Ollama not showing in openclaw models list — explicit config silently ignored (v2026.2.26, macos)
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Running v2026.2.26 on macOS. Trying to add a local Ollama model to the model catalog. Gateway starts clean, config validates, but openclaw models list only shows Anthropic. No errors in gateway log.
My current config:
"models": {
"providers": {
"ollama": {
"baseUrl": "http://127.0.0.1:11434",
"apiKey": "ollama-local",
"models": [
{
"id": "llama3.1:8b",
"name": "Llama 3.1 8B",
"input": ["text"],
"contextWindow": 131072,
"maxTokens": 8192,
"cost": { "input": 0, "output": 0, "cacheRead": 0, "cacheWrite": 0 }
}
]
}
}
}
Ollama is running locally, model is confirmed tool-capable. What's the correct config format to get it showing in openclaw models list?
My current config:
"models": {
"providers": {
"ollama": {
"baseUrl": "http://127.0.0.1:11434",
"apiKey": "ollama-local",
"models": [
{
"id": "llama3.1:8b",
"name": "Llama 3.1 8B",
"input": ["text"],
"contextWindow": 131072,
"maxTokens": 8192,
"cost": { "input": 0, "output": 0, "cacheRead": 0, "cacheWrite": 0 }
}
]
}
}
}
Ollama is running locally, model is confirmed tool-capable. What's the correct config format to get it showing in openclaw models list?
Solution
openclaw models listagents.defaults.model1) First check the catalog
Run:If Ollama is wired up, it should show up there even if it’s not your default.
2) Make your explicit Ollama entry valid
Your model definition is missing required fields OpenClaw expects (notablyreasoningUse this shape:
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