Basic

Code

cookbook/11_models/ollama/basic.py

from agno.agent import Agent, RunOutput  # noqa
from agno.models.ollama import Ollama

agent = Agent(model=Ollama(id="llama3.1:8b"), markdown=True)

# Get the response in a variable
# run: RunOutput = agent.run("Share a 2 sentence horror story")
# print(run.content)

# Print the response in the terminal
agent.print_response("Share a 2 sentence horror story")

Usage

1. Set up your virtual environment

   Mac

   uv venv --python 3.12
   source .venv/bin/activate
   
2. Install Ollama

   Follow the Ollama installation guide and run:

   ollama pull llama3.1:8b
   
3. Install dependencies

   uv pip install -U ollama agno
   
4. Run Agent

   python cookbook/11_models/ollama/basic.py
   

Cloud Alternative

For easier setup without local installation, you can use Ollama Cloud with your API key:

from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.models.ollama import Ollama

# No local setup required - just set OLLAMA_API_KEY
agent = Agent(model=Ollama(id="gpt-oss:120b-cloud", host="https://ollama.com"))
agent.print_response("Share a 2 sentence horror story")