wip: wip no lrg file oci client

Signed-off-by: Christopher Phillips <32073428+spiffcs@users.noreply.github.com>

.gitignore

@@ -73,3 +73,5 @@ cosign.pub
 __pycache__/
 *.py[cod]
 *$py.class
+
+

cmd/syft/internal/test/integration/catalog_packages_test.go

@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ func TestPkgCoverageImage(t *testing.T) {
 	definedPkgs.Remove(string(pkg.TerraformPkg))
 	definedPkgs.Remove(string(pkg.PhpPeclPkg)) // we have coverage for pear instead
 	definedPkgs.Remove(string(pkg.CondaPkg))
+	definedPkgs.Remove(string(pkg.ModelPkg))
 
 	var cases []testCase
 	cases = append(cases, commonTestCases...)
@@ -162,6 +163,7 @@ func TestPkgCoverageDirectory(t *testing.T) {
 	definedPkgs.Remove(string(pkg.UnknownPkg))
 	definedPkgs.Remove(string(pkg.CondaPkg))
 	definedPkgs.Remove(string(pkg.PhpPeclPkg)) // this is covered as pear packages
+	definedPkgs.Remove(string(pkg.ModelPkg))
 
 	// for directory scans we should not expect to see any of the following package types
 	definedPkgs.Remove(string(pkg.KbPkg))

go.mod

@@ -286,6 +286,8 @@ require (
 	modernc.org/memory v1.11.0 // indirect
 )
 
+require github.com/gpustack/gguf-parser-go v0.22.1
+
 require (
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2 v1.36.5 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws/protocol/eventstream v1.6.10 // indirect
@@ -306,6 +308,12 @@ require (
 	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/sts v1.34.0 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/smithy-go v1.22.4 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/aws-sdk-go-base/v2 v2.0.0-beta.65 // indirect
+	github.com/henvic/httpretty v0.1.4 // indirect
+	github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12 // indirect
+	github.com/modern-go/concurrent v0.0.0-20180306012644-bacd9c7ef1dd // indirect
+	github.com/modern-go/reflect2 v1.0.2 // indirect
+	github.com/smallnest/ringbuffer v0.0.0-20241116012123-461381446e3d // indirect
+	gonum.org/v1/gonum v0.15.1 // indirect
 )
 
 retract (

go.sum

@@ -541,6 +541,8 @@ github.com/gookit/assert v0.1.1/go.mod h1:jS5bmIVQZTIwk42uXl4lyj4iaaxx32tqH16CFj
 github.com/gookit/color v1.2.5/go.mod h1:AhIE+pS6D4Ql0SQWbBeXPHw7gY0/sjHoA4s/n1KB7xg=
 github.com/gookit/color v1.6.0 h1:JjJXBTk1ETNyqyilJhkTXJYYigHG24TM9Xa2M1xAhRA=
 github.com/gookit/color v1.6.0/go.mod h1:9ACFc7/1IpHGBW8RwuDm/0YEnhg3dwwXpoMsmtyHfjs=
+github.com/gpustack/gguf-parser-go v0.22.1 h1:FRnEDWqT0Rcplr/R9ctCRSN2+3DhVsf6dnR5/i9JA4E=
+github.com/gpustack/gguf-parser-go v0.22.1/go.mod h1:y4TwTtDqFWTK+xvprOjRUh+dowgU2TKCX37vRKvGiZ0=
 github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway v1.16.0 h1:gmcG1KaJ57LophUzW0Hy8NmPhnMZb4M0+kPpLofRdBo=
 github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway v1.16.0/go.mod h1:BDjrQk3hbvj6Nolgz8mAMFbcEtjT1g+wF4CSlocrBnw=
 github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.16.0 h1:YBftPWNWd4WwGqtY2yeZL2ef8rHAxPBD8KFhJpmcqms=
@@ -590,6 +592,8 @@ github.com/hashicorp/memberlist v0.2.2/go.mod h1:MS2lj3INKhZjWNqd3N0m3J+Jxf3DAOn
 github.com/hashicorp/memberlist v0.3.0/go.mod h1:MS2lj3INKhZjWNqd3N0m3J+Jxf3DAOnAH9VT3Sh9MUE=
 github.com/hashicorp/serf v0.9.5/go.mod h1:UWDWwZeL5cuWDJdl0C6wrvrUwEqtQ4ZKBKKENpqIUyk=
 github.com/hashicorp/serf v0.9.6/go.mod h1:TXZNMjZQijwlDvp+r0b63xZ45H7JmCmgg4gpTwn9UV4=
+github.com/henvic/httpretty v0.1.4 h1:Jo7uwIRWVFxkqOnErcoYfH90o3ddQyVrSANeS4cxYmU=
+github.com/henvic/httpretty v0.1.4/go.mod h1:Dn60sQTZfbt2dYsdUSNsCljyF4AfdqnuJFDLJA1I4AM=
 github.com/huandu/xstrings v1.5.0 h1:2ag3IFq9ZDANvthTwTiqSSZLjDc+BedvHPAp5tJy2TI=
 github.com/huandu/xstrings v1.5.0/go.mod h1:y5/lhBue+AyNmUVz9RLU9xbLR0o4KIIExikq4ovT0aE=
 github.com/iancoleman/orderedmap v0.0.0-20190318233801-ac98e3ecb4b0/go.mod h1:N0Wam8K1arqPXNWjMo21EXnBPOPp36vB07FNRdD2geA=
@@ -617,6 +621,7 @@ github.com/josharian/intern v1.0.0/go.mod h1:5DoeVV0s6jJacbCEi61lwdGj/aVlrQvzHFF
 github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.6/go.mod h1:+SdeFBvtyEkXs7REEP0seUULqWtbJapLOCVDaaPEHmU=
 github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.9/go.mod h1:KdQUCv79m/52Kvf8AW2vK1V8akMuk1QjK/uOdHXbAo4=
 github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.11/go.mod h1:KdQUCv79m/52Kvf8AW2vK1V8akMuk1QjK/uOdHXbAo4=
+github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12 h1:PV8peI4a0ysnczrg+LtxykD8LfKY9ML6u2jnxaEnrnM=
 github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12/go.mod h1:e30LSqwooZae/UwlEbR2852Gd8hjQvJoHmT4TnhNGBo=
 github.com/jstemmer/go-junit-report v0.0.0-20190106144839-af01ea7f8024/go.mod h1:6v2b51hI/fHJwM22ozAgKL4VKDeJcHhJFhtBdhmNjmU=
 github.com/jstemmer/go-junit-report v0.9.1/go.mod h1:Brl9GWCQeLvo8nXZwPNNblvFj/XSXhF0NWZEnDohbsk=
@@ -722,9 +727,11 @@ github.com/moby/sys/userns v0.1.0/go.mod h1:IHUYgu/kao6N8YZlp9Cf444ySSvCmDlmzUcY
 github.com/moby/term v0.0.0-20221205130635-1aeaba878587 h1:HfkjXDfhgVaN5rmueG8cL8KKeFNecRCXFhaJ2qZ5SKA=
 github.com/moby/term v0.0.0-20221205130635-1aeaba878587/go.mod h1:8FzsFHVUBGZdbDsJw/ot+X+d5HLUbvklYLJ9uGfcI3Y=
 github.com/modern-go/concurrent v0.0.0-20180228061459-e0a39a4cb421/go.mod h1:6dJC0mAP4ikYIbvyc7fijjWJddQyLn8Ig3JB5CqoB9Q=
+github.com/modern-go/concurrent v0.0.0-20180306012644-bacd9c7ef1dd h1:TRLaZ9cD/w8PVh93nsPXa1VrQ6jlwL5oN8l14QlcNfg=
 github.com/modern-go/concurrent v0.0.0-20180306012644-bacd9c7ef1dd/go.mod h1:6dJC0mAP4ikYIbvyc7fijjWJddQyLn8Ig3JB5CqoB9Q=
 github.com/modern-go/reflect2 v0.0.0-20180701023420-4b7aa43c6742/go.mod h1:bx2lNnkwVCuqBIxFjflWJWanXIb3RllmbCylyMrvgv0=
 github.com/modern-go/reflect2 v1.0.1/go.mod h1:bx2lNnkwVCuqBIxFjflWJWanXIb3RllmbCylyMrvgv0=
+github.com/modern-go/reflect2 v1.0.2 h1:xBagoLtFs94CBntxluKeaWgTMpvLxC4ur3nMaC9Gz0M=
 github.com/modern-go/reflect2 v1.0.2/go.mod h1:yWuevngMOJpCy52FWWMvUC8ws7m/LJsjYzDa0/r8luk=
 github.com/morikuni/aec v1.0.0 h1:nP9CBfwrvYnBRgY6qfDQkygYDmYwOilePFkwzv4dU8A=
 github.com/morikuni/aec v1.0.0/go.mod h1:BbKIizmSmc5MMPqRYbxO4ZU0S0+P200+tUnFx7PXmsc=
@@ -851,6 +858,8 @@ github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.4-0.20230606125235-dd1b4c2e81af h1:Sp5TG9f7K39yf
 github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.4-0.20230606125235-dd1b4c2e81af/go.mod h1:naHLuLoDiP4jHNo9R0sCBMtWGeIprob74mVsIT4qYEQ=
 github.com/skeema/knownhosts v1.3.1 h1:X2osQ+RAjK76shCbvhHHHVl3ZlgDm8apHEHFqRjnBY8=
 github.com/skeema/knownhosts v1.3.1/go.mod h1:r7KTdC8l4uxWRyK2TpQZ/1o5HaSzh06ePQNxPwTcfiY=
+github.com/smallnest/ringbuffer v0.0.0-20241116012123-461381446e3d h1:3VwvTjiRPA7cqtgOWddEL+JrcijMlXUmj99c/6YyZoY=
+github.com/smallnest/ringbuffer v0.0.0-20241116012123-461381446e3d/go.mod h1:tAG61zBM1DYRaGIPloumExGvScf08oHuo0kFoOqdbT0=
 github.com/sorairolake/lzip-go v0.3.8 h1:j5Q2313INdTA80ureWYRhX+1K78mUXfMoPZCw/ivWik=
 github.com/sorairolake/lzip-go v0.3.8/go.mod h1:JcBqGMV0frlxwrsE9sMWXDjqn3EeVf0/54YPsw66qkU=
 github.com/sourcegraph/conc v0.3.0 h1:OQTbbt6P72L20UqAkXXuLOj79LfEanQ+YQFNpLA9ySo=
@@ -1304,6 +1313,8 @@ golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20191204190536-9bdfabe68543/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8T
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20200804184101-5ec99f83aff1/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20231012003039-104605ab7028 h1:+cNy6SZtPcJQH3LJVLOSmiC7MMxXNOb3PU/VUEz+EhU=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20231012003039-104605ab7028/go.mod h1:NDW/Ps6MPRej6fsCIbMTohpP40sJ/P/vI1MoTEGwX90=
+gonum.org/v1/gonum v0.15.1 h1:FNy7N6OUZVUaWG9pTiD+jlhdQ3lMP+/LcTpJ6+a8sQ0=
+gonum.org/v1/gonum v0.15.1/go.mod h1:eZTZuRFrzu5pcyjN5wJhcIhnUdNijYxX1T2IcrOGY0o=
 google.golang.org/api v0.4.0/go.mod h1:8k5glujaEP+g9n7WNsDg8QP6cUVNI86fCNMcbazEtwE=
 google.golang.org/api v0.7.0/go.mod h1:WtwebWUNSVBH/HAw79HIFXZNqEvBhG+Ra+ax0hx3E3M=
 google.golang.org/api v0.8.0/go.mod h1:o4eAsZoiT+ibD93RtjEohWalFOjRDx6CVaqeizhEnKg=

internal/constants.go

@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ package internal
 const (
 	// JSONSchemaVersion is the current schema version output by the JSON encoder
 	// This is roughly following the "SchemaVer" guidelines for versioning the JSON schema. Please see schema/json/README.md for details on how to increment.
-	JSONSchemaVersion = "16.0.41"
+	JSONSchemaVersion = "16.0.42"
 )

internal/packagemetadata/generated.go

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ func AllTypes() []any {
 		pkg.ELFBinaryPackageNoteJSONPayload{},
 		pkg.ElixirMixLockEntry{},
 		pkg.ErlangRebarLockEntry{},
+		pkg.GGUFFileHeader{},
 		pkg.GitHubActionsUseStatement{},
 		pkg.GolangBinaryBuildinfoEntry{},
 		pkg.GolangModuleEntry{},

internal/packagemetadata/names.go

@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ var jsonTypes = makeJSONTypes(
 	jsonNames(pkg.TerraformLockProviderEntry{}, "terraform-lock-provider-entry"),
 	jsonNames(pkg.DotnetPackagesLockEntry{}, "dotnet-packages-lock-entry"),
 	jsonNames(pkg.CondaMetaPackage{}, "conda-metadata-entry", "CondaPackageMetadata"),
+	jsonNames(pkg.GGUFFileHeader{}, "gguf-file-metadata"),
 )
 
 func expandLegacyNameVariants(names ...string) []string {

internal/task/package_tasks.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package task
 import (
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/cataloging/pkgcataloging"
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/pkg"
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/pkg/cataloger/ai"
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/pkg/cataloger/alpine"
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/pkg/cataloger/arch"
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/pkg/cataloger/binary"
@@ -175,6 +176,7 @@ func DefaultPackageTaskFactories() Factories {
 		newSimplePackageTaskFactory(homebrew.NewCataloger, pkgcataloging.DirectoryTag, pkgcataloging.InstalledTag, pkgcataloging.ImageTag, "homebrew"),
 		newSimplePackageTaskFactory(conda.NewCondaMetaCataloger, pkgcataloging.DirectoryTag, pkgcataloging.InstalledTag, pkgcataloging.PackageTag, "conda"),
 		newSimplePackageTaskFactory(snap.NewCataloger, pkgcataloging.DirectoryTag, pkgcataloging.InstalledTag, pkgcataloging.ImageTag, "snap"),
+		newSimplePackageTaskFactory(ai.NewGGUFCataloger, pkgcataloging.DirectoryTag, pkgcataloging.ImageTag, "ai", "model", "gguf", "ml"),
 
 		// deprecated catalogers ////////////////////////////////////////
 		// these are catalogers that should not be selectable other than specific inclusion via name or "deprecated" tag (to remain backwards compatible)

schema/json/schema-latest.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "$id": "anchore.io/schema/syft/json/16.0.41/document",
+  "$id": "anchore.io/schema/syft/json/16.0.42/document",
   "$ref": "#/$defs/Document",
   "$defs": {
     "AlpmDbEntry": {
@@ -1399,6 +1399,70 @@
         "size"
       ]
     },
+    "GgufFileMetadata": {
+      "properties": {
+        "modelFormat": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "ModelFormat is always \"gguf\""
+        },
+        "modelName": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "ModelName is the name of the model (from general.name or filename)"
+        },
+        "modelVersion": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "ModelVersion is the version of the model (if available in header, else \"unknown\")"
+        },
+        "fileSize": {
+          "type": "integer",
+          "description": "FileSize is the size of the GGUF file in bytes (best-effort if available from resolver)"
+        },
+        "hash": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "Hash is a content hash of the metadata (for stable global identifiers across remotes)"
+        },
+        "license": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "License is the license identifier (from general.license if present)"
+        },
+        "ggufVersion": {
+          "type": "integer",
+          "description": "GGUFVersion is the GGUF format version (e.g., 3)"
+        },
+        "architecture": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "Architecture is the model architecture (from general.architecture, e.g., \"qwen3moe\", \"llama\")"
+        },
+        "quantization": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "Quantization is the quantization type (e.g., \"IQ4_NL\", \"Q4_K_M\")"
+        },
+        "parameters": {
+          "type": "integer",
+          "description": "Parameters is the number of model parameters (if present in header)"
+        },
+        "tensorCount": {
+          "type": "integer",
+          "description": "TensorCount is the number of tensors in the model"
+        },
+        "header": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "description": "Header contains the remaining key-value pairs from the GGUF header that are not already\nrepresented as typed fields above. This preserves additional metadata fields for reference\n(namespaced with general.*, llama.*, etc.) while avoiding duplication."
+        },
+        "truncatedHeader": {
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "description": "TruncatedHeader indicates if the header was truncated during parsing (for very large headers)"
+        }
+      },
+      "type": "object",
+      "required": [
+        "modelFormat",
+        "modelName",
+        "ggufVersion",
+        "tensorCount"
+      ],
+      "description": "GGUFFileHeader represents metadata extracted from a GGUF (GPT-Generated Unified Format) model file."
+    },
     "GithubActionsUseStatement": {
       "properties": {
         "value": {
@@ -2474,6 +2538,9 @@
             {
               "$ref": "#/$defs/ErlangRebarLockEntry"
             },
+            {
+              "$ref": "#/$defs/GgufFileMetadata"
+            },
             {
               "$ref": "#/$defs/GithubActionsUseStatement"
             },

syft/create_sbom_config.go

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/file"
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/sbom"
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/source"
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/source/ocimodelsource"
 )
 
 // CreateSBOMConfig specifies all parameters needed for creating an SBOM.
@@ -483,6 +484,9 @@ func findDefaultTags(src source.Description) ([]string, error) {
 		return []string{pkgcataloging.DirectoryTag, filecataloging.FileTag}, nil
 	case source.SnapMetadata:
 		return []string{pkgcataloging.InstalledTag, filecataloging.FileTag}, nil
+	case *ocimodelsource.OCIModelMetadata:
+		// OCI model artifacts should use image-like catalogers since they provide files to scan
+		return []string{pkgcataloging.ImageTag, filecataloging.FileTag}, nil
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to determine default cataloger tag for source type=%T", m)
 	}

syft/format/internal/cyclonedxutil/helpers/component.go

@@ -40,8 +40,11 @@ func EncodeComponent(p pkg.Package, supplier string, locationSorter func(a, b fi
 	}
 
 	componentType := cyclonedx.ComponentTypeLibrary
-	if p.Type == pkg.BinaryPkg {
+	switch p.Type {
+	case pkg.BinaryPkg:
 		componentType = cyclonedx.ComponentTypeApplication
+	case pkg.ModelPkg:
+		componentType = cyclonedx.ComponentTypeMachineLearningModel
 	}
 
 	return cyclonedx.Component{

syft/format/internal/cyclonedxutil/helpers/decoder.go

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func collectPackages(component *cyclonedx.Component, s *sbom.SBOM, idMap map[str
 	switch component.Type {
 	case cyclonedx.ComponentTypeOS:
 	case cyclonedx.ComponentTypeContainer:
-	case cyclonedx.ComponentTypeApplication, cyclonedx.ComponentTypeFramework, cyclonedx.ComponentTypeLibrary:
+	case cyclonedx.ComponentTypeApplication, cyclonedx.ComponentTypeFramework, cyclonedx.ComponentTypeLibrary, cyclonedx.ComponentTypeMachineLearningModel:
 		p := decodeComponent(component)
 		idMap[component.BOMRef] = p
 		if component.BOMRef != "" {

syft/format/internal/spdxutil/helpers/originator_supplier_test.go

@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ func Test_OriginatorSupplier(t *testing.T) {
 		pkg.OpamPackage{},
 		pkg.YarnLockEntry{},
 		pkg.TerraformLockProviderEntry{},
+		pkg.GGUFFileHeader{},
 	)
 	tests := []struct {
 		name       string

syft/format/internal/spdxutil/helpers/source_info.go

@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ func SourceInfo(p pkg.Package) string {
 		answer = "acquired package info from Homebrew formula"
 	case pkg.TerraformPkg:
 		answer = "acquired package info from Terraform dependency lock file"
+	case pkg.ModelPkg:
+		answer = "acquired package info from AI artifact (e.g. GGUF File"
 	default:
 		answer = "acquired package info from the following paths"
 	}

syft/format/internal/spdxutil/helpers/source_info_test.go

@@ -351,6 +351,14 @@ func Test_SourceInfo(t *testing.T) {
 				"acquired package info from Terraform dependency lock file",
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			input: pkg.Package{
+				Type: pkg.ModelPkg,
+			},
+			expected: []string{
+				"",
+			},
+		},
 	}
 	var pkgTypes []pkg.Type
 	for _, test := range tests {

syft/pkg/cataloger/ai/cataloger.go

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+Package ai provides concrete Cataloger implementations for AI artifacts and machine learning models,
+including support for GGUF (GPT-Generated Unified Format) model files.
+*/
+package ai
+
+import (
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/pkg"
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/pkg/cataloger/generic"
+)
+
+// NewGGUFCataloger returns a new cataloger instance for GGUF model files.
+func NewGGUFCataloger() pkg.Cataloger {
+	return generic.NewCataloger("gguf-cataloger").
+		WithParserByGlobs(parseGGUFModel, "**/*.gguf")
+}

syft/pkg/cataloger/ai/cataloger_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,373 @@
+package ai
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp/cmpopts"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/artifact"
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/pkg"
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/pkg/cataloger/internal/pkgtest"
+)
+
+func TestGGUFCataloger_Globs(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		setup    func(t *testing.T) string // returns fixture directory
+		expected []string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "finds GGUF files in root",
+			setup: func(t *testing.T) string {
+				dir := t.TempDir()
+				createTestGGUFInDir(t, dir, "model1.gguf")
+				createTestGGUFInDir(t, dir, "model2.gguf")
+				return dir
+			},
+			expected: []string{
+				"model1.gguf",
+				"model2.gguf",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "finds GGUF files in subdirectories",
+			setup: func(t *testing.T) string {
+				dir := t.TempDir()
+				modelsDir := filepath.Join(dir, "models")
+				os.MkdirAll(modelsDir, 0755)
+				createTestGGUFInDir(t, modelsDir, "llama.gguf")
+
+				deepDir := filepath.Join(dir, "deep", "nested", "path")
+				os.MkdirAll(deepDir, 0755)
+				createTestGGUFInDir(t, deepDir, "mistral.gguf")
+
+				return dir
+			},
+			expected: []string{
+				"models/llama.gguf",
+				"deep/nested/path/mistral.gguf",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "ignores non-GGUF files",
+			setup: func(t *testing.T) string {
+				dir := t.TempDir()
+				createTestGGUFInDir(t, dir, "model.gguf")
+
+				// Create non-GGUF files
+				os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, "readme.txt"), []byte("readme"), 0644)
+				os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, "model.bin"), []byte("binary"), 0644)
+				os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, "config.json"), []byte("{}"), 0644)
+
+				return dir
+			},
+			expected: []string{
+				"model.gguf",
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			fixtureDir := tt.setup(t)
+
+			pkgtest.NewCatalogTester().
+				FromDirectory(t, fixtureDir).
+				ExpectsResolverContentQueries(tt.expected).
+				TestCataloger(t, NewGGUFCataloger())
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGGUFCataloger_Integration(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name                  string
+		setup                 func(t *testing.T) string
+		expectedPackages      []pkg.Package
+		expectedRelationships []artifact.Relationship
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "catalog single GGUF file",
+			setup: func(t *testing.T) string {
+				dir := t.TempDir()
+				data := newTestGGUFBuilder().
+					withVersion(3).
+					withStringKV("general.architecture", "llama").
+					withStringKV("general.name", "llama3-8b").
+					withStringKV("general.version", "3.0").
+					withStringKV("general.license", "Apache-2.0").
+					withStringKV("general.quantization", "Q4_K_M").
+					withUint64KV("general.parameter_count", 8030000000).
+					build()
+
+				path := filepath.Join(dir, "llama3-8b.gguf")
+				os.WriteFile(path, data, 0644)
+				return dir
+			},
+			expectedPackages: []pkg.Package{
+				{
+					Name:    "llama3-8b",
+					Version: "3.0",
+					Type:    pkg.ModelPkg,
+					Licenses: pkg.NewLicenseSet(
+						pkg.NewLicenseFromFields("Apache-2.0", "", nil),
+					),
+					Metadata: pkg.GGUFFileHeader{
+						ModelFormat:     "gguf",
+						ModelName:       "llama3-8b",
+						ModelVersion:    "3.0",
+						License:         "Apache-2.0",
+						Architecture:    "llama",
+						Quantization:    "Unknown",
+						Parameters:      0,
+						GGUFVersion:     3,
+						TensorCount:     0,
+						Header:          map[string]interface{}{},
+						TruncatedHeader: false,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			expectedRelationships: nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "catalog multiple GGUF files",
+			setup: func(t *testing.T) string {
+				dir := t.TempDir()
+
+				// Create first model
+				data1 := newTestGGUFBuilder().
+					withVersion(3).
+					withStringKV("general.architecture", "llama").
+					withStringKV("general.name", "model1").
+					withStringKV("general.version", "1.0").
+					build()
+				os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, "model1.gguf"), data1, 0644)
+
+				// Create second model
+				data2 := newTestGGUFBuilder().
+					withVersion(3).
+					withStringKV("general.architecture", "mistral").
+					withStringKV("general.name", "model2").
+					withStringKV("general.version", "2.0").
+					build()
+				os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, "model2.gguf"), data2, 0644)
+
+				return dir
+			},
+			expectedPackages: []pkg.Package{
+				{
+					Name:    "model1",
+					Version: "1.0",
+					Type:    pkg.ModelPkg,
+					Metadata: pkg.GGUFFileHeader{
+						ModelFormat:     "gguf",
+						ModelName:       "model1",
+						ModelVersion:    "1.0",
+						Architecture:    "llama",
+						Quantization:    "Unknown",
+						GGUFVersion:     3,
+						TensorCount:     0,
+						Header:          map[string]interface{}{},
+						TruncatedHeader: false,
+					},
+				},
+				{
+					Name:    "model2",
+					Version: "2.0",
+					Type:    pkg.ModelPkg,
+					Metadata: pkg.GGUFFileHeader{
+						ModelFormat:     "gguf",
+						ModelName:       "model2",
+						ModelVersion:    "2.0",
+						Architecture:    "mistral",
+						Quantization:    "Unknown",
+						GGUFVersion:     3,
+						TensorCount:     0,
+						Header:          map[string]interface{}{},
+						TruncatedHeader: false,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			expectedRelationships: nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "catalog GGUF in nested directories",
+			setup: func(t *testing.T) string {
+				dir := t.TempDir()
+				nestedDir := filepath.Join(dir, "models", "quantized")
+				os.MkdirAll(nestedDir, 0755)
+
+				data := newTestGGUFBuilder().
+					withVersion(3).
+					withStringKV("general.architecture", "qwen").
+					withStringKV("general.name", "qwen-nested").
+					build()
+
+				os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(nestedDir, "qwen.gguf"), data, 0644)
+				return dir
+			},
+			expectedPackages: []pkg.Package{
+				{
+					Name:    "qwen-nested",
+					Version: unknownGGUFData,
+					Type:    pkg.ModelPkg,
+					Metadata: pkg.GGUFFileHeader{
+						ModelFormat:     "gguf",
+						ModelName:       "qwen-nested",
+						ModelVersion:    unknownGGUFData,
+						Architecture:    "qwen",
+						Quantization:    "Unknown",
+						GGUFVersion:     3,
+						TensorCount:     0,
+						Header:          map[string]interface{}{},
+						TruncatedHeader: false,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			expectedRelationships: nil,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			fixtureDir := tt.setup(t)
+
+			// Use pkgtest to catalog and compare
+			tester := pkgtest.NewCatalogTester().
+				FromDirectory(t, fixtureDir).
+				Expects(tt.expectedPackages, tt.expectedRelationships).
+				IgnoreLocationLayer().
+				IgnorePackageFields("FoundBy", "Locations"). // These are set by the cataloger
+				WithCompareOptions(
+					// Ignore Hash as it's computed dynamically
+					cmpopts.IgnoreFields(pkg.GGUFFileHeader{}, "Hash"),
+				)
+
+			tester.TestCataloger(t, NewGGUFCataloger())
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGGUFCataloger_SkipsInvalidFiles(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+
+	// Create a valid GGUF
+	validData := newTestGGUFBuilder().
+		withVersion(3).
+		withStringKV("general.architecture", "llama").
+		withStringKV("general.name", "valid-model").
+		build()
+	os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, "valid.gguf"), validData, 0644)
+
+	// Create an invalid GGUF (wrong magic)
+	invalidData := newTestGGUFBuilder().buildInvalidMagic()
+	os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, "invalid.gguf"), invalidData, 0644)
+
+	// Create a truncated GGUF
+	os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, "truncated.gguf"), []byte{0x47}, 0644)
+
+	// Catalog should succeed and only return the valid package
+	tester := pkgtest.NewCatalogTester().
+		FromDirectory(t, dir).
+		ExpectsAssertion(func(t *testing.T, pkgs []pkg.Package, _ []artifact.Relationship) {
+			// Should only find the valid model
+			require.Len(t, pkgs, 1)
+			assert.Equal(t, "valid-model", pkgs[0].Name)
+		})
+
+	tester.TestCataloger(t, NewGGUFCataloger())
+}
+
+func TestGGUFCataloger_Name(t *testing.T) {
+	cataloger := NewGGUFCataloger()
+	assert.Equal(t, "gguf-cataloger", cataloger.Name())
+}
+
+func TestGGUFCataloger_EmptyDirectory(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	// Create a subdirectory to ensure glob still runs
+	os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(dir, "models"), 0755)
+
+	tester := pkgtest.NewCatalogTester().
+		FromDirectory(t, dir).
+		ExpectsAssertion(func(t *testing.T, pkgs []pkg.Package, rels []artifact.Relationship) {
+			assert.Empty(t, pkgs)
+			assert.Empty(t, rels)
+		})
+
+	tester.TestCataloger(t, NewGGUFCataloger())
+}
+
+func TestGGUFCataloger_MixedFiles(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+
+	// Create GGUF file
+	ggufData := newTestGGUFBuilder().
+		withVersion(3).
+		withStringKV("general.architecture", "llama").
+		withStringKV("general.name", "test-model").
+		build()
+	os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, "model.gguf"), ggufData, 0644)
+
+	// Create other file types
+	os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, "README.md"), []byte("# Models"), 0644)
+	os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, "config.json"), []byte("{}"), 0644)
+	os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, "weights.bin"), []byte("weights"), 0644)
+	os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(dir, "subdir"), 0755)
+
+	tester := pkgtest.NewCatalogTester().
+		FromDirectory(t, dir).
+		ExpectsAssertion(func(t *testing.T, pkgs []pkg.Package, _ []artifact.Relationship) {
+			// Should only find the GGUF model
+			require.Len(t, pkgs, 1)
+			assert.Equal(t, "test-model", pkgs[0].Name)
+			assert.Equal(t, pkg.ModelPkg, pkgs[0].Type)
+		})
+
+	tester.TestCataloger(t, NewGGUFCataloger())
+}
+
+func TestGGUFCataloger_CaseInsensitiveGlob(t *testing.T) {
+	// Test that the glob pattern is case-sensitive (as expected for **/*.gguf)
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+
+	// Create lowercase .gguf
+	data := newTestGGUFBuilder().
+		withVersion(3).
+		withStringKV("general.architecture", "llama").
+		withStringKV("general.name", "lowercase").
+		build()
+	os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, "model.gguf"), data, 0644)
+
+	// Create uppercase .GGUF (should not match the glob)
+	os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, "MODEL.GGUF"), data, 0644)
+
+	tester := pkgtest.NewCatalogTester().
+		FromDirectory(t, dir).
+		ExpectsAssertion(func(t *testing.T, pkgs []pkg.Package, _ []artifact.Relationship) {
+			// Depending on filesystem case-sensitivity, we may get 1 or 2 packages
+			// On case-insensitive filesystems (macOS), both might match
+			// On case-sensitive filesystems (Linux), only lowercase matches
+			assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, len(pkgs), 1, "should find at least the lowercase file")
+		})
+
+	tester.TestCataloger(t, NewGGUFCataloger())
+}
+
+// createTestGGUFInDir creates a minimal test GGUF file in the specified directory
+func createTestGGUFInDir(t *testing.T, dir, filename string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	data := newTestGGUFBuilder().
+		withVersion(3).
+		withStringKV("general.architecture", "llama").
+		withStringKV("general.name", "test-model").
+		build()
+
+	path := filepath.Join(dir, filename)
+	err := os.WriteFile(path, data, 0644)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+}

syft/pkg/cataloger/ai/package.go

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+package ai
+
+import (
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/internal/log"
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/file"
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/pkg"
+)
+
+func newGGUFPackage(metadata *pkg.GGUFFileHeader, locations ...file.Location) pkg.Package {
+	// Compute hash if not already set
+	if metadata.Hash == "" {
+		metadata.Hash = computeMetadataHash(metadata)
+	}
+
+	p := pkg.Package{
+		Name:      metadata.ModelName,
+		Version:   metadata.ModelVersion,
+		Locations: file.NewLocationSet(locations...),
+		Type:      pkg.ModelPkg,
+		Licenses:  pkg.NewLicenseSet(),
+		Metadata:  *metadata,
+		// NOTE: PURL is intentionally not set as the package-url spec
+		// has not yet finalized support for ML model packages
+	}
+
+	// Add license to the package if present in metadata
+	if metadata.License != "" {
+		p.Licenses.Add(pkg.NewLicenseFromFields(metadata.License, "", nil))
+	}
+
+	p.SetID()
+
+	return p
+}
+
+// computeMetadataHash computes a stable hash of the metadata for use as a global identifier
+func computeMetadataHash(metadata *pkg.GGUFFileHeader) string {
+	// Create a stable representation of the metadata
+	hashData := struct {
+		Format       string
+		Name         string
+		Version      string
+		Architecture string
+		GGUFVersion  uint32
+		TensorCount  uint64
+	}{
+		Format:       metadata.ModelFormat,
+		Name:         metadata.ModelName,
+		Version:      metadata.ModelVersion,
+		Architecture: metadata.Architecture,
+		GGUFVersion:  metadata.GGUFVersion,
+		TensorCount:  metadata.TensorCount,
+	}
+
+	// Marshal to JSON for stable hashing
+	jsonBytes, err := json.Marshal(hashData)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Debugf("failed to marshal metadata for hashing: %v", err)
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	// Compute SHA256 hash
+	hash := sha256.Sum256(jsonBytes)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%x", hash[:8]) // Use first 8 bytes (16 hex chars)
+}

syft/pkg/cataloger/ai/package_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+package ai
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/file"
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/pkg"
+)
+
+func TestNewGGUFPackage(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name      string
+		metadata  *pkg.GGUFFileHeader
+		locations []file.Location
+		checkFunc func(t *testing.T, p pkg.Package)
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "complete GGUF package with all fields",
+			metadata: &pkg.GGUFFileHeader{
+				ModelFormat:     "gguf",
+				ModelName:       "llama3-8b-instruct",
+				ModelVersion:    "3.0",
+				License:         "Apache-2.0",
+				Architecture:    "llama",
+				Quantization:    "Q4_K_M",
+				Parameters:      8030000000,
+				GGUFVersion:     3,
+				TensorCount:     291,
+				Header:          map[string]any{},
+				TruncatedHeader: false,
+			},
+			locations: []file.Location{file.NewLocation("/models/llama3-8b.gguf")},
+			checkFunc: func(t *testing.T, p pkg.Package) {
+				if d := cmp.Diff("llama3-8b-instruct", p.Name); d != "" {
+					t.Errorf("Name mismatch (-want +got):\n%s", d)
+				}
+				if d := cmp.Diff("3.0", p.Version); d != "" {
+					t.Errorf("Version mismatch (-want +got):\n%s", d)
+				}
+				if d := cmp.Diff(pkg.ModelPkg, p.Type); d != "" {
+					t.Errorf("Type mismatch (-want +got):\n%s", d)
+				}
+				assert.Empty(t, p.PURL, "PURL should not be set for model packages")
+				assert.Len(t, p.Licenses.ToSlice(), 1)
+				if d := cmp.Diff("Apache-2.0", p.Licenses.ToSlice()[0].Value); d != "" {
+					t.Errorf("License value mismatch (-want +got):\n%s", d)
+				}
+				assert.NotEmpty(t, p.ID())
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "minimal GGUF package",
+			metadata: &pkg.GGUFFileHeader{
+				ModelFormat:  "gguf",
+				ModelName:    "simple-model",
+				ModelVersion: "1.0",
+				Architecture: "gpt2",
+				GGUFVersion:  3,
+				TensorCount:  50,
+			},
+			locations: []file.Location{file.NewLocation("/models/simple.gguf")},
+			checkFunc: func(t *testing.T, p pkg.Package) {
+				if d := cmp.Diff("simple-model", p.Name); d != "" {
+					t.Errorf("Name mismatch (-want +got):\n%s", d)
+				}
+				if d := cmp.Diff("1.0", p.Version); d != "" {
+					t.Errorf("Version mismatch (-want +got):\n%s", d)
+				}
+				if d := cmp.Diff(pkg.ModelPkg, p.Type); d != "" {
+					t.Errorf("Type mismatch (-want +got):\n%s", d)
+				}
+				assert.Empty(t, p.PURL, "PURL should not be set for model packages")
+				assert.Empty(t, p.Licenses.ToSlice())
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "GGUF package with multiple locations",
+			metadata: &pkg.GGUFFileHeader{
+				ModelFormat:  "gguf",
+				ModelName:    "multi-location-model",
+				ModelVersion: "1.5",
+				Architecture: "llama",
+				GGUFVersion:  3,
+				TensorCount:  150,
+			},
+			locations: []file.Location{
+				file.NewLocation("/models/model1.gguf"),
+				file.NewLocation("/models/model2.gguf"),
+			},
+			checkFunc: func(t *testing.T, p pkg.Package) {
+				assert.Len(t, p.Locations.ToSlice(), 2)
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			p := newGGUFPackage(tt.metadata, tt.locations...)
+
+			if d := cmp.Diff(tt.metadata.ModelName, p.Name); d != "" {
+				t.Errorf("Name mismatch (-want +got):\n%s", d)
+			}
+			if d := cmp.Diff(tt.metadata.ModelVersion, p.Version); d != "" {
+				t.Errorf("Version mismatch (-want +got):\n%s", d)
+			}
+			if d := cmp.Diff(pkg.ModelPkg, p.Type); d != "" {
+				t.Errorf("Type mismatch (-want +got):\n%s", d)
+			}
+
+			// Verify metadata is attached
+			metadata, ok := p.Metadata.(pkg.GGUFFileHeader)
+			require.True(t, ok, "metadata should be GGUFFileHeader")
+			if d := cmp.Diff(*tt.metadata, metadata); d != "" {
+				t.Errorf("Metadata mismatch (-want +got):\n%s", d)
+			}
+
+			if tt.checkFunc != nil {
+				tt.checkFunc(t, p)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}

syft/pkg/cataloger/ai/parse_gguf.go

@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+package ai
+
+import (
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+
+	gguf_parser "github.com/gpustack/gguf-parser-go"
+)
+
+// GGUF file format constants
+const (
+	ggufMagicNumber = 0x46554747       // "GGUF" in little-endian
+	maxHeaderSize   = 50 * 1024 * 1024 // 50MB for large tokenizer vocabularies
+)
+
+// ggufHeaderReader reads just the header portion of a GGUF file efficiently
+type ggufHeaderReader struct {
+	reader io.Reader
+}
+
+// readHeader reads only the GGUF header (metadata) without reading tensor data
+// This is much more efficient than reading the entire file
+// The reader should be wrapped with io.LimitedReader to prevent OOM issues
+func (r *ggufHeaderReader) readHeader() ([]byte, error) {
+	// Read initial chunk to determine header size
+	// GGUF format: magic(4) + version(4) + tensor_count(8) + metadata_kv_count(8) + metadata_kvs + tensors_info
+	initialBuf := make([]byte, 24) // Enough for magic, version, tensor count, and kv count
+	if _, err := io.ReadFull(r.reader, initialBuf); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read GGUF header prefix: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Verify magic number
+	magic := binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(initialBuf[0:4])
+	if magic != ggufMagicNumber {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid GGUF magic number: 0x%08X", magic)
+	}
+
+	// We need to read the metadata KV pairs to know the full header size
+	// The io.LimitedReader wrapping this reader ensures we don't read more than maxHeaderSize
+	headerData := make([]byte, 0, 1024*1024) // Start with 1MB capacity
+	headerData = append(headerData, initialBuf...)
+
+	// Read the rest of the header in larger chunks for efficiency
+	// The LimitedReader will return EOF once maxHeaderSize is reached
+	buf := make([]byte, 64*1024) // 64KB chunks
+	for {
+		n, err := r.reader.Read(buf)
+		if n > 0 {
+			headerData = append(headerData, buf[:n]...)
+		}
+		if err == io.EOF {
+			// Reached end of file or limit, we have all available data
+			break
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read GGUF header: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return headerData, nil
+}
+
+// Helper to convert gguf_parser metadata to simpler types
+func convertGGUFMetadataKVs(kvs gguf_parser.GGUFMetadataKVs) map[string]interface{} {
+	result := make(map[string]interface{})
+
+	// Limit KV pairs to avoid bloat
+	const maxKVPairs = 200
+	count := 0
+
+	for _, kv := range kvs {
+		if count >= maxKVPairs {
+			break
+		}
+
+		// Skip standard fields that are extracted separately
+		switch kv.Key {
+		case "general.architecture", "general.name", "general.license",
+			"general.version", "general.parameter_count", "general.quantization":
+			continue
+		}
+
+		result[kv.Key] = kv.Value
+		count++
+	}
+
+	return result
+}

syft/pkg/cataloger/ai/parse_gguf_model.go

@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+package ai
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+
+	gguf_parser "github.com/gpustack/gguf-parser-go"
+
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/internal"
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/internal/unknown"
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/artifact"
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/file"
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/pkg"
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/pkg/cataloger/generic"
+)
+
+const unknownGGUFData = "unknown"
+
+// parseGGUFModel parses a GGUF model file and returns the discovered package.
+// This implementation only reads the header portion of the file, not the entire model.
+func parseGGUFModel(_ context.Context, _ file.Resolver, _ *generic.Environment, reader file.LocationReadCloser) ([]pkg.Package, []artifact.Relationship, error) {
+	defer internal.CloseAndLogError(reader, reader.Path())
+
+	// Read and validate the GGUF file header using LimitedReader to prevent OOM
+	// We use LimitedReader to cap reads at maxHeaderSize (50MB)
+	limitedReader := &io.LimitedReader{R: reader, N: maxHeaderSize}
+	headerReader := &ggufHeaderReader{reader: limitedReader}
+	headerData, err := headerReader.readHeader()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read GGUF header: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Create a temporary file for the library to parse
+	// The library requires a file path, so we create a temp file
+	tempFile, err := os.CreateTemp("", "syft-gguf-*.gguf")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create temp file: %w", err)
+	}
+	tempPath := tempFile.Name()
+	defer os.Remove(tempPath)
+
+	// Write the validated header data to temp file
+	if _, err := tempFile.Write(headerData); err != nil {
+		tempFile.Close()
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to write to temp file: %w", err)
+	}
+	tempFile.Close()
+
+	// Parse using gguf-parser-go with options to skip unnecessary data
+	ggufFile, err := gguf_parser.ParseGGUFFile(tempPath,
+		gguf_parser.SkipLargeMetadata(),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse GGUF file: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Extract metadata
+	metadata := ggufFile.Metadata()
+
+	// Convert to syft metadata structure
+	syftMetadata := &pkg.GGUFFileHeader{
+		ModelFormat:     "gguf",
+		ModelName:       metadata.Name,
+		ModelVersion:    extractVersion(ggufFile.Header.MetadataKV),
+		License:         metadata.License,
+		Architecture:    metadata.Architecture,
+		Quantization:    metadata.FileTypeDescriptor,
+		Parameters:      uint64(metadata.Parameters),
+		GGUFVersion:     uint32(ggufFile.Header.Version),
+		TensorCount:     ggufFile.Header.TensorCount,
+		Header:          convertGGUFMetadataKVs(ggufFile.Header.MetadataKV),
+		TruncatedHeader: false, // We read the full header
+		Hash:            "",    // Will be computed in newGGUFPackage
+	}
+
+	// If model name is not in metadata, use filename
+	if syftMetadata.ModelName == "" {
+		syftMetadata.ModelName = extractModelNameFromPath(reader.Path())
+	}
+
+	// If version is still unknown, try to infer from name
+	if syftMetadata.ModelVersion == unknownGGUFData {
+		syftMetadata.ModelVersion = extractVersionFromName(syftMetadata.ModelName)
+	}
+
+	// Create package from metadata
+	p := newGGUFPackage(
+		syftMetadata,
+		reader.WithAnnotation(pkg.EvidenceAnnotationKey, pkg.PrimaryEvidenceAnnotation),
+	)
+
+	return []pkg.Package{p}, nil, unknown.IfEmptyf([]pkg.Package{p}, "unable to parse GGUF file")
+}
+
+// extractVersion attempts to extract version from metadata KV pairs
+func extractVersion(kvs gguf_parser.GGUFMetadataKVs) string {
+	for _, kv := range kvs {
+		if kv.Key == "general.version" {
+			if v, ok := kv.Value.(string); ok && v != "" {
+				return v
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return unknownGGUFData
+}
+
+// extractVersionFromName tries to extract version from model name
+func extractVersionFromName(_ string) string {
+	// Look for version patterns like "v1.0", "1.5b", "3.0", etc.
+	// For now, return unknown - this could be enhanced with regex
+	return unknownGGUFData
+}
+
+// extractModelNameFromPath extracts the model name from the file path
+func extractModelNameFromPath(path string) string {
+	// Get the base filename
+	base := filepath.Base(path)
+
+	// Remove .gguf extension
+	name := strings.TrimSuffix(base, ".gguf")
+
+	return name
+}
+
+// integrity check
+var _ generic.Parser = parseGGUFModel

syft/pkg/cataloger/ai/test_builder_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package ai
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	
+	gguf_parser "github.com/gpustack/gguf-parser-go"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	// Create a test GGUF file
+	data := newTestGGUFBuilder().
+		withVersion(3).
+		withStringKV("general.architecture", "llama").
+		withStringKV("general.name", "test-model").
+		build()
+	
+	// Write to temp file
+	tempFile, err := os.CreateTemp("", "test-*.gguf")
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	defer os.Remove(tempFile.Name())
+	
+	if _, err := tempFile.Write(data); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	tempFile.Close()
+	
+	fmt.Printf("Wrote %d bytes to %s\n", len(data), tempFile.Name())
+	
+	// Try to parse it
+	fmt.Println("Attempting to parse...")
+	gf, err := gguf_parser.ParseGGUFFile(tempFile.Name(), gguf_parser.SkipLargeMetadata())
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("Parse error: %v\n", err)
+		return
+	}
+	
+	fmt.Printf("Success! Model: %s\n", gf.Metadata().Name)
+}

syft/pkg/cataloger/ai/test_helpers_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+package ai
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/binary"
+)
+
+// GGUF type constants for test builder
+const (
+	ggufMagic       = 0x46554747 // "GGUF" in little-endian
+	ggufTypeUint8   = 0
+	ggufTypeInt8    = 1
+	ggufTypeUint16  = 2
+	ggufTypeInt16   = 3
+	ggufTypeUint32  = 4
+	ggufTypeInt32   = 5
+	ggufTypeFloat32 = 6
+	ggufTypeBool    = 7
+	ggufTypeString  = 8
+	ggufTypeArray   = 9
+	ggufTypeUint64  = 10
+	ggufTypeInt64   = 11
+	ggufTypeFloat64 = 12
+)
+
+// testGGUFBuilder helps build GGUF files for testing
+type testGGUFBuilder struct {
+	buf         *bytes.Buffer
+	version     uint32
+	tensorCount uint64
+	kvPairs     []testKVPair
+}
+
+type testKVPair struct {
+	key       string
+	valueType uint32
+	value     interface{}
+}
+
+func newTestGGUFBuilder() *testGGUFBuilder {
+	return &testGGUFBuilder{
+		buf:         new(bytes.Buffer),
+		version:     3,
+		tensorCount: 0,
+		kvPairs:     []testKVPair{},
+	}
+}
+
+func (b *testGGUFBuilder) withVersion(v uint32) *testGGUFBuilder {
+	b.version = v
+	return b
+}
+
+func (b *testGGUFBuilder) withTensorCount(count uint64) *testGGUFBuilder {
+	b.tensorCount = count
+	return b
+}
+
+func (b *testGGUFBuilder) withStringKV(key, value string) *testGGUFBuilder {
+	b.kvPairs = append(b.kvPairs, testKVPair{key: key, valueType: ggufTypeString, value: value})
+	return b
+}
+
+func (b *testGGUFBuilder) withUint64KV(key string, value uint64) *testGGUFBuilder {
+	b.kvPairs = append(b.kvPairs, testKVPair{key: key, valueType: ggufTypeUint64, value: value})
+	return b
+}
+
+func (b *testGGUFBuilder) withUint32KV(key string, value uint32) *testGGUFBuilder {
+	b.kvPairs = append(b.kvPairs, testKVPair{key: key, valueType: ggufTypeUint32, value: value})
+	return b
+}
+
+func (b *testGGUFBuilder) writeString(s string) {
+	binary.Write(b.buf, binary.LittleEndian, uint64(len(s)))
+	b.buf.WriteString(s)
+}
+
+func (b *testGGUFBuilder) build() []byte {
+	// Write magic number "GGUF"
+	binary.Write(b.buf, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(ggufMagic))
+
+	// Write version
+	binary.Write(b.buf, binary.LittleEndian, b.version)
+
+	// Write tensor count
+	binary.Write(b.buf, binary.LittleEndian, b.tensorCount)
+
+	// Write KV count
+	binary.Write(b.buf, binary.LittleEndian, uint64(len(b.kvPairs)))
+
+	// Write KV pairs
+	for _, kv := range b.kvPairs {
+		// Write key
+		b.writeString(kv.key)
+		// Write value type
+		binary.Write(b.buf, binary.LittleEndian, kv.valueType)
+		// Write value based on type
+		switch kv.valueType {
+		case ggufTypeString:
+			b.writeString(kv.value.(string))
+		case ggufTypeUint32:
+			binary.Write(b.buf, binary.LittleEndian, kv.value.(uint32))
+		case ggufTypeUint64:
+			binary.Write(b.buf, binary.LittleEndian, kv.value.(uint64))
+		case ggufTypeUint8:
+			binary.Write(b.buf, binary.LittleEndian, kv.value.(uint8))
+		case ggufTypeInt32:
+			binary.Write(b.buf, binary.LittleEndian, kv.value.(int32))
+		case ggufTypeBool:
+			var v uint8
+			if kv.value.(bool) {
+				v = 1
+			}
+			binary.Write(b.buf, binary.LittleEndian, v)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return b.buf.Bytes()
+}
+
+// buildInvalidMagic creates a file with invalid magic number
+func (b *testGGUFBuilder) buildInvalidMagic() []byte {
+	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	binary.Write(buf, binary.LittleEndian, uint32(0x12345678))
+	return buf.Bytes()
+}

syft/pkg/gguf.go

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package pkg
+
+// GGUFFileHeader represents metadata extracted from a GGUF (GPT-Generated Unified Format) model file.
+// GGUF is a binary file format used for storing model weights for the GGML library, designed for fast
+// loading and saving of models, particularly quantized large language models.
+type GGUFFileHeader struct {
+	// ModelFormat is always "gguf"
+	ModelFormat string `json:"modelFormat" cyclonedx:"modelFormat"`
+
+	// ModelName is the name of the model (from general.name or filename)
+	ModelName string `json:"modelName" cyclonedx:"modelName"`
+
+	// ModelVersion is the version of the model (if available in header, else "unknown")
+	ModelVersion string `json:"modelVersion,omitempty" cyclonedx:"modelVersion"`
+
+	// FileSize is the size of the GGUF file in bytes (best-effort if available from resolver)
+	FileSize int64 `json:"fileSize,omitempty" cyclonedx:"fileSize"`
+
+	// Hash is a content hash of the metadata (for stable global identifiers across remotes)
+	Hash string `json:"hash,omitempty" cyclonedx:"hash"`
+
+	// License is the license identifier (from general.license if present)
+	License string `json:"license,omitempty" cyclonedx:"license"`
+
+	// GGUFVersion is the GGUF format version (e.g., 3)
+	GGUFVersion uint32 `json:"ggufVersion" cyclonedx:"ggufVersion"`
+
+	// Architecture is the model architecture (from general.architecture, e.g., "qwen3moe", "llama")
+	Architecture string `json:"architecture,omitempty" cyclonedx:"architecture"`
+
+	// Quantization is the quantization type (e.g., "IQ4_NL", "Q4_K_M")
+	Quantization string `json:"quantization,omitempty" cyclonedx:"quantization"`
+
+	// Parameters is the number of model parameters (if present in header)
+	Parameters uint64 `json:"parameters,omitempty" cyclonedx:"parameters"`
+
+	// TensorCount is the number of tensors in the model
+	TensorCount uint64 `json:"tensorCount" cyclonedx:"tensorCount"`
+
+	// Header contains the remaining key-value pairs from the GGUF header that are not already
+	// represented as typed fields above. This preserves additional metadata fields for reference
+	// (namespaced with general.*, llama.*, etc.) while avoiding duplication.
+	Header map[string]interface{} `json:"header,omitempty" cyclonedx:"header"`
+
+	// TruncatedHeader indicates if the header was truncated during parsing (for very large headers)
+	TruncatedHeader bool `json:"truncatedHeader,omitempty" cyclonedx:"truncatedHeader"`
+}

syft/pkg/type.go

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ const (
 	TerraformPkg            Type = "terraform"
 	WordpressPluginPkg      Type = "wordpress-plugin"
 	HomebrewPkg             Type = "homebrew"
+	ModelPkg                Type = "model"
 )
 
 // AllPkgs represents all supported package types
@@ -94,6 +95,7 @@ var AllPkgs = []Type{
 	TerraformPkg,
 	WordpressPluginPkg,
 	HomebrewPkg,
+	ModelPkg,
 }
 
 // PackageURLType returns the PURL package type for the current package.

syft/pkg/type_test.go

@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ func TestTypeFromPURL(t *testing.T) {
 	expectedTypes.Remove(string(HomebrewPkg))
 	expectedTypes.Remove(string(TerraformPkg))
 	expectedTypes.Remove(string(GraalVMNativeImagePkg))
+	expectedTypes.Remove(string(ModelPkg))   // no valid purl for ai artifacts currently
 	expectedTypes.Remove(string(PhpPeclPkg)) // we should always consider this a pear package
 
 	for _, test := range tests {

syft/source/ocimodelsource/metadata.go

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package ocimodelsource
+
+import "github.com/anchore/syft/syft/source"
+
+// OCIModelMetadata represents all static metadata that defines what an OCI model artifact is.
+// This is similar to ImageMetadata but includes model-specific fields and OCI artifact annotations.
+type OCIModelMetadata struct {
+	// Core OCI artifact metadata (mirrors ImageMetadata)
+	UserInput      string                  `json:"userInput"`
+	ID             string                  `json:"artifactID"`
+	ManifestDigest string                  `json:"manifestDigest"`
+	MediaType      string                  `json:"mediaType"`
+	Tags           []string                `json:"tags"`
+	Size           int64                   `json:"artifactSize"`
+	Layers         []source.LayerMetadata  `json:"layers"`
+	RawManifest    []byte                  `json:"manifest"`
+	RawConfig      []byte                  `json:"config"`
+	RepoDigests    []string                `json:"repoDigests"`
+	Architecture   string                  `json:"architecture"`
+	Variant        string                  `json:"architectureVariant,omitempty"`
+	OS             string                  `json:"os"`
+	Labels         map[string]string       `json:"labels,omitempty"`
+
+	// OCI-specific metadata
+	Annotations map[string]string `json:"annotations,omitempty"`
+
+	// Model-specific metadata
+	ModelFormat string          `json:"modelFormat,omitempty"` // e.g., "gguf"
+	GGUFLayers  []GGUFLayerInfo `json:"ggufLayers,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// GGUFLayerInfo represents metadata about a GGUF layer in the OCI artifact.
+type GGUFLayerInfo struct {
+	Digest       string            `json:"digest"`
+	Size         int64             `json:"size"`         // Full blob size in registry
+	MediaType    string            `json:"mediaType"`    // Should be "application/vnd.docker.ai.gguf.v3"
+	Annotations  map[string]string `json:"annotations,omitempty"`
+	FetchedBytes int64             `json:"fetchedBytes"` // How many bytes we actually fetched via range-GET
+}

syft/source/ocimodelsource/oci_model_source.go

@@ -0,0 +1,260 @@
+package ocimodelsource
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/opencontainers/go-digest"
+
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/internal/log"
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/artifact"
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/file"
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/source"
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/source/internal"
+)
+
+var _ source.Source = (*ociModelSource)(nil)
+
+// Config holds the configuration for an OCI model artifact source.
+type Config struct {
+	Reference   string
+	Platform    string
+	Alias       source.Alias
+	Client      *RegistryClient
+	Metadata    *OCIModelMetadata
+	TempFiles   map[string]string // Virtual path -> temp file path
+}
+
+// ociModelSource implements the source.Source interface for OCI model artifacts.
+type ociModelSource struct {
+	id       artifact.ID
+	config   Config
+	resolver *ociModelResolver
+	mutex    *sync.Mutex
+}
+
+// NewFromArtifact creates a new OCI model source from a fetched model artifact.
+func NewFromArtifact(artifact *ModelArtifact, client *RegistryClient, alias source.Alias) (source.Source, error) {
+	// Build metadata
+	metadata := buildMetadata(artifact)
+
+	// Fetch GGUF layer headers via range-GET
+	tempFiles := make(map[string]string)
+	ggufLayers := make([]GGUFLayerInfo, 0, len(artifact.GGUFLayers))
+
+	for idx, layer := range artifact.GGUFLayers {
+		log.WithFields("digest", layer.Digest, "size", layer.Size).Debug("fetching GGUF layer header")
+
+		// Fetch header via range-GET
+		headerData, err := client.FetchBlobRange(context.Background(), artifact.Reference, layer.Digest, MaxHeaderBytes)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to fetch GGUF layer header: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		// Extract virtual path from annotations
+		virtualPath := extractVirtualPath(idx, extractAnnotations(layer.Annotations))
+
+		// Create temp file
+		tempPath, err := createTempFileFromData(headerData, virtualPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			// Clean up any previously created temp files
+			for _, path := range tempFiles {
+				_ = removeFile(path)
+			}
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create temp file: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		tempFiles[virtualPath] = tempPath
+
+		// Add to GGUF layers metadata
+		ggufLayers = append(ggufLayers, GGUFLayerInfo{
+			Digest:       layer.Digest.String(),
+			Size:         layer.Size,
+			MediaType:    string(layer.MediaType),
+			Annotations:  extractAnnotations(layer.Annotations),
+			FetchedBytes: int64(len(headerData)),
+		})
+
+		log.WithFields("virtualPath", virtualPath, "tempPath", tempPath, "bytes", len(headerData)).Debug("created temp file for GGUF header")
+	}
+
+	// Update metadata with GGUF layers
+	metadata.GGUFLayers = ggufLayers
+	metadata.ModelFormat = "gguf"
+
+	// Build config
+	config := Config{
+		Reference: artifact.Reference.String(),
+		Alias:     alias,
+		Client:    client,
+		Metadata:  metadata,
+		TempFiles: tempFiles,
+	}
+
+	// Derive artifact ID
+	id := deriveIDFromArtifact(config)
+
+	return &ociModelSource{
+		id:     id,
+		config: config,
+		mutex:  &sync.Mutex{},
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// buildMetadata constructs OCIModelMetadata from a ModelArtifact.
+func buildMetadata(artifact *ModelArtifact) *OCIModelMetadata {
+	// Extract layers
+	layers := make([]source.LayerMetadata, len(artifact.Manifest.Layers))
+	for i, layer := range artifact.Manifest.Layers {
+		layers[i] = source.LayerMetadata{
+			MediaType: string(layer.MediaType),
+			Digest:    layer.Digest.String(),
+			Size:      layer.Size,
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Extract tags
+	var tags []string
+	if tagged, ok := artifact.Reference.(interface{ TagStr() string }); ok {
+		if tag := tagged.TagStr(); tag != "" {
+			tags = []string{tag}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Extract repo digests
+	var repoDigests []string
+	if artifact.ManifestDigest != "" {
+		repoDigests = []string{artifact.Reference.Context().String() + "@" + artifact.ManifestDigest}
+	}
+
+	// Build metadata
+	return &OCIModelMetadata{
+		UserInput:      artifact.Reference.String(),
+		ID:             artifact.ManifestDigest,
+		ManifestDigest: artifact.ManifestDigest,
+		MediaType:      string(artifact.Manifest.MediaType),
+		Tags:           tags,
+		Size:           calculateTotalSize(layers),
+		Layers:         layers,
+		RawManifest:    artifact.RawManifest,
+		RawConfig:      artifact.RawConfig,
+		RepoDigests:    repoDigests,
+		Architecture:   artifact.Config.Architecture,
+		Variant:        artifact.Config.Variant,
+		OS:             artifact.Config.OS,
+		Labels:         artifact.Config.Config.Labels,
+		Annotations:    extractManifestAnnotations(artifact.Manifest),
+	}
+}
+
+// extractAnnotations converts v1 annotations to a string map.
+func extractAnnotations(annotations map[string]string) map[string]string {
+	if annotations == nil {
+		return make(map[string]string)
+	}
+	return annotations
+}
+
+// extractManifestAnnotations extracts annotations from the manifest.
+func extractManifestAnnotations(manifest interface{}) map[string]string {
+	// v1.Manifest has Annotations field
+	if m, ok := manifest.(interface{ GetAnnotations() map[string]string }); ok {
+		return m.GetAnnotations()
+	}
+	return make(map[string]string)
+}
+
+// calculateTotalSize sums up the size of all layers.
+func calculateTotalSize(layers []source.LayerMetadata) int64 {
+	var total int64
+	for _, layer := range layers {
+		total += layer.Size
+	}
+	return total
+}
+
+// deriveIDFromArtifact generates an artifact ID from the config.
+func deriveIDFromArtifact(cfg Config) artifact.ID {
+	var info string
+
+	if !cfg.Alias.IsEmpty() {
+		// Use alias for stable artifact ID
+		info = fmt.Sprintf("%s@%s", cfg.Alias.Name, cfg.Alias.Version)
+	} else if cfg.Metadata.ManifestDigest != "" {
+		// Use manifest digest
+		info = cfg.Metadata.ManifestDigest
+	} else {
+		// Fall back to reference
+		log.Warn("no explicit name/version or manifest digest, deriving artifact ID from reference")
+		info = cfg.Reference
+	}
+
+	return internal.ArtifactIDFromDigest(digest.SHA256.FromString(info).String())
+}
+
+// ID returns the artifact ID.
+func (s *ociModelSource) ID() artifact.ID {
+	return s.id
+}
+
+// Describe returns a description of the source.
+func (s *ociModelSource) Describe() source.Description {
+	name := s.config.Reference
+	version := ""
+	supplier := ""
+
+	if !s.config.Alias.IsEmpty() {
+		a := s.config.Alias
+		if a.Name != "" {
+			name = a.Name
+		}
+		if a.Version != "" {
+			version = a.Version
+		}
+		if a.Supplier != "" {
+			supplier = a.Supplier
+		}
+	}
+
+	return source.Description{
+		ID:       string(s.id),
+		Name:     name,
+		Version:  version,
+		Supplier: supplier,
+		Metadata: s.config.Metadata,
+	}
+}
+
+// FileResolver returns a file resolver for accessing GGUF header files.
+func (s *ociModelSource) FileResolver(_ source.Scope) (file.Resolver, error) {
+	s.mutex.Lock()
+	defer s.mutex.Unlock()
+
+	if s.resolver == nil {
+		s.resolver = newOCIModelResolver(s.config.TempFiles)
+	}
+
+	return s.resolver, nil
+}
+
+// Close cleans up temporary files.
+func (s *ociModelSource) Close() error {
+	s.mutex.Lock()
+	defer s.mutex.Unlock()
+
+	if s.resolver != nil {
+		if err := s.resolver.cleanup(); err != nil {
+			log.WithFields("error", err).Warn("failed to cleanup temp files")
+			return err
+		}
+		s.resolver = nil
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// removeFile removes a file and logs any errors.
+func removeFile(path string) error {
+	return nil // Placeholder for now
+}

syft/source/ocimodelsource/oci_model_source_provider.go

@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+package ocimodelsource
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/anchore/stereoscope/pkg/image"
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/internal/log"
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/source"
+)
+
+// NewSourceProvider creates a new OCI model artifact source provider.
+func NewSourceProvider(reference string, registryOpts *image.RegistryOptions, alias source.Alias) source.Provider {
+	return &ociModelSourceProvider{
+		reference:    reference,
+		registryOpts: registryOpts,
+		alias:        alias,
+	}
+}
+
+type ociModelSourceProvider struct {
+	reference    string
+	registryOpts *image.RegistryOptions
+	alias        source.Alias
+}
+
+func (p *ociModelSourceProvider) Name() string {
+	return "oci-model-artifact"
+}
+
+func (p *ociModelSourceProvider) Provide(ctx context.Context) (source.Source, error) {
+	// Create registry client
+	client, err := NewRegistryClient(p.registryOpts)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create registry client: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Check if this is a model artifact (lightweight check)
+	log.WithFields("reference", p.reference).Debug("checking if reference is a model artifact")
+
+	isModel, err := client.IsModelArtifactReference(ctx, p.reference)
+	if err != nil {
+		// Log the error but don't fail - let other providers try
+		log.WithFields("reference", p.reference, "error", err).Debug("failed to check if reference is a model artifact")
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("not an OCI model artifact: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if !isModel {
+		log.WithFields("reference", p.reference).Debug("reference is not a model artifact")
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("not an OCI model artifact")
+	}
+
+	log.WithFields("reference", p.reference).Info("detected OCI model artifact, fetching headers")
+
+	// Fetch the full model artifact with metadata
+	artifact, err := client.FetchModelArtifact(ctx, p.reference)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to fetch model artifact: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Check if there are any GGUF layers
+	if len(artifact.GGUFLayers) == 0 {
+		log.WithFields("reference", p.reference).Warn("model artifact has no GGUF layers")
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("model artifact has no GGUF layers")
+	}
+
+	log.WithFields("reference", p.reference, "ggufLayers", len(artifact.GGUFLayers)).Info("found GGUF layers in model artifact")
+
+	// Create the source
+	src, err := NewFromArtifact(artifact, client, p.alias)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create OCI model source: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return src, nil
+}

syft/source/ocimodelsource/oci_model_source_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+package ocimodelsource
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestExtractVirtualPath(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name        string
+		layerIndex  int
+		annotations map[string]string
+		expected    string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:        "with title annotation",
+			layerIndex:  0,
+			annotations: map[string]string{"org.opencontainers.image.title": "model.gguf"},
+			expected:    "/model.gguf",
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "without title annotation",
+			layerIndex:  1,
+			annotations: map[string]string{},
+			expected:    "/model-layer-1.gguf",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			result := extractVirtualPath(tt.layerIndex, tt.annotations)
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.expected, result)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCalculateTotalSize(t *testing.T) {
+	// This is imported from syft/source
+	// Just a simple test to ensure it works
+	layers := []struct {
+		MediaType string
+		Digest    string
+		Size      int64
+	}{
+		{"application/vnd.docker.image.rootfs.diff.tar.gzip", "sha256:abc", 100},
+		{"application/vnd.docker.image.rootfs.diff.tar.gzip", "sha256:def", 200},
+	}
+
+	// We'd need to convert to source.LayerMetadata to test this properly
+	// For now, just ensure the package compiles
+	assert.NotNil(t, layers)
+}

syft/source/ocimodelsource/registry_client.go

@@ -0,0 +1,227 @@
+package ocimodelsource
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/authn"
+	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/name"
+	v1 "github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/v1"
+	"github.com/google/go-containerregistry/pkg/v1/remote"
+
+	"github.com/anchore/stereoscope/pkg/image"
+)
+
+const (
+	// Model artifact media types as per Docker's OCI artifacts for AI model packaging
+	// Reference: https://www.docker.com/blog/oci-artifacts-for-ai-model-packaging/
+	ModelConfigMediaType = "application/vnd.docker.ai.model.config.v0.1+json"
+	GGUFLayerMediaType   = "application/vnd.docker.ai.gguf.v3"
+
+	// Maximum bytes to fetch via range-GET for GGUF headers
+	MaxHeaderBytes = 10 * 1024 * 1024 // 10 MB
+)
+
+// RegistryClient handles OCI registry interactions for model artifacts.
+type RegistryClient struct {
+	options []remote.Option
+}
+
+// NewRegistryClient creates a new registry client with authentication from RegistryOptions.
+func NewRegistryClient(registryOpts *image.RegistryOptions) (*RegistryClient, error) {
+	opts, err := buildRemoteOptions(registryOpts)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to build remote options: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return &RegistryClient{
+		options: opts,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// buildRemoteOptions converts stereoscope RegistryOptions to go-containerregistry remote.Options.
+func buildRemoteOptions(registryOpts *image.RegistryOptions) ([]remote.Option, error) {
+	var opts []remote.Option
+
+	if registryOpts == nil {
+		return opts, nil
+	}
+
+	// Build authenticator
+	authenticator := buildAuthenticator(registryOpts)
+	opts = append(opts, remote.WithAuth(authenticator))
+
+	// Handle TLS settings
+	if registryOpts.InsecureSkipTLSVerify {
+		transport := remote.DefaultTransport.(*http.Transport).Clone()
+		transport.TLSClientConfig.InsecureSkipVerify = true
+		opts = append(opts, remote.WithTransport(transport))
+	}
+
+	// Handle insecure HTTP
+	if registryOpts.InsecureUseHTTP {
+		opts = append(opts, remote.WithTransport(http.DefaultTransport))
+	}
+
+	return opts, nil
+}
+
+// buildAuthenticator creates an authn.Authenticator from RegistryOptions.
+func buildAuthenticator(registryOpts *image.RegistryOptions) authn.Authenticator {
+	// If credentials are provided, use them
+	if len(registryOpts.Credentials) > 0 {
+		// Use the first credential set (we could enhance this to match by authority)
+		cred := registryOpts.Credentials[0]
+
+		if cred.Token != "" {
+			return &authn.Bearer{Token: cred.Token}
+		}
+
+		if cred.Username != "" || cred.Password != "" {
+			return &authn.Basic{
+				Username: cred.Username,
+				Password: cred.Password,
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Fall back to anonymous authenticator
+	return authn.Anonymous
+}
+
+// ModelArtifact represents a parsed OCI model artifact.
+type ModelArtifact struct {
+	Reference      name.Reference
+	Manifest       *v1.Manifest
+	Config         *v1.ConfigFile
+	RawManifest    []byte
+	RawConfig      []byte
+	ManifestDigest string
+	GGUFLayers     []v1.Descriptor
+}
+
+// FetchModelArtifact fetches and parses an OCI model artifact from the registry.
+func (c *RegistryClient) FetchModelArtifact(ctx context.Context, refStr string) (*ModelArtifact, error) {
+	// Parse reference
+	ref, err := name.ParseReference(refStr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse reference %q: %w", refStr, err)
+	}
+
+	// Fetch descriptor
+	desc, err := remote.Get(ref, c.options...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to fetch descriptor: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Parse manifest
+	manifest := &v1.Manifest{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(desc.Manifest, manifest); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal manifest: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Check if this is a model artifact
+	if !isModelArtifact(manifest) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("not a model artifact (config media type: %s)", manifest.Config.MediaType)
+	}
+
+	// Fetch config
+	img, err := desc.Image()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get image: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	configFile, err := img.ConfigFile()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get config file: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	rawConfig, err := img.RawConfigFile()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get raw config: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Extract GGUF layers
+	ggufLayers := extractGGUFLayers(manifest)
+
+	return &ModelArtifact{
+		Reference:      ref,
+		Manifest:       manifest,
+		Config:         configFile,
+		RawManifest:    desc.Manifest,
+		RawConfig:      rawConfig,
+		ManifestDigest: desc.Digest.String(),
+		GGUFLayers:     ggufLayers,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// isModelArtifact checks if the manifest represents a model artifact.
+func isModelArtifact(manifest *v1.Manifest) bool {
+	return manifest.Config.MediaType == ModelConfigMediaType
+}
+
+// extractGGUFLayers extracts GGUF layer descriptors from the manifest.
+func extractGGUFLayers(manifest *v1.Manifest) []v1.Descriptor {
+	var ggufLayers []v1.Descriptor
+	for _, layer := range manifest.Layers {
+		if string(layer.MediaType) == GGUFLayerMediaType {
+			ggufLayers = append(ggufLayers, layer)
+		}
+	}
+	return ggufLayers
+}
+
+// FetchBlobRange fetches a byte range from a blob in the registry.
+// This is used to fetch only the GGUF header without downloading the entire multi-GB file.
+func (c *RegistryClient) FetchBlobRange(ctx context.Context, ref name.Reference, digest v1.Hash, maxBytes int64) ([]byte, error) {
+	// Use the remote package's Layer fetching with our options
+	// Then read only the first maxBytes
+	repo := ref.Context()
+
+	// Fetch the layer (blob) using remote.Layer
+	layer, err := remote.Layer(repo.Digest(digest.String()), c.options...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to fetch layer: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Get the compressed reader
+	reader, err := layer.Compressed()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get layer reader: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer reader.Close()
+
+	// Read up to maxBytes
+	data := make([]byte, maxBytes)
+	n, err := io.ReadFull(reader, data)
+	if err != nil && err != io.ErrUnexpectedEOF {
+		// ErrUnexpectedEOF is okay - it means the file is smaller than maxBytes
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read layer data: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return data[:n], nil
+}
+
+// IsModelArtifactReference checks if a reference points to a model artifact.
+// This is a lightweight check that only fetches the manifest.
+func (c *RegistryClient) IsModelArtifactReference(ctx context.Context, refStr string) (bool, error) {
+	ref, err := name.ParseReference(refStr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse reference %q: %w", refStr, err)
+	}
+
+	desc, err := remote.Get(ref, c.options...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to fetch descriptor: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	manifest := &v1.Manifest{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(desc.Manifest, manifest); err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal manifest: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return isModelArtifact(manifest), nil
+}

syft/source/ocimodelsource/resolver.go

@@ -0,0 +1,211 @@
+package ocimodelsource
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/bmatcuk/doublestar/v4"
+	stereofile "github.com/anchore/stereoscope/pkg/file"
+
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/file"
+)
+
+var _ file.Resolver = (*ociModelResolver)(nil)
+
+// ociModelResolver is a minimal file.Resolver implementation that provides access to
+// GGUF header data fetched from OCI model artifacts via range-GET requests.
+type ociModelResolver struct {
+	tempFiles map[string]string // maps virtual path -> temporary file path
+	locations []file.Location
+}
+
+// newOCIModelResolver creates a new resolver with the given temporary files.
+func newOCIModelResolver(tempFiles map[string]string) *ociModelResolver {
+	// Create locations for all temp files
+	locations := make([]file.Location, 0, len(tempFiles))
+	for virtualPath, tempPath := range tempFiles {
+		// Use NewVirtualLocation: realPath is tempPath, accessPath is virtualPath
+		locations = append(locations, file.NewVirtualLocation(tempPath, virtualPath))
+	}
+
+	return &ociModelResolver{
+		tempFiles: tempFiles,
+		locations: locations,
+	}
+}
+
+// FileContentsByLocation returns the contents of the file at the given location.
+func (r *ociModelResolver) FileContentsByLocation(location file.Location) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
+	// Get the real path (temp file) from the location
+	realPath := location.RealPath
+
+	// Check if this is one of our managed files
+	found := false
+	for _, tempPath := range r.tempFiles {
+		if tempPath == realPath {
+			found = true
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	if !found {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("location not found in resolver: %s", location.RealPath)
+	}
+
+	// Open and return the temp file
+	f, err := os.Open(realPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open temp file: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return f, nil
+}
+
+// FileMetadataByLocation returns metadata for the file at the given location.
+func (r *ociModelResolver) FileMetadataByLocation(location file.Location) (file.Metadata, error) {
+	realPath := location.RealPath
+
+	// Stat the temp file
+	info, err := os.Stat(realPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return file.Metadata{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to stat temp file: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Return basic metadata
+	return file.Metadata{
+		Path:     location.AccessPath, // Use AccessPath for virtual path
+		Type:     stereofile.TypeRegular,
+		FileInfo: info,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// HasPath checks if the given path exists in the resolver.
+func (r *ociModelResolver) HasPath(path string) bool {
+	_, exists := r.tempFiles[path]
+	return exists
+}
+
+// FilesByPath returns locations for files matching the given paths.
+func (r *ociModelResolver) FilesByPath(paths ...string) ([]file.Location, error) {
+	var results []file.Location
+
+	for _, path := range paths {
+		for virtualPath, tempPath := range r.tempFiles {
+			if virtualPath == path {
+				results = append(results, file.NewVirtualLocation(tempPath, virtualPath))
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return results, nil
+}
+
+// FilesByGlob returns locations for files matching the given glob patterns.
+func (r *ociModelResolver) FilesByGlob(patterns ...string) ([]file.Location, error) {
+	var results []file.Location
+
+	for _, pattern := range patterns {
+		for virtualPath, tempPath := range r.tempFiles {
+			// Match against the virtual path
+			matched, err := doublestar.Match(pattern, virtualPath)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to match pattern %q: %w", pattern, err)
+			}
+
+			if matched {
+				results = append(results, file.NewVirtualLocation(tempPath, virtualPath))
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return results, nil
+}
+
+// FilesByMIMEType returns locations for files with the given MIME types.
+// This is not implemented for OCI model artifacts as we don't have MIME type detection.
+func (r *ociModelResolver) FilesByMIMEType(types ...string) ([]file.Location, error) {
+	// Not implemented - OCI model artifacts don't have MIME type detection
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+// RelativeFileByPath returns a file at the given path relative to the reference location.
+// This is not applicable for OCI model artifacts.
+func (r *ociModelResolver) RelativeFileByPath(_ file.Location, path string) *file.Location {
+	// Not implemented - no layer hierarchy in OCI model artifacts
+	return nil
+}
+
+// AllLocations returns all file locations in the resolver.
+func (r *ociModelResolver) AllLocations(ctx context.Context) <-chan file.Location {
+	ch := make(chan file.Location)
+
+	go func() {
+		defer close(ch)
+
+		for _, loc := range r.locations {
+			select {
+			case <-ctx.Done():
+				return
+			case ch <- loc:
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
+	return ch
+}
+
+// cleanup removes all temporary files managed by this resolver.
+func (r *ociModelResolver) cleanup() error {
+	var errs []error
+
+	for virtualPath, tempPath := range r.tempFiles {
+		if err := os.Remove(tempPath); err != nil {
+			errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("failed to remove temp file for %s: %w", virtualPath, err))
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(errs) > 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cleanup errors: %v", errs)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// extractVirtualPath generates a virtual path for a GGUF layer.
+// This simulates where the file would be in the artifact.
+func extractVirtualPath(layerIndex int, annotations map[string]string) string {
+	// Check if there's a filename in annotations
+	if filename, ok := annotations["org.opencontainers.image.title"]; ok {
+		return "/" + filename
+	}
+
+	// Fall back to generic name based on index
+	return fmt.Sprintf("/model-layer-%d.gguf", layerIndex)
+}
+
+// createTempFileFromData creates a temporary file with the given data.
+func createTempFileFromData(data []byte, virtualPath string) (string, error) {
+	// Extract filename from virtual path for better temp file naming
+	filename := filepath.Base(virtualPath)
+	ext := filepath.Ext(filename)
+	prefix := strings.TrimSuffix(filename, ext) + "-"
+
+	// Create temp file
+	tempFile, err := os.CreateTemp("", prefix+"*"+ext)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to create temp file: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer tempFile.Close()
+
+	// Write data
+	if _, err := tempFile.Write(data); err != nil {
+		os.Remove(tempFile.Name())
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to write to temp file: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return tempFile.Name(), nil
+}

syft/source/sourceproviders/source_providers.go

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/source"
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/source/directorysource"
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/source/filesource"
+	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/source/ocimodelsource"
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/source/snapsource"
 	"github.com/anchore/syft/syft/source/stereoscopesource"
 )
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ const (
 	DirTag       = stereoscope.DirTag
 	PullTag      = stereoscope.PullTag
 	SnapTag      = "snap"
+	OCIModelTag  = "oci-model"
 )
 
 // All returns all the configured source providers known to syft
@@ -40,6 +42,9 @@ func All(userInput string, cfg *Config) []collections.TaggedValue[source.Provide
 
 		// 3. try remote sources after everything else...
 
+		// --from oci-model (model artifacts with header-only fetching)
+		Join(tagProvider(ocimodelsource.NewSourceProvider(userInput, cfg.RegistryOptions, cfg.Alias), OCIModelTag)).
+
 		// --from docker, registry, etc.
 		Join(stereoscopeProviders.Select(PullTag)...).