All Opilot commands are accessible via the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P). Type "Ollama" to filter to extension commands. Most commands are also accessible through the sidebar panels and context menus.

Authentication

Ollama: Manage Ollama Auth Token

Opens a prompt to set a bearer token sent as Authorization: Bearer <token> with every Ollama API request.

Use this when your remote Ollama instance is behind an authentication proxy. Leave blank to clear the token.

Model Lifecycle

Ollama: Start Ollama Model

Starts (warms up) a local model so it is ready to respond without a cold-start delay. Also available via the ▶ button on a local model item.

Ollama: Stop Ollama Model

Unloads a running model from memory to free VRAM/RAM. Also available via the ■ button on running model items.

Ollama: Pull Ollama Model

Downloads a model from the Ollama library by name (e.g. llama3.2:3b). Opens a progress notification with live download progress. Available via the ↙ button in the panel header or the library context menu.

Ollama: Delete Ollama Model

Permanently removes an installed model and its weights from disk. Prompts for confirmation. Available via the 🗑 context menu on a local model item.

Sidebar — Local Models

Ollama: Refresh Local Ollama Models

Re-fetches the list of locally installed models from the Ollama API. Triggered automatically every ollama.localModelRefreshInterval seconds.

Ollama: Filter Local Models

Opens an input box to filter the local models list by model name. The filter persists until cleared.

Ollama: Clear Local Models Filter

Removes the active filter from the local models list.

Ollama: Show as Flat List / Show as Tree (Local)

Toggles local model grouping between:

• Flat list — all models in alphabetical order
• Tree view — models grouped by model family (e.g. llama, qwen, mistral)

The current mode is reflected by the icon in the panel header.

Ollama: Collapse All Local Models

Collapses all expanded model family groups in the local models panel (tree view only).

Sidebar — Ollama Library

Ollama: Refresh Ollama Library

Re-fetches the public model list from the Ollama Library API.

Ollama: Filter Library Models

Opens an input box to filter the library model list by name or tag.

Ollama: Clear Library Models Filter

Removes the active filter from the library list.

Ollama: Show as Flat List / Show as Tree (Library)

Toggles library model view between flat list and family-grouped tree.

Ollama: Collapse All Library Models

Collapses all expanded groups in the library panel.

Ollama: Pull Ollama Model (from Library)

Downloads the selected library model tag to your local Ollama instance. Equivalent to ollama pull <model>:<tag> in the terminal.

Ollama: Open Ollama Model Page

Opens the model's page on ollama.com/library in your browser.

Sidebar — Ollama Cloud

Ollama: Login to Ollama Cloud

Opens the Ollama Cloud authentication flow in your browser. Required to access private cloud models.

Ollama: Refresh Ollama Cloud Models

Re-fetches your Ollama Cloud model catalog.

Ollama: Filter Cloud Models

Opens an input box to filter the cloud models list.

Ollama: Clear Cloud Models Filter

Removes the active filter from the cloud models list.

Ollama: Show as Flat List / Show as Tree (Cloud)

Toggles cloud model view between flat list and grouped tree.

Ollama: Collapse All Cloud Models

Collapses all expanded groups in the cloud panel.

Ollama: Run Ollama Cloud Model

Starts the selected cloud model.

Ollama: Stop Ollama Cloud Model

Stops the selected running cloud model.

Ollama: Open Ollama Cloud Model Page

Opens the model's page on the Ollama Cloud web interface.

Sidebar — Modelfiles

Ollama: New Modelfile

Opens an interactive wizard to create a new Modelfile, then opens it in the editor. See Modelfile Manager for details.

Ollama: Edit Modelfile

Opens the selected Modelfile in the VS Code editor.

Ollama: Build Model from Modelfile

Runs ollama create for the currently active or selected Modelfile. Progress is shown in a streaming VS Code notification.

Ollama: Open Modelfiles Folder

Reveals the modelfiles directory (ollama.modelfilesPath or ~/.ollama/modelfiles) in your OS file manager.

Ollama: Refresh Modelfiles

Rescans the modelfiles directory and updates the panel.

Diagnostics

Ollama: Dump Performance Snapshot

Outputs a performance timing snapshot to the Opilot output channel. Useful when profiling response latency or troubleshooting provider initialization timing.

Ollama: Refresh Ollama Models

Re-fetches all model lists (local + library + cloud) in one operation.