What is the 3-minute Claude Code Ollama setup?

Run Ollama model, start CliGate via npx, add localhost:11434 in dashboard, toggle routing. Test in chat tab, then CLI.

Does CliGate work with other local AI like LM Studio?

Yep, any OpenAI-compatible endpoint. Ollama's first-class, but plug in others.

For quick tasks yes — errors, tests, renames. Complex stuff

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API bill glares back. Those quick Claude Code asks? Now free on my local Ollama. One proxy toggles it all.

theAIcatchup Apr 10, 2026 3 min read

CliGate proxies Claude Code (and others) to local Ollama smoothly—no config hell. 𝕏
Slashes API bills by offloading simple queries to free 7B models like qwen2.5-coder. 𝕏
Streaming works flawlessly via protocol translation; toggle per-tool for hybrid workflows. 𝕏

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