ollama-mcp

Name: ollama-mcp Review
Item: ollama-mcp
Rating: 2.3
Author: Aaron Matthews

Connector Development Poor

Works inClaude Code Claude Cowork Claude Chat

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Enables Claude to interact directly with local Ollama instances, allowing teams to run private LLM inference workflows without external API dependencies or v…

MCP server for Ollama - exposes all Ollama SDK functionality through MCP tools

Run local language models directly within your development environment without cloud dependencies
Generate code completions and suggestions using self-hosted models for sensitive projects
Automate bulk text analysis tasks by integrating Ollama models into your engineering workflow

168 starsAGPL-3.0 (check with legal)Free

Below standard — Significant caveats apply. Not recommended without careful review of the security and evaluation sections.

Why it matters

Enables Claude to interact directly with local Ollama instances, allowing teams to run private LLM inference workflows without external API dependencies or vendor lock-in.

Best for

Development teams integrating Ollama with Claude-based automation for on-premise or air-gapped LLM workloads.

Works in

Claude Code Claude Cowork Claude Chat

Source

https://www.npmjs.com/package/ollama-mcp

By rawveg

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop AppOpen the Customize panel in the sidebar → browse connectors → search and add. Works in Claude Code, Claude Cowork, and Claude Chat.

Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into a Claude Code conversation. Claude will run it for you.

Command

npx -y ollama-mcp

Tip: Paste this into a Claude Code conversation. Verify command matches your Claude Code version.

Auto-generated from the tool's public listing — not hands-on verified. Cross-check against the source repo's README before running.

First thing to try

Once it’s connected, paste this into Claude:

Help me run local language models directly within my development environment without cloud dependencies

CostFree

Trust Signals Auto-scanned

Stars168Contributors3Last updated2025-11-10LicenseAGPL-3.0 (check with legal)Weekly downloads1,160Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-07-25 · scanner v1

Data & Access

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Community Pulse New

No community discussions found yet. This doesn't mean the tool isn't good — it may be new or serve a niche use case.

Reviewer notes

Auto-scanned review. These are observations, not a security certification.

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 168 GitHub stars; 3 contributors; last commit 257d ago; license AGPL-3.0.

Things to check

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Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use

1/5

Versatility

3/5

Reliability

3/5

Security

3/5

Overall score2.30 / 5.00 PoorEvaluatedJul 2026

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 168 GitHub stars; 3 contributors; last commit 257d ago; license AGPL-3.0.

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