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# Ollama

## Example

<CodeGroup>
  ```python agent.py theme={null}
  from phi.agent import Agent, RunResponse
  from phi.model.ollama import Ollama

  agent = Agent(
      model=Ollama(id="llama3.1")
  )

  # Get the response in a variable
  # run: RunResponse = agent.run("Share a 2 sentence horror story.")
  # print(run.content)

  # Print the response in the terminal
  agent.print_response("Share a 2 sentence horror story.")
  ```
</CodeGroup>

## Usage

Install [ollama](https://ollama.com) and run a model.

<Steps>
  <Step title="  Run your chat model">
    ```bash theme={null}
    ollama run llama3.1
    ```

    Message `/bye` to exit the chat model
  </Step>

  <Snippet file="create-venv-step.mdx" />

  <Step title="Install libraries">
    ```bash theme={null}
    pip install -U ollama phidata
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Run Ollama Agent">
    ```bash theme={null}
    python cookbook/providers/ollama/basic.py
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Information

* View on [Github](https://github.com/agno-agi/phidata/tree/main/cookbook/providers/ollama/basic.py)