# MCP Client For Ollama (MCP server)

> MCP Client For Ollama is an MCP server that adds tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. Harness the power of local LLMs with this TUI MCP Client for Ollama. It has 827 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with uvx mcp-client-for-ollama.

A simple yet powerful Python client for interacting with Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers using Ollama, allowing you to harness local LLMs for advanced tool execution.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/jonigl/mcp-client-for-ollama |
| GitHub stars | 827 |
| License | MIT |
| Language | Python |
| Transport | stdio |
| Packages | pypi: mcp-client-for-ollama |
| Remote URL | none |
| Needs API key | no |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code |
| Category | Other |
| Latest release | v0.35.1 (Sep 30, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 1, 2026 |

## Install

### Claude Desktop (claude_desktop_config.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-client-for-ollama": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-client-for-ollama"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ENV_VAR1": "your-value",
        "ENV_VAR2": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

### Claude Code

```sh
claude mcp add --env ENV_VAR1=your-value --env ENV_VAR2=your-value --transport stdio mcp-client-for-ollama -- uvx mcp-client-for-ollama
```

### Cursor (.cursor/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-client-for-ollama": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-client-for-ollama"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ENV_VAR1": "your-value",
        "ENV_VAR2": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

### VS Code (.vscode/mcp.json)

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "mcp-client-for-ollama": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-client-for-ollama"
      ],
      "env": {
        "ENV_VAR1": "your-value",
        "ENV_VAR2": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

Config formats checked against the official docs on 2026-10-07.

## Environment variables

- `ENV_VAR1`: Shown in the README's example configuration.
- `ENV_VAR2`: Shown in the README's example configuration.

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