MCP with Ollama Integration

This project demonstrates how to run MCP Host with Ollama models and additional tools.

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Installation

1. Install Ollama

Follow the Ollama installation guide for your OS.

On macOS:

ollama run llama3.2:latest

2. Install Go

Download and install Go from golang.org.

Verify installation:

go version

Add Go bin to your PATH:

export PATH="$PATH:$(go env GOPATH)/bin"

3. Install MCP Host (Go)

Install MCP Host using Go:

go install github.com/mark3labs/mcphost@latest

Verify installation:

mcphost --version

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Create a Configuration File

Edit config.json to define your MCP servers and tools. Example:

{
	"globalShortcut": "cmd+Space",
	"mcpServers": {
		"sqlite": {
			"command": "uvx",
			"args": [
				"mcp-server-sqlite",
				"--db-path",
				"/Users/fnc11/playground/mcp_with_ollama/dbs/Car_Database.db"
			]
		},
		"ddg-search": {
			"command": "uvx",
			"args": [
				"duckduckgo-mcp-server"
			]
		},
		"filesystem": {
			"command": "npx",
			"args": [
				"-y",
				"@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
				"/Users/fnc11/playground/mcp_with_ollama/"
			]
		}
	}
}

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Running Ollama Model with MCP Host

To run the llama3.2:latest model with MCP Host and your tools config:

mcphost -m ollama:llama3.2:latest --config 

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Example Output

Below is a screenshot of MCP Host running with Ollama and the configured tools:

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Credits

This setup and tutorial closely follows the excellent guide from Mehul Gupta's blog post.
Full credit to the original author for the instructions and inspiration.

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License

MIT