Community-maintained Model Context Protocol bridge that exposes Ollama's local HTTP API—model listing, pulls, chat, and OpenAI-compatible completions—to MCP clients such as Claude Desktop and Cursor. Published on npm as `ollama-mcp-server` (maintained fork of NightTrek/Ollama-mcp); requires a running Ollama daemon reachable at `OLLAMA_HOST` (default `http://127.0.0.1:11434`).
Use cases
- Run coding agents entirely against local models without cloud inference
- Pull and manage Ollama models from within an MCP-enabled assistant
- Prototype multimodal prompts when vision-capable models are installed locally
- Swap between cloud and local models during development with the same MCP surface
- Keep sensitive prompts on hardware you control while still using agent UX
Key features
- Claude Desktop
- Cursor
- Codex
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is this an official Ollama project?
- No—the npm package and repository are community-maintained; they wrap Ollama's documented HTTP API. Always review upstream release notes before upgrading.
- What prerequisites are required?
- Install Ollama from ollama.com and ensure the daemon is running. Configure `OLLAMA_HOST` if you use a non-default address or remote endpoint.
- Does chat streaming work over MCP stdio?
- The upstream documentation notes that in stdio mode responses return after completion rather than token streaming; plan UX accordingly.
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