Ollama MCP: MCP clients and servers on local models

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ollama launch pi` installs Pi if needed, configures Ollama as a provider including web tools (`@ollama/pi-web-search`), and opens a session; `--config` configures only, `--model qwen3.5:cloud` picks a model. Pi ships four core tools (read, write, edit, bash); everything else comes from extensions. (from docs.ollama.com)

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