--- title: Ollama integrates with Claude Desktop to run open-weight... description: Ollama v0.33.0 now integrates with Claude Desktop, letting users route requests to open-weight models like Qwen, DeepSeek, Kimi, and GLM directly from within... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/ollama-integrates-with-claude-desktop-to-run-open-weight-models-locally-mwe4re20x twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Ollama integrates with Claude Desktop to run open-weight models locally | daily.dev og:description: Ollama v0.33.0 now integrates with Claude Desktop, letting users route requests to open-weight models like Qwen, DeepSeek, Kimi, and GLM directly from within... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/ollama-integrates-with-claude-desktop-to-run-open-weight-models-locally-mwe4re20x og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/MWE4rE20x.png og:image:alt: Ollama integrates with Claude Desktop to run open-weight models locally og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Ollama integrates with Claude Desktop to run open-weight models locally **[Collections](https://daily.dev/sources/collections)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Ollama v0.33.0 now integrates with Claude Desktop, letting users route requests to open-weight models like Qwen, DeepSeek, Kimi, and GLM directly from within Anthropic's app, running locally or via Ollama Cloud. Setup happens through Ollama's Mac app, mapping models like Kimi K3 or DeepSeek V4 Pro into Claude's Opus and Sonnet slots. This is a second attempt after an earlier April integration broke when Claude Desktop began rejecting non-Anthropic model IDs; the new version works around that with a dedicated local proxy. Telemetry is off by default with zero data retention. The feature is Mac-only for now, with Windows support possibly coming later. The release follows a $65 million Series B funding round for Ollama. ## Content Ollama has added Claude Desktop support in v0.33.0, letting users route requests to open-weight models like Qwen, DeepSeek, Kimi, and GLM directly from Anthropic's app. Models can run locally or through Ollama Cloud, and switching back to Anthropic's own models is straightforward. This is actually Ollama's second attempt at this. An earlier integration in April used a third-party gateway setting, but broke within days when Claude Desktop started rejecting non-Anthropic model IDs. The new release works around that by running a dedicated local proxy instead. Setup is handled through Ollama's Mac app. Users can map open-weight models to Claude's Opus and Sonnet slots - so something like Kimi K3 or DeepSeek V4 Pro can sit where Claude Opus normally would. Telemetry is off by default, and Ollama enforces a zero data retention policy. The idea is you use cloud models for heavier tasks and local models for everything else, swapping between them as needed. The feature is currently Mac-only. Windows support may come later. The release follows Ollama's $65 million Series B funding round. ## Questions this post answers ### How do I use Ollama with Claude Desktop to run open-weight models like DeepSeek or Qwen? Ollama v0.33.0 adds native Claude Desktop integration through a dedicated local proxy, letting you map open-weight models such as Qwen, DeepSeek, Kimi, or GLM into Claude's Opus and Sonnet slots. Models can run locally or via Ollama Cloud, setup is done through Ollama's Mac app, and switching back to Anthropic's own models is straightforward. Telemetry is off by default with zero data retention. _Developers mixing local and cloud models can track new integrations like this one on daily.dev._ ### Why did Ollama's earlier Claude Desktop integration stop working? An earlier integration from April used a third-party gateway setting, but it broke within days after Claude Desktop started rejecting non-Anthropic model IDs. Ollama's v0.33.0 release fixes this by running a dedicated local proxy instead of relying on the gateway workaround, making the integration more resilient to Anthropic's app-level restrictions. _Anyone building on top of Claude Desktop can follow integration fixes like this via daily.dev._ ### Is Ollama's Claude Desktop integration available on Windows? No, the feature launched in Ollama v0.33.0 is Mac-only, accessed through Ollama's Mac app. Windows support may come later, but no date has been given. _Windows users waiting on cross-platform local LLM tooling can keep tabs on updates via daily.dev._ --- Tags: [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#local-ai](https://daily.dev/tags/local-ai), [#ollama](https://daily.dev/tags/ollama) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/ollama-integrates-with-claude-desktop-to-run-open-weight-models-locally-mwe4re20x) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Ollama integrates with Claude Desktop to run open-weight models locally","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/ollama-integrates-with-claude-desktop-to-run-open-weight-models-locally-mwe4re20x","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/ollama-integrates-with-claude-desktop-to-run-open-weight-models-locally-mwe4re20x"},"datePublished":"2026-08-26T17:08:15.238Z","dateModified":"2026-08-26T17:08:51.549Z","description":"Ollama v0.33.0 now integrates with Claude Desktop, letting users route requests to open-weight models like Qwen, DeepSeek, Kimi, and GLM directly from within...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/71151f216f12349306e2e60bff1e3aa1?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/71151f216f12349306e2e60bff1e3aa1?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Collections","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Collections","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--fk_6ycEi--/f_auto,q_auto/v1780996001/logos/collections?_a=BAMAMiWQ0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/collections"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/ollama-integrates-with-claude-desktop-to-run-open-weight-models-locally-mwe4re20x","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"open-source,local-ai,ollama","timeRequired":"PT1M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Collections","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/collections"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Ollama integrates with Claude Desktop to run open-weight models locally"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/ollama-integrates-with-claude-desktop-to-run-open-weight-models-locally-mwe4re20x#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How do I use Ollama with Claude Desktop to run open-weight models like DeepSeek or Qwen?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Ollama v0.33.0 adds native Claude Desktop integration through a dedicated local proxy, letting you map open-weight models such as Qwen, DeepSeek, Kimi, or GLM into Claude's Opus and Sonnet slots. 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