Ollama Web Search

Use Ollama as the OpenClaw websearch provider

Ollama Web Search

OpenClaw bundles Ollama Web Search as a web_search provider.

Property	Detail
Host	`models.providers.ollama.baseUrl` when set, otherwise `http://127.0.0.1:11434`; `https://ollama.com` uses the hosted API directly
Auth	Key-free for a signed-in local host; `OLLAMA_API_KEY` or configured provider auth for direct `https://ollama.com` search or auth-protected hosts
Requirement	Local/self-hosted hosts must be running and signed in with `ollama signin`; direct hosted search needs `baseUrl: "https://ollama.com"` plus a real API key

Choose it during openclaw onboard or openclaw configure --section web, or set:

{
  tools: {
    web: {
      search: {
        provider: "ollama",
      },
    },
  },
}

For direct hosted search through Ollama Cloud:

{
  models: {
    providers: {
      ollama: {
        baseUrl: "https://ollama.com",
        apiKey: "OLLAMA_API_KEY",
        api: "ollama",
        models: [{ id: "kimi-k2.5:cloud", name: "kimi-k2.5:cloud", input: ["text"] }],
      },
    },
  },
  tools: {
    web: {
      search: { provider: "ollama" },
    },
  },
}

For a self-hosted host, OpenClaw first tries the local /api/experimental/web_search proxy, then falls back to the hosted /api/web_search path on the same host; a signed-in local daemon normally answers through the local proxy. Direct https://ollama.com calls always use the hosted /api/web_search endpoint.

For full setup and behavior, see Ollama Web Search.