-cpu flag

packages/node/meshnet_node/hardware.py

@@ -171,6 +171,18 @@ def _gpu_inventory_profile(gpu: dict | None, ram_mb: int) -> dict | None:
     return profile
 
 
+def with_forced_cpu(hw: dict) -> dict:
+    """Return a hardware profile forced to CPU execution.
+
+    Keeps detected GPU metadata for diagnostics and tracker registration context,
+    but clears CUDA availability so startup and the model backend stay on CPU.
+    """
+    forced = dict(hw)
+    forced["device"] = "cpu"
+    forced["cuda_available"] = False
+    return forced
+
+
 def detect_hardware() -> dict:
     """Detect GPU model and available VRAM. Returns hardware profile dict."""
     ram_mb = _detect_ram_mb()