  nei1;
+    uint64_t nbi1;
+    int32_t  ne00;
+    int32_t  ne01;
+    int32_t  ne02;
+    uint64_t nb00;
+    uint64_t nb01;
+    uint64_t nb02;
+    int32_t  ne10;
+    int32_t  ne11;
+    int32_t  ne12;
+    int32_t  ne13;
+    uint64_t nb10;
+    uint64_t nb11;
+    uint64_t nb12;
+    int32_t  ne0;
+    int32_t  ne1;
+    uint64_t nb1;
+} lm_ggml_metal_kargs_mul_mv_id;
+
+typedef struct {
+    int32_t  ne00;
+    int32_t  ne00_4;
+    uint64_t nb01;
+    float    eps;
+} lm_ggml_metal_kargs_norm;
+
+typedef struct {
+    int32_t  ne00;
+    int32_t  ne00_4;
+    uint64_t nb01;
+    float    eps;
+} lm_ggml_metal_kargs_rms_norm;
+
+#endif // LM_GGML_METAL_IMPL
diff --git a/example/ios/.xcode.env.local b/example/ios/.xcode.env.local
index c2273fa..b261bc2 100644
--- a/example/ios/.xcode.env.local
+++ b/example/ios/.xcode.env.local
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export NODE_BINARY=/var/folders/4z/1d45cfts3936kdm7v9jl349r0000gn/T/yarn--1732158453708-0.8549147503631913/node
+export NODE_BINARY=/var/folders/4z/1d45cfts3936kdm7v9jl349r0000gn/T/yarn--1732160897686-0.7191373753799657/node
diff --git a/scripts/bootstrap.sh b/scripts/bootstrap.sh
index 1d194c4..d436965 100755
--- a/scripts/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/scripts/bootstrap.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ cp ./llama.cpp/ggml/include/ggml-opt.h ./cpp/ggml-opt.h
 cp ./llama.cpp/ggml/include/ggml-metal.h ./cpp/ggml-metal.h
 
 cp ./llama.cpp/ggml/src/ggml-metal/ggml-metal.m ./cpp/ggml-metal.m
+cp ./llama.cpp/ggml/src/ggml-metal/ggml-metal-impl.h ./cpp/ggml-metal-impl.h
 
 cp ./llama.cpp/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/ggml-cpu.c ./cpp/ggml-cpu.c
 cp ./llama.cpp/ggml/src/ggml-cpu/ggml-cpu.cpp ./cpp/ggml-cpu.cpp
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ files_add_lm_prefix=(
   "./cpp/ggml-opt.cpp"
   "./cpp/ggml-metal.h"
   "./cpp/ggml-metal.m"
+  "./cpp/ggml-metal-impl.h"
   "./cpp/ggml-quants.h"
   "./cpp/ggml-quants.c"
   "./cpp/ggml-alloc.h"