💡 Level Up Your Ollama Experience with Claude Code and Desktop

The Complete Package: Tools + Knowledge

This MCP server gives Claude the tools to interact with Ollama - but you'll get even more value by also installing the Ollama Skill from the Skillsforge Marketplace:

• 🚗 This MCP = The Car - All the tools and capabilities
• 🎓 Ollama Skill = Driving Lessons - Expert knowledge on how to use them effectively

The Ollama Skill teaches Claude:

• Best practices for model selection and configuration
• Optimal prompting strategies for different Ollama models
• When to use chat vs generate, embeddings, and other tools
• Performance optimization and troubleshooting
• Advanced features like tool calling and function support

Install both for the complete experience:

1. ✅ This MCP server (tools)
2. ✅ Ollama Skill (expertise)

Result: Claude doesn't just have the car - it knows how to drive! 🏎️

📦 Installation

Quick Start with Claude Desktop

Add to your Claude Desktop config (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ollama": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "ollama-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Glo...