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Developers Can Configure Claude Desktop to Use Ollama as a Third-Party Gateway Provider | Tool Update

Developers can configure Claude Desktop to use Ollama as a third party gateway provider, enabling the use of open models within Claude Desktop.

Published on MyPrivateClaw

Aug 27, 2026, 7:13 AM UTC

Coverage date

Aug 25, 2026

Last updated

Aug 27, 2026, 7:13 AM UTC

News summary

Ollama has a strict Zero Data Retention policy across all its models and services, whether accessed through their cloud or on the local machine. The integration supports subagents, web search through Ollama's web search capability, Claude Cowork, and auto mode. Windows support for the Claude Desktop integration is not yet available.