ollama
Deploy and serve local models with Ollama — pull and run them, then expose the OpenAI-compatible endpoint to apps and agents.
npx skills add Prism-Shadow/penguin-harness --skill ollama --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Ollama Serving Ollama runs open-weight models locally with automatic GPU detection and an OpenAI-compatible API on `http://localhost:11434`. ## Before you start If the user's message only invokes this skill (e.g. "use ollama skill") without a concrete request, ask the user what they want. Do not run any command until the goal is clear. Ask the user which model to run; if they have no preference, recommend the small default [Qwen/Qwen3.5-0.8B](https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen3.5-0.8B) (`ollama pull qwen3.5:0.8b`). The model must fit the machine's RAM/VRAM. Ollama runs everywhere — macOS, Linux and Windows, on CPUs as well as NVIDIA/AMD GPUs — so engine choice follows the user's preference: Ollama is the simple default, while vLLM targets high-throughput GPU serving. Check the current state first: ```bash ollama --version # is Ollama installed? ollama ps # is the service already serving models? ``` If port 11434 is already serving, reuse that instance — never kill an existing Ollama process. ## Suggested workflow 1. Ask the user which model to run; with no preference, recommend [Qwen/Qwen3.5-0.8B](https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen3.5-0.8B) (`qwen3.5:0.8b`). 2. Pick the engine the us
- Before you start
- Suggested workflow
- Install
- Pull and run
- OpenAI-compatible endpoint
- Context length
- Register with PenguinHarness
ollama --version # is Ollama installed? ollama ps # is the service already serving models? curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/install.sh | sh # Linux; macOS/Windows use the desktop app ollama pull qwen3.5:0.8b # download a model ollama run qwen3.5:0.8b # interactive chat (pulls first if missing) ollama list # downloaded models ollama ps # models loaded in memory ollama stop qwen3.5:0.8b # unload a model curl http://localhost:11434/v1/models ollama create qwen3.5-32k -f Modelfile
What does the ollama skill do?
Deploy and serve local models with Ollama — pull and run them, then expose the OpenAI-compatible endpoint to apps and agents.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add Prism-Shadow/penguin-harness --skill ollama --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From Prism-Shadow/penguin-harness, a repository with 473 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.
