Ollama – v0.18.1-rc1
🚨 Ollama v0.18.1-rc1 is here — and it’s bringing web smarts to your local LLMs! 🌐✨
🔥 What’s new?
✅ Web search is back & fixed! No more silent failures — Ollama can now reliably pull live results.
🌐 New `web fetch` tool — ask Ollama to retrieve up-to-the-minute web content and use it directly in responses.
⚡ Both features are ON by default — just update, and you’re ready to go (no config needed!).
💡 Why care?
This means your local models can now answer questions with real-time context — think news, docs, or live data — all without hitting external APIs. Perfect for building smarter, self-contained AI apps 🧠💻
📦 Release type: Release Candidate (`v0.18.1-rc1`) — ideal for testing and feedback before the stable drop!
Ready to test it out? 🛠️ Let us know how your web-aware Ollama experiments go! 🚀