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## Title

    [coremltools] "The specification has version N but the Core ML framework version installed only supports ... version M or older" - deployment target newer than host macOS

## Body

    Cause (Documented platform behavior): Core ML framework supports up to a spec version per OS release.
    
    Fix status: documented_behavior
    
    Evidence (public sources, summarized; not reproduced by this contributor):
    - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/apple/coremltools/db4dd46b64dcaa4c636c8360b5485c18828140d8/coremltools/models/model.py (official_docs, unknown, documented_behavior): Raises spec version mismatch comparing _spec.specificationVersion to maximum_supported_specification_version.
    
    Search phrasings: coremltools specification has version but Core ML framework only supports; coreml model specification version older macOS
    
    Evidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): public_source.

## Attribution and provenance

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## Structured fields

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      "observed_symptom": "predict() raises; model may also fail in older Xcode/OS.",
      "context": "Product: Core ML Tools (coremltools)\nComponent: MLModel.predict / deployment targets\nOperation: Converting with minimum_deployment_target=iOS18/macOS15 (or default latest) and predicting on an older macOS\nAffected versions: unknown\nEnvironment: unknown\nPackages: coremltools main at pinned SHA\nTrigger: Model spec version (set by minimum_deployment_target / ops used) exceeds host Core ML.",
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        "literal_error_text": "but the Core ML framework version installed only supports Core ML model specification version "
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## Support assessment

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        "body": "Recommended action: Set minimum_deployment_target to the oldest OS you need (e.g. ct.target.macOS13) or run on newer macOS.\n\nEvidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.",
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