ollama

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⭐ Stars: 166298

🍴 Forks: 15198

📝 Language: Go

📅 Created: 2023-06-26

🔄 Updated: 2026-03-28

🏷️ Latest Release: v0.18.3

Description

Get up and running with Kimi-K2.5, GLM-5, MiniMax, DeepSeek, gpt-oss, Qwen, Gemma and other models.

Topics

deepseek, gemma, gemma3, glm, go, golang, gpt-oss, llama, llama3, llm, llms, minimax, mistral, ollama, qwen

Research Summary

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README Excerpt

```

# Ollama

Start building with open models.

Download

macOS

```shell

curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/install.sh | sh

```

or [download manually](https://ollama.com/download/Ollama.dmg)

Windows

```shell

irm https://ollama.com/install.ps1 | iex

```

or [download manually](https://ollama.com/download/OllamaSetup.exe)

Linux

```shell

curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/install.sh | sh

```

[Manual install instructions](https://docs.ollama.com/linux#manual-install)

Docker

The official [Ollama Docker image](https://hub.docker.com/r/ollama/ollama) ollama/ollama is available on Docker Hub.

Libraries

[ollama-python](https://github.com/ollama/ollama-python)

[ollama-js](https://github.com/ollama/ollama-js)

Community

[Discord](https://discord.gg/ollama)

[𝕏 (Twitter)](https://x.com/ollama)

[Reddit](https://reddit.com/r/ollama)

Get started

```

ollama

```

You'll be prompted to run a model or connect Ollama to your existing agents or applications such as claude, codex, openclaw and more.

Coding

To launch a specific integration:

```

ollama launch claude

```

Supported integrations include [Claude Code](https://docs.ollama.com/integrations/claude-code), [Codex](https://docs.ollama.com/integrations/codex), [Droid](https://docs.ollama.com/integrations/droid), and [OpenCode](https://docs.ollama.com/integrations/opencode).

AI assistant

Use [OpenClaw](https://docs.ollama.com/integrations/openclaw) to turn Ollama into a personal AI assistant across WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, and more:

```

ollama launch openclaw

```

Chat with a model

Run and chat with [Gemma 3](https://ollama.com/library/gemma3):

```

ollama run gemma3

```

See [ollama.com/library](https://ollama.com/library) for the full list.

See the [quickstart guide](https://docs.ollama.com/quickstart) for more details.

REST API

Ollama has a REST API for running and managing models.

```

curl http://localhost:11434/api/chat -d '{

"model": "gemma3",

"messages": [{

"role": "user",

"content": "Why is the sky blue?"

}],

```

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*Researched: 2026-03-28*