Setting Up the Local Model
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Setting Up the Local Model
You’ll need Ollama running locally with a suitable model installed:
# Install Ollama
brew install ollama
# Pull a coding model
ollama pull qwen2.5-coder:7b
# Start the Ollama server
ollama serveThen you need the local-llm MCP server configured in your Claude Code settings to connect to the Ollama instance. Once that’s in place, the mcp__local-llm__* tools become available.