Ollama

Run local LLMs via Ollama's HTTP API. No API keys needed, fully private, zero cost. Uses native fetch against Ollama's local server.

Installation

Run in your terminal:

# Project scope (current project only)
claude mcp add ollama -- npx -y ask-ollama-mcp

# User scope (all projects)
claude mcp add --scope user ollama -- npx -y ask-ollama-mcp

Or install globally:

npm install -g ask-ollama-mcp

Prerequisites

1. Node.js v20.0.0 or higher
2. Ollama installed and running locally
3. A model pulled:

ollama pull qwen2.5-coder:7b

Tools

Tool	Purpose
ask-ollama	Send prompts to local Ollama via HTTP. Defaults to qwen2.5-coder:7b
ping	Lists locally available Ollama models via /api/tags

Models

• Default: qwen2.5-coder:7b (good balance of speed and capability)
• Fallback: qwen2.5-coder:1.5b (automatic on model-not-found)

Configuration

Set OLLAMA_HOST environment variable to customize the Ollama server address (defaults to http://localhost:11434).

Key Features

• No API keys required
• Fully local and private
• Zero cost per query
• Model auto-detection via /api/tags endpoint
• Automatic model fallback from 7b to 1.5b

npm

• Package: ask-ollama-mcp
• Binary: ask-ollama-mcp