Ollama MCP Support
by Ollama
MCP server implementations enabling Ollama local models to interoperate with Model Context Protocol ecosystems
See Ollama docs and community MCP servers
Summary
Ollama has extended support for the Model Context Protocol (MCP), enabling local Ollama models to be used by MCP-compatible applications (e.g., Claude Desktop) and supporting streaming tool calls and interactive chat workflows.
Features
- MCP server package for Ollama: model listing, chat with streaming, model info, and port management
- Streaming with tool calling: stream content while doing structured tool calls and JSON parsing
- Multiple MCP server implementations (official and community) with different licenses
- CLI clients (OMCP) and npm packages for easy installation and integration
Superpowers
Enables privacy-focused, on-prem MCP deployments that let local models participate in agentic pipelines and tool-calling ecosystems without sending data to remote APIs.
Known limitations & notes
- Some MCP servers shifted licenses (e.g., MIT → AGPL in 2025 for certain packages)
- Optimal performance at 32k+ context windows; consider infra requirements
Sources / notes:
- Ollama project pages, npm MCP server packages, community coverage and demos.