ollama-web-tools-mcp

A Claude Code MCP server that exposes web search and web fetch tools powered by Ollama's hosted API.

Note: This is an MCP server (external process), not a Claude Code plugin (internal skill). It runs as a separate process and communicates with Claude Code over stdio. It cannot be installed via claude plugin install — instead, you install it as a Python package and register it in Claude Code's MCP config.

Installation

From GitHub

pip install git+https://github.com/chakkritte/ollama-web-tools-mcp.git
ollama-web-tools-configure

From Local Clone

git clone https://github.com/chakkritte/ollama-web-tools-mcp.git
cd ollama-web-tools-mcp
pip install -e .
ollama-web-tools-configure

First-Time Setup

When you run ollama-web-tools-configure for the first time, it will:

Prompt for your Ollama API key — Guides you to get a free key from https://ollama.com/settings/keys and paste it. The key is hidden while typing (like a password).
Write Claude Code config — Automatically registers the server in ~/.claude/claude_code_config.json using the exact Python interpreter that ran the configure script.
Tell you to restart Claude Code — The tools will appear after restart.

Pass API key directly (non-interactive)

If you already have your key, you can pass it as an argument to skip the prompt:

ollama-web-tools-configure your_api_key_here

The key is masked in output (e.g., 4****O).

Manual Setup

If you prefer not to use the automatic setup script:

Get a free API key at https://ollama.com/settings/keys
Add the server to ~/.claude/claude_code_config.json:
```
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ollama-web-tools": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "/ABSOLUTE/PATH/TO/python",
      "args": ["-m", "ollama_web_tools_mcp"],
      "env": {
        "OLLAMA_API_KEY": "your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}
```
Use the full path to the Python interpreter from the environment where the package is installed (e.g. a conda env or virtualenv). This avoids PATH issues when Claude Code launches the server from a different context.
Restart Claude Code.

Tip: If you run which python in the terminal where you installed the package, use that exact path as the command.

Environment

The server reads all configuration from environment variables passed by the MCP harness (via the env block in claude_code_config.json).

| Variable | Required | Description | |----------|----------|-------------| | OLLAMA_API_KEY | Yes | API key from https://ollama.com/settings/keys |

Tools

web_search — Search the web using Ollama's hosted API.
web_fetch — Fetch a webpage using Ollama's hosted API.

Troubleshooting

"OLLAMA_API_KEY not set" error

The server always starts and registers its tools, even if credentials are missing. If you see this error when Claude Code tries to use a tool, it means the env block in your claude_code_config.json is missing or the key is empty. Re-run ollama-web-tools-configure to fix it.

Tools don't appear in Claude Code

Check that ~/.claude/claude_code_config.json has an mcpServers.ollama-web-tools entry.
Restart Claude Code after any config change.
Make sure the command path is the full absolute path to the Python interpreter where you installed the package.

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