Ollama MCP Bridge MCP Server

<i>Provides an API layer in front of the Ollama API, seamlessly adding tools from multiple MCP servers so every Ollama request can access all

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What is the Ollama MCP Bridge MCP server?

Ollama MCP Bridge MCP server exists for a simple reason — assistants are far more useful when they can act on Ollama MCP Bridge directly instead of describing what you should do. Provides an API layer in front of the Ollama API, seamlessly adding tools from multiple MCP servers so every Ollama request can access all connected tools transparently..

What you get

  • 🚀 Pre-loaded Servers: All MCP servers are connected at startup from JSON configuration
  • 📝 JSON Configuration: Configure multiple servers with complex commands and environments
  • 🌐 Multiple Transport Types: Connect to MCP servers via stdio (local processes), HTTP (StreamableHTTP), or SSE
  • 🎯 Tool Filtering: Filter tools per server with include/exclude modes for fine-grained control
  • 🧩 Config Variable Expansion: Supports ${env:VAR_NAME} and ${workspaceFolder} in config strings
  • 🔗 Tool Integration: Automatic tool call processing and response integration

What the assistant can call

Once Ollama MCP Bridge is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:

  • Ollama — compatible endpoints:**
  • Bridge — specific endpoints:**
  • Testing — The Testing tool exposed by this server

Setting it up

Being a remote server, there is no local install. You register the endpoint with your client, authorise it once, and the tools appear.

Configuration and credentials

You will need 3 environment variables: MCP_LOG_LEVEL, OLLAMA_URL, MY_API_KEY. The server will not start without them, which is usually why the tools fail to appear on a first run. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.

  • Python >= 3.10.15 - Ollama server running (local or remote) - MCP server configuration file with at least one MCP server defined (see below for example)

Choosing this one

Plenty of developer tooling servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Ollama MCP Bridge's toolset — Ollama, Bridge, Testing — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by jonigl; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

Before you rely on it

  • Your data travels to the provider's service, so the usual questions apply about what you send and what they retain.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the ollama mcp bridge mcp server does with a few real requests.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
Ollamacompatible endpoints:**
Bridgespecific endpoints:**
TestingThe Testing tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Ollama MCP Bridge MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "weather": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "./mock-weather-mcp-server",
        "run",
        "main.py"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MCP_LOG_LEVEL": "ERROR"
      },
      "toolFilter": {
        "mode": "include",
        "tools": ["get_current_temperature", "get_forecast"]
      }
    },
    "remote_streamable_http": {
      "url": "https://example.com/mcp"
    },
    "remote_sse": {
      "url": "https://example.com/sse"
    },
    "filesystem": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
        "/tmp"
      ],
      "toolFilter": {
        "mode": "exclude",
        "tools": ["delete_file", "write_file"]
      }
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

  • Python >= 3.10.15 - Ollama server running (local or remote) - MCP server configuration file with at least one MCP server defined (see below for example)
VariableDescriptionRequired
MCP_LOG_LEVELConfiguration value read at startup.Optional
OLLAMA_URLEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Yes
MY_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Ollama MCP Bridge to Ollama.
  • Use Ollama MCP Bridge to Bridge.
  • Use Ollama MCP Bridge to Testing.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Ollama MCP Bridge to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 3 tools (Ollama, Bridge, Testing) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Ollama MCP Bridge directly.