Available Tools

The Ollama MCP server exposes 8 comprehensive tools for interacting with your local Ollama models.

Model Management

Tool	Description
ollama_list	List all available local models
ollama_show	Get detailed information about a specific model
ollama_pull	Download models from Ollama library
ollama_delete	Remove models from local storage

Model Operations

Tool	Description
ollama_ps	List currently running models
ollama_generate	Generate text completions
ollama_chat	Interactive chat with models (supports tools/functions)
ollama_embed	Generate embeddings for text

Web Tools (Ollama Cloud — Planned)

Tool	Description
ollama_web_search	Search the web with customizable result limits
ollama_web_fetch	Fetch and parse web page content

Output Formats

Most tools accept a format parameter:

• json (default) — Structured JSON output
• markdown — Human-readable Markdown output

Quick Reference

List models:

{ "tool": "ollama_list", "arguments": { "format": "markdown" } }

Chat with a model:

{
  "tool": "ollama_chat",
  "arguments": {
    "model": "llama3.2:latest",
    "messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello!" }]
  }
}

Generate text:

{
  "tool": "ollama_generate",
  "arguments": {
    "model": "llama3.1",
    "prompt": "Explain quantum computing in simple terms"
  }
}

Generate embeddings:

{
  "tool": "ollama_embed",
  "arguments": {
    "model": "nomic-embed-text",
    "input": ["Hello world", "Embeddings are great"]
  }
}