Use Ollama To Enhance Claude

Use Ollama to Enhance Claude — Two-Engine Setup
Pair Claude Desktop on Anthropic with Claude Code routed through Ollama in your terminal. Strategy stays on Pro. Heavy footwork runs on a free open-source model. Cut your Claude Code bill ~90%.

What this is

A 21-slide visual walkthrough that pairs your Anthropic Claude Desktop app with an Ollama-backed Claude Code terminal session — so the strategic work stays on Pro while the heavy lifting runs on a free open-source model (Gemma, Qwen, DeepSeek, your pick).

- Auto-detects your OS — macOS, Windows + WSL2, Linux
- Copy-paste prompt — drop one block into Claude and it does ~98% of the setup for you
- Verifies both engines side-by-side at the end so you know it actually worked
- Self-contained HTML — no build step, opens in any browser

Why this exists

Claude Pro on the Desktop app is great for thinking, planning, and architecture. Claude Code in the terminal eats quota fast — context-heavy tasks like lints, refactors, file batch ops, and grep-and-replace can burn through your monthly limit in days.

The fix: route Claude Code through Ollama (local or cloud-hosted free model). Two engines, same UX, one bill cut by an order of magnitude.

Quick start

1) Open the live tutorial (recommended)

The hosted version has the full visual deck, OS-aware steps, and the copy-paste prompt:

→ coherencedaddy.com/tutorials/use-ollama-to-enhance-claude

2) Or use the copy-paste prompt directly

If you want to skip the visuals and let Claude do it all for you:

1. Open prompts/copy-paste-prompt.md
2. Copy the entire file contents
3. Paste into a fresh Claude Desktop / Claude.ai conversation
4. Follow along — it auto-detects your OS, installs everything, configures the router, and verifies both engines

3) Or run the presentation…