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Claude Desktop can use Ollama Cloud, including Claude Cowork and Claude Code inside the app. Claude Cowork using kimi-k2.6 through Ollama Cloud

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Requirements

Set the key in your shell before launching: 
export OLLAMA_API_KEY=your_api_key

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Quick setup

ollama launch claude-desktop
To bring back the usual Anthropic Claude profile later, run: 
ollama launch claude-desktop --restore

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Using Ollama Cloud models

After setup, Claude Desktop discovers your available Ollama Cloud models automatically. For example, kimi-k2.6 appears inside Claude Cowork. The same models are also available to Claude Code inside Claude Desktop: Claude Code using kimi-k2.6 inside Claude Desktop

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Configure without launching

ollama launch claude-desktop --config

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Restore normal Claude

Switch Claude Desktop back to its usual profile: 
ollama launch claude-desktop --restore
If Claude Desktop is running, use --yes to approve the restart automatically: 
ollama launch claude-desktop --restore --yes

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Supported with Ollama

Claude Desktop with Ollama currently supports:
  • Ollama Cloud as the third-party inference gateway
  • Automatic model discovery from Ollama Cloud
  • Claude Cowork with Ollama Cloud models
  • Claude Code inside Claude Desktop with the same cloud models
  • subagents (tell Claude to have subagents inherit the current model)
Claude Desktop with Ollama does not support yet:
  • Web search
  • Extensions