Install
Install Cline in your IDE.Usage with Ollama
- Open Cline settings >
API Configuration
and setAPI Provider
toOllama
- Select a model under
Model
or type one (e.g.qwen3
) - Update the context window to at least 32K tokens under
Context Window
Coding tools require a larger context window. It is recommended to use a context window of at least 32K tokens. See Context length for more information.

Connecting to ollama.com
- Create an API key from ollama.com
- Click on
Use custom base URL
and set it tohttps://ollama.com
- Enter your Ollama API Key
- Select a model from the list
Recommended Models
qwen3-coder:480b
deepseek-v3.1:671b