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

macOS, Linux, WSL:
curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.sh | bash
not working for me in windows.

used instead curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.cmd -o install.cmd && install.cmd && del install.cmd for windows

used instead curl -fsSL https://claude.ai/install.cmd -o install.cmd && install.cmd && del install.cmd for windows

This also not working in Powershell

For Windows suggest folks to install wsl by execute commands

wsl --install

Then execute everything in Ubuntu terminal

irm https://claude.ai/install.ps1 | iex
use this cmd in powershell for cli tool for windows users

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