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Get Started with AI SDK Ollama
Quick Summary
“Vercel AI SDK Provider for Ollama using the official ollama-js library.”
Best for: Developers using Vercel
Time to first integration: 10 minutes
📋Prerequisites
- ✓Node.js 18+ installed
- ✓A AI SDK Ollama account — sign up here
- ✓An existing project (Next.js, React, or Node.js recommended)
Setup Steps
3 steps1
1
Install the SDK
Use npm to install the AI SDK Ollama package.
bash
npm install ai-sdk-ollama2
2
Import the SDK
Import the SDK into your TypeScript project.
typescript
import { Ollama } from 'ai-sdk-ollama';3
3
Configure the SDK
Set up the SDK with your Vercel and Ollama credentials.
typescript
const ollama = new Ollama({ apiKey: 'YOUR_API_KEY' });Common Gotchas
Watch out for these issues in your first week.
TypeScript errors during setup
Fix: Ensure TypeScript is correctly configured in your project.
API key not recognized
Fix: Verify that the API key is correctly set in the configuration.
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