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		yggdrasil_ai 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ollama Web Search I don't think ollama officially supports any proper tool use via api.

lxgr 4 months ago [–]

Huh, I was pretty sure I used it before, but maybe I’m confusing it with some other python-llm backend.

Is https://ollama.com/blog/tool-support not it?

all2 4 months ago | [–]

It depends on the model. Deepseek-R1 says it supports tool use, but the system prompt template does not have the tool-include callouts. YMMV

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