add-ollama-tool

add-ollama-tool is an open-source productivity skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by nanocoai. Its author describes it as: “Add Ollama MCP server so the container agent can call local models and optionally manage the Ollama model library.”. The project has 31k stars on GitHub and is available under the MIT license. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/nanocoai/nanoclaw ~/.claude/skills/add-ollama-tool`.

What add-ollama-tool does

This skill adds a stdio-based MCP server that exposes local Ollama models as tools for the container agent. Claude remains the orchestrator but can offload work to local models served by the Ollama daemon on the host, and can optionally manage the model library directly. Ollama runs locally and is keyless — there are no credentials to thread; the only configuration is the daemon's base URL.

Installation

Add add-ollama-tool to your agent with:

git clone https://github.com/nanocoai/nanoclaw ~/.claude/skills/add-ollama-tool

Always review a skill's source before installing it. This command comes from the skill's public repository; the linked repo is the source of truth for exact setup steps.

What's inside

The SKILL.md for add-ollama-tool is organised into these sections:

• Phase 1: Pre-flight
• Check if already applied
• Check prerequisites
• Phase 2: Apply Code Changes
• Copy the skill's source and tests into both trees
• Register the MCP server in the agent-runner
• Forward host env vars into the container
• Surface [OLLAMA] log lines at info level
• Add env-var stubs to .env.example
• Validate code changes
• Phase 3: Configure
• Enable library-management tools (optional)

When to use it

Reach for add-ollama-tool when you want productivity help from your agent without writing the same instructions every session. Load the skill and the agent picks it up automatically for relevant tasks.

Strengths

• Clear MIT license — safe to read and adapt
• Ships in nanocoai/nanoclaw, an established project with 30,542 GitHub stars
• Actively maintained (recent commits)

Topics

Frequently asked questions

What does add-ollama-tool do?

Add Ollama MCP server so the container agent can call local models and optionally manage the Ollama model library.

How do I install add-ollama-tool?

Run git clone https://github.com/nanocoai/nanoclaw ~/.claude/skills/add-ollama-tool in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/nanocoai/nanoclaw before installing.

Is add-ollama-tool free to use?

Yes. add-ollama-tool is free and open source under the MIT license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.

Where does add-ollama-tool come from?

add-ollama-tool ships inside nanocoai/nanoclaw, a repository that contains 41 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 30,542 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.