grepai-ollama-setuplisted

# Ollama Setup for GrepAI This skill covers installing and configuring Ollama as the local embedding provider for GrepAI. Ollama enables 100% private code search where your code never leaves your machine. ## When to Use This Skill - Setting up GrepAI with local, private embeddings - Installing Ollama for the first time - Choosing and downloading embedding models - Troubleshooting Ollama connection issues ## Why Ollama? | Benefit | Description | |---------|-------------| | 🔒 **Privacy** | Code never leaves your machine | | 💰 **Free** | No API costs | | ⚡ **Fast** | Local processing, no network latency | | 🔌 **Offline** | Works without internet | ## Installation ### macOS (Homebrew) ```bash # Install Ollama brew install ollama # Start the Ollama service ollama serve ``` ### macOS (Direct Download) 1. Download from [ollama.com](https://ollama.com) 2. Open the `.dmg` and drag to Applications 3. Launch Ollama from Applications ### Linux ```bash # One-line installer curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/install.sh | sh # Start the service ollama serve ``` ### Windows 1. Download installer from [ollama.com](https://ollama.com/download/windows) 2. Run the installer 3. Ollama starts automatically as a service ## Downloading Embedding Models GrepAI requires an embedding model to convert code into vectors. ### Recommended Model: nomic-embed-text ```bash # Download the recommended model (768 dimensions) ollama pull nomic-embed-text ``` **Specifications:** - Dimensions: 76