Eyeball Jar

A simple python script to talk to an Ollama install on your machine.

I gave it a more meaningful name.

I had an idea for a trivial task so I put copilot on it. Then I fiddled with it some more.

Perhaps I dream of making this a local instance of warp.dev? Do I dream?

Usage

This script lets you send a question to an Ollama model running locally. It will attempt to start Ollama if it is not already running.

Basic usage

python3 eyeball_jar.py "Your question here"

Set the model

You can specify the model to use with the --model flag:

python3 eyeball_jar.py "Your question here" --model mistral:7b

The model setting will be saved in settings.cfg and used as the default for future runs. You can also edit settings.cfg directly:

[ollama]
model = mistral:7b

Interactive mode

Add --interactive to enter a chat loop with the Ollama model. Each prompt is sent as a new question, and you can exit by typing exit or quit.

python3 eyeball_jar.py --interactive

You can combine with --model and --debug:

python3 eyeball_jar.py --interactive --model mistral:7b --debug

Web Search Mode

Add --web to use DuckDuckGo web search results as context for your question. The script will attempt to use ddgr to fetch search results and summarize them with your Ollama model. If ddgr is unavailable or rate-limited, it will pass the DuckDuckGo search results URL to Ollama for summarization.

Requirements:

• ddgr must be installed and available in your PATH for best results.

Usage:

python3 eyeball_jar.py "Your question here" --web

Example:

python3 eyeball_jar.py "what is Rasha recovery?" --web

Notes:

• If DuckDuckGo blocks automated queries, the script will fall back to summarizing the search results page URL.
• Use --debug or --verbose for troubleshooting and to see detailed output.

Debug mode

Add --debug to print extra information about the Ollama CLI call:

python3 eyeball_jar.py "Your question here" --debug

Example

python3 eyeball_jar.py "name all the albums released by the band Genesis"

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I will probably work on this more when I have free time. Or you can help?