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# Ollama and LM Studio Agent App: Run Local Models in OpenBot

OpenBot runs a coding agent on a model from Ollama or LM Studio, on macOS, Windows or Linux. The model, your files and your chats stay on your computer, and your agents work in a team with an app on your phone.

Checked Oct 3, 2026 Sources

## How to set it up

1. ### Download OpenBot

   For macOS 13 or later on Apple silicon or Intel, Windows 10 or later on x64, or x64 or arm64 Linux.

   [macOS](https://openbot.run/download/macos)[Windows](https://openbot.run/download/windows)[Linux](https://openbot.run/download/linux)
2. ### Connect Ollama and LM Studio

   Start Ollama or LM Studio. OpenBot looks at their usual addresses, 127.0.0.1:11434 and 127.0.0.1:1234, and shows the server under Found on this computer, in onboarding and in Settings. Press Add, and OpenCode runs your agents on its models.
3. ### Give your agent a job

   Create an agent on Ollama and LM Studio, choose its model, and give it a task. OpenBot makes a workspace folder for it. When the work grows, add agents on other providers to the same channel.

## What OpenBot adds

- ### Model requests stay on your computer

  With a local model, the requests go to a server on your computer, not to a provider. Any other OpenAI-compatible server works too.
- ### Local and hosted models in one team

  Give the simple jobs to a local model, and the hard ones to Claude Code or Codex, in the same channel.
- ### A team, not one chat

  Each agent has its own job and workspace. A lead agent gives parts of a task to other agents in a shared channel, and you step in when a decision needs you.
- ### Your agents on your phone

  The OpenBot apps for iPhone and Android connect to the computer that runs your agents, over an encrypted connection, with no VPN. Remote access needs an OpenBot account.
- ### Change the provider, keep the work

  Move an agent to a different provider and it keeps its role, workspace and conversation. Agents on different providers work in the same channel.
- ### Your data on your computer

  Workspaces, chats and files stay on the computer that runs OpenBot. The provider you choose gets the requests you send.
- ### No account on one computer

  OpenBot is free for noncommercial use, and it needs no account on one computer. Your agents use the plans you already pay for.

## Official apps

The apps from Ollama and LM Studio, and where they run. OpenBot runs the same agent, so you can use both.

Apps from Ollama and LM Studio, as checked on Oct 3, 2026

| App | Runs on | What it is |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ollama | macOS 14+, Windows 10 22H2+, Linux | A model server with a chat app on macOS and Windows. Its OpenAI-compatible API supports tools. |
| LM Studio | macOS 14+ on Apple silicon, Windows x64 and Arm, Linux x64 and arm64 | A desktop app to download and chat with models, with a local server. Free at home and at work. |

## Every plan an agent can use

Ollama and LM Studio is one of them. Choose a provider for each agent, and change it later: the agent keeps its role, workspace and conversation.

- Your own model Any OpenAI-compatible server, also one on your computer.
- ChatGPT Your ChatGPT plan, through Codex.
- Claude Your Claude plan, through Claude Code.
- Gemini Your Google AI Pro or Ultra plan.
- Grok Your Grok account or an xAI API key.
- Cursor Your Cursor plan, or a Cursor API key.
- OpenCode Free models, or an OpenCode Go key.
- Cline Your Cline account, or a Cline API key.

## Comparisons

- [Best AI Agent Apps in 2026: 13 Apps Compared](https://openbot.run/compare/best-ai-agent-apps)

## Questions

### Can I use Ollama or LM Studio with a coding agent?

Yes. In OpenBot, OpenCode runs the agent on the OpenAI-compatible server of Ollama or LM Studio. Choose a model that supports tool calls: smaller models and models not trained for tools can send tool calls in the wrong format.

### How much context does a local model need?

More than the default. Ollama says that agents and coding tools need at least 64,000 tokens of context, and its default can be 4,000 tokens on a smaller graphics card. Set it higher in Ollama before you start.

### Does a local model need an account?

No. Ollama and LM Studio need no account for local models, and OpenBot needs no account on one computer.

### Can I use a model server on another computer?

Yes. Add the address of any OpenAI-compatible server in OpenBot's settings, with a key if the server needs one.

## Sources

Every statement about Ollama and LM Studio comes from the pages below, checked on Oct 3, 2026. They can change after that date.

- [Ollama: download](https://ollama.com/download)
- [Ollama: macOS](https://docs.ollama.com/macos)
- [Ollama: Windows](https://docs.ollama.com/windows)
- [Ollama: OpenAI compatibility](https://docs.ollama.com/api/openai-compatibility)
- [Ollama: context length](https://docs.ollama.com/context-length)
- [Ollama: the new app](https://ollama.com/blog/new-app)
- [LM Studio: system requirements](https://lmstudio.ai/docs/app/system-requirements)
- [LM Studio: OpenAI compatibility](https://lmstudio.ai/docs/developer/openai-compat)
- [LM Studio: tool use](https://lmstudio.ai/docs/developer/openai-compat/tools)
- [LM Studio: free for work](https://lmstudio.ai/blog/free-for-work)