jonigl/mcp-client-for-ollama

Score: 49.7 Rank #270

A text-based user interface (TUI) client for interacting with MCP servers using Ollama. Features include agent mode, multi-server, model switching, streaming responses, tool management, human-in-the-loop, thinking mode, model params config, MCP prompts, custom system prompt and saved preferences. Built for developers working with local LLMs.

Overview

jonigl/mcp-client-for-ollama is a Python MCP server licensed under MIT. A text-based user interface (TUI) client for interacting with MCP servers using Ollama. Features include agent mode, multi-server, model switching, streaming responses, tool management, human-in-the-loop, thinking mode, model params config, MCP prompts, custom system prompt and saved preferences. Built for developers working with local LLMs. Topics: ai, command-line-tool, mcp, mcp-client, mcp-server, open-source, pypi-package, model-context-protocol, tool-management, generative-ai, ollama, llm, local-llm, sse, stdio, streamable-http, linux, macos, windows, agentic-ai.

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Python MIT

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Stars 563

Freshness 24d ago

Issue Health 47%

Contributors 5

Dependents 2

Forks 82

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License MIT

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Stars: 563
Forks: 82
Open Issues: 28
Closed Issues: 25
Contributors: 5
Dependents: 2
Language: Python
License: MIT
Last Commit: 24d ago

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From the README

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<i>A simple yet powerful Python client for interacting with Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers using Ollama, allowing local LLMs to use tools.</i>
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# MCP Client for Ollama (ollmcp)

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## Table of Contents

- [Overview](#overview)
- [Features](#features)
- [Requirements](#requirements)
- [Quick Start](#quick-start)
- [Usage](#usage)
  - [Command-line Arguments](#command-line-arguments)
  - [Usage Examples](#usage-examples)
  - [How Tool Calls Work](#how-tool-calls-work)
  - ✨**NEW** [Agent Mode](#agent-mode)
- [Interactive Commands](#interactive-commands)
  - [Tool and Server Selection](#tool-and-server-selection)
  - [Model Selection](#model-selection)
  - [Advanced Model Configuration](#advanced-model-configuration)
  - [Server Reloading for Development

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