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uvx ollama-handoff{
"OLLAMA_URL": "http://localhost:11434",
"OLLAMA_DEFAULT_MODEL": "qwen2.5-coder:14b",
"OLLAMA_NUM_CTX": "32768",
"OLLAMA_KEEP_ALIVE": "30m",
"OLLAMA_TIMEOUT_S": "600"
}Add this server entry to the mcpServers object in your Claude Desktop config, then restart the app.
{
"mcpServers": {
"io-github-michael-whitecapdata-ollama-handoff": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"ollama-handoff"
],
"env": {
"OLLAMA_URL": "http://localhost:11434",
"OLLAMA_DEFAULT_MODEL": "qwen2.5-coder:14b",
"OLLAMA_NUM_CTX": "32768",
"OLLAMA_KEEP_ALIVE": "30m",
"OLLAMA_TIMEOUT_S": "600"
}
}
}
}~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.jsonNo remote HTTP endpoint is advertised. Use the package or stdio setup shown in Install.
ollama-handoff is an MCP server for Offload cheap work from your AI agent to a local Ollama model, at zero cloud cost.. It supports STDIO transport.
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ollama-handoff uses STDIO transport. Use the package or command config in Install.
ollama-handoff inventory is listed when the MCP endpoint exposes tools, resources, or prompts. Some servers require auth first.
ollama-handoff does not advertise a verified auth requirement. If discovery fails, it may still need provider login, an API key, a bearer token, or a session header.
| Package | Registry | Version | Inputs |
|---|---|---|---|
ollama-handoffstdio | pypi | 0.1.2 | Env: OLLAMA_URL Env: OLLAMA_DEFAULT_MODEL Env: OLLAMA_NUM_CTX Env: OLLAMA_KEEP_ALIVE Env: OLLAMA_TIMEOUT_S |