How to Use Claude Desktop with Ollama as an External Gateway
Learn how to connect Claude Desktop to Ollama as an external gateway and run cloud and local AI models together with web search and Auto Mode.
A nice small improvement to Ollama:
Claude Desktop can now be easily configured to work with Ollama as an external gateway.
One switch — and cloud and local models start working together
At the same time, web search, research tasks, and even Auto Mode continue to work
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