Client Libraries
ollama-python
Official Python client for Ollama's API
Officialollama-js
Official JavaScript/TypeScript client
OfficialOpenAI SDK
Use any OpenAI SDK by changing base_url to localhost:11434/v1
CompatibleCommunity Clients
Go, Rust, Ruby, Java, C#, Swift, Dart
CommunityAI Coding Tools
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Open-source AI code assistant with Ollama backend for local completion and chat
VS CodeCline
Autonomous coding agent in VS Code with Ollama support
VS CodeAider
AI pair programming in the terminal, supports Ollama models
TerminalCursor / Windsurf
IDE integrations that can use Ollama for local model access
IDERAG & Agent Frameworks
LangChain
Full integration via ChatOllama for LLM inference and embeddings
FrameworkLlamaIndex
Supports Ollama for both LLM and embedding generation
FrameworkCrewAI
Multi-agent framework with Ollama backend support
AgentsOpen WebUI
Full-featured web frontend with conversation management and RAG
UICommon Integration Patterns
Ollama + Open WebUI for team chat. Deploy Ollama as backend server and Open WebUI as frontend for a self-hosted ChatGPT alternative. Adds user accounts, conversation history, RAG document upload, and a polished interface.
Ollama + LangChain for RAG. Use Ollama's embedding endpoint (nomic-embed-text) to vectorize documents, store in Chroma/Qdrant/Weaviate, and use Ollama's chat endpoint for generation. The entire pipeline runs locally.
Ollama as a development proxy. Use Ollama in dev/CI as a stand-in for production LLM APIs. The OpenAI-compatible endpoint means test suites switch between local and cloud via environment variables.