claude code integration with ollama to use local models

claude_with_ollama.md

Run Claude with the power of Local LLMs using Ollama

Install Ollama

curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/install.sh | sh

Pull the Model

ollama pull glm-4.7-flash # or gpt-oss:20b (for better performance)

Install Claude

curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash

Run Claude with Ollama

ollama launch claude --model glm-4.7-flash # or ollama launch claude --model glm-4.7-flash gpt-oss:20b

Here are the clear steps @vinoth-6 .

1.Install Ollama
Open CMD/terminal and run below command curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/install.sh | sh
2.Pull the Model
Install model based on your system configuration using belw commands ollama pull glm-4.7-flash # or gpt-oss:20b (for better performance) or ollama pull gemma:2b
*.Optional: ollama run gemma:2b and work in your local
3.Install Claude
Install Claude using below commands macOS, Linux, WSL: curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash Windows CMD: curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.cmd -o install.cmd && install.cmd && del install.cmd
4.Run Claude with Ollama
Launch Claude using below commands ollama launch claude --model glm-4.7-flash # or ollama launch claude --model glm-4.7-flash gpt-oss:20b

I've followed this directive and all works but claude, one the first test command "write a python function to reverse a script" its been hyperspacing for 10mins+ Bare in mind i'm working the qwen2.5-coder:7b model. could this mean the model isnt comaptible with my hardware?

I tried it but claude can't see the local filesystem not even the files in the directory I run it from.

eshwar: ollama launch claude --model qwen3-coder-next:latest
Error: unknown command "launch" for "ollama"

eshwar: ollama launch claude --model qwen3-coder-next:latest Error: unknown command "launch" for "ollama"

same error