# How to connect Ollama to Claude Cowork ```json { "title": "How to connect Ollama to Claude Cowork", "toolkit": "Ollama", "toolkit_slug": "ollama", "framework": "Claude Cowork", "framework_slug": "claude-cowork", "url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/ollama/framework/claude-cowork", "markdown_url": "https://composio.dev/toolkits/ollama/framework/claude-cowork.md", "updated_at": "2026-03-29T06:43:54.501Z" } ``` ## Introduction Cowork is Anthropic's AI agent for knowledge work. Think of it as Claude Code for everything else. It works autonomously with your computer, local files, and applications to accomplish complex tasks. This guide walks you through the easiest and most secure way to connect your Ollama account to Cowork via Composio Connect, enabling it to run a custom prompt with llama2, get model info for all installed models, generate a text completion using mistral, and more such actions on your behalf without compromising your account security. ## Also integrate Ollama with - [ChatGPT](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ollama/framework/chatgpt) - [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ollama/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk) - [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ollama/framework/claude-agents-sdk) - [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ollama/framework/claude-code) - [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ollama/framework/codex) - [Cursor](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ollama/framework/cursor) - [VS Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ollama/framework/vscode) - [OpenCode](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ollama/framework/opencode) - [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ollama/framework/openclaw) - [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ollama/framework/hermes-agent) - [CLI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ollama/framework/cli) - [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ollama/framework/google-adk) - [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ollama/framework/langchain) - [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ollama/framework/ai-sdk) - [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ollama/framework/mastra-ai) - [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ollama/framework/llama-index) - [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ollama/framework/crew-ai) ## Connect Ollama to Claude Cowork ### Connecting Ollama to Claude Cowork 1. Open Customize In Claude Desktop, click Customize in the left sidebar, then select Connectors and click the + icon at the top. 2. Add the Composio MCP server Click Add custom connector and paste in the Composio MCP server URL: ```bash https://connect.composio.dev/mcp ``` ## What is Claude Cowork? Claude Cowork is Anthropic's agent for general knowledge work. It can use your computer, files, and connected applications to complete longer-running tasks across your work tools. With Composio Connect, Cowork can securely access apps like Ollama through MCP without you sharing account credentials directly with the agent. ## What is the Ollama MCP server, and what's possible with it? The Ollama MCP server is an implementation of the Model Context Protocol that connects your AI agent and assistants like Claude, Cursor, etc directly to your Ollama account. It provides structured and secure access so your agent can perform Ollama operations on your behalf. ## Supported Tools | Tool slug | Name | Description | |---|---|---| | `OLLAMA_CHAT` | Chat with Ollama model | Tool to send a chat message with conversation history to Ollama. Use when you need to have a multi-turn conversation with an LLM model. | | `OLLAMA_GENERATE` | Generate Text with Ollama | Tool to generate text responses from Ollama models with optional raw mode. Use raw=true to bypass prompt templating when you need full control over the prompt for debugging or custom processing. Note that raw mode will not return a context. | | `OLLAMA_LIST_MODELS` | List Models | Tool to list all available Ollama models and their details. Use when you need to fetch installed models with metadata including name, size, last modified timestamp, digest, and format information. | | `OLLAMA_OPEN_AI_CHAT_COMPLETIONS` | OpenAI-Compatible Chat Completion | Tool to create OpenAI-compatible chat completions using Ollama models. Use when you need conversational AI responses with OpenAI API format compatibility. | | `OLLAMA_OPENAI_COMPATIBLE_TEXT_COMPLETION` | OpenAI-Compatible Text Completion | Tool to create OpenAI-compatible text completions using Ollama models. Use when you need text generation with OpenAI API format compatibility beyond chat-based interactions. | | `OLLAMA_LIST_MODELS_OPENAI_COMPATIBLE` | List Models (OpenAI Compatible) | Tool to list available models using OpenAI-compatible API format. Use when you need to retrieve locally available Ollama models with metadata following OpenAI's model list format. | | `OLLAMA_SHOW_MODEL_INFORMATION` | Show Model Information | Tool to show comprehensive information about an Ollama model. Use when you need to retrieve model details, parameters, template, license, or system prompt. | | `OLLAMA_GET_OLLAMA_VERSION` | Get Ollama Version | Tool to get the version of Ollama running locally. Use to check which version of Ollama is currently installed. | ## Supported Triggers None listed. ## Creating MCP Server - Stand-alone vs Composio SDK The Ollama MCP server connects Claude Cowork to your Ollama account through Composio. Once connected, Cowork can use the available Ollama tools and triggers to complete tasks on your behalf. ## Complete Code None listed. ## How to build Ollama MCP Agent with another framework - [ChatGPT](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ollama/framework/chatgpt) - [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ollama/framework/open-ai-agents-sdk) - [Claude Agent SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ollama/framework/claude-agents-sdk) - [Claude Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ollama/framework/claude-code) - [Codex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ollama/framework/codex) - [Cursor](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ollama/framework/cursor) - [VS Code](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ollama/framework/vscode) - [OpenCode](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ollama/framework/opencode) - [OpenClaw](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ollama/framework/openclaw) - [Hermes](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ollama/framework/hermes-agent) - [CLI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ollama/framework/cli) - [Google ADK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ollama/framework/google-adk) - [LangChain](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ollama/framework/langchain) - [Vercel AI SDK](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ollama/framework/ai-sdk) - [Mastra AI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ollama/framework/mastra-ai) - [LlamaIndex](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ollama/framework/llama-index) - [CrewAI](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ollama/framework/crew-ai) ## Related Toolkits - [Composio](https://composio.dev/toolkits/composio) - Composio is an integration platform that connects AI agents with hundreds of business tools. It streamlines authentication and lets you trigger actions across services—no custom code needed. - [Composio search](https://composio.dev/toolkits/composio_search) - Composio search is a unified web search toolkit spanning travel, e-commerce, news, financial markets, images, and more. It lets you and your apps tap into up-to-date web data from a single, easy-to-integrate service. - [Perplexityai](https://composio.dev/toolkits/perplexityai) - Perplexityai delivers natural, conversational AI models for generating human-like text. Instantly get context-aware, high-quality responses for chat, search, or complex workflows. - [Browser tool](https://composio.dev/toolkits/browser_tool) - Browser tool is a virtual browser integration that lets AI agents interact with the web programmatically. It enables automated browsing, scraping, and action-taking from any AI workflow. - [Ai ml api](https://composio.dev/toolkits/ai_ml_api) - Ai ml api is a suite of AI/ML models for natural language and image tasks. It provides fast, scalable access to advanced AI capabilities for your apps and workflows. - [Aivoov](https://composio.dev/toolkits/aivoov) - Aivoov is an AI-powered text-to-speech platform offering 1,000+ voices in over 150 languages. Instantly turn written content into natural, human-like audio for any application. - [All images ai](https://composio.dev/toolkits/all_images_ai) - All-Images.ai is an AI-powered image generation and management platform. It helps you create, search, and organize images effortlessly with advanced AI capabilities. - [Anthropic administrator](https://composio.dev/toolkits/anthropic_administrator) - Anthropic administrator is an API for managing Anthropic organizational resources like members, workspaces, and API keys. It helps you automate admin tasks and streamline resource management across your Anthropic organization. - [Api labz](https://composio.dev/toolkits/api_labz) - Api labz is a platform offering a suite of AI-driven APIs and workflow tools. It helps developers automate tasks and build smarter, more efficient applications. - [Apipie ai](https://composio.dev/toolkits/apipie_ai) - Apipie ai is an AI model aggregator offering a single API for accessing top AI models from multiple providers. It helps developers build cost-efficient, latency-optimized AI solutions without juggling multiple integrations. - [Astica ai](https://composio.dev/toolkits/astica_ai) - Astica ai provides APIs for computer vision, NLP, and voice synthesis. Integrate advanced AI features into your app with a single API key. - [Bigml](https://composio.dev/toolkits/bigml) - BigML is a machine learning platform that lets you build, train, and deploy predictive models from your data. 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It enables fast, scalable speech-to-text with advanced audio intelligence features. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What are the differences in Tool Router MCP and Ollama MCP? With a standalone Ollama MCP server, the agents and LLMs can only access a fixed set of Ollama tools tied to that server. However, with the Composio Tool Router, agents can dynamically load tools from Ollama and many other apps based on the task at hand, all through a single MCP endpoint. ### Can I use Tool Router MCP with Claude Cowork? Yes, you can. Claude Cowork fully supports MCP integration. You get structured tool calling, message history handling, and model orchestration while Tool Router takes care of discovering and serving the right Ollama tools. ### Can I manage the permissions and scopes for Ollama while using Tool Router? Yes, absolutely. You can configure which Ollama scopes and actions are allowed when connecting your account to Composio. You can also bring your own OAuth credentials or API configuration so you keep full control over what the agent can do. ### How safe is my data with Composio Tool Router? All sensitive data such as tokens, keys, and configuration is fully encrypted at rest and in transit. Composio is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and follows strict security practices so your Ollama data and credentials are handled as safely as possible. --- [See all toolkits](https://composio.dev/toolkits) · [Composio docs](https://docs.composio.dev/llms.txt)