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# Set Client

> Pass a custom ollama.Client instance to Ollama via the client parameter.

## Code

```python set_client.py theme={null}
from agno.agent import Agent, RunOutput  # noqa
from agno.models.ollama import Ollama
from ollama import Client as OllamaClient

agent = Agent(
    model=Ollama(id="llama3.1:8b", client=OllamaClient()),
    markdown=True,
)

# Print the response in the terminal
agent.print_response("Share a 2 sentence horror story")

```

## Usage

<Snippet file="create-venv-step.mdx" />

**1. Install Ollama**

Follow the [Ollama installation guide](https://github.com/ollama/ollama?tab=readme-ov-file#macos) and run:

```bash theme={null}
ollama pull llama3.1:8b
```

**2. Install dependencies**

```bash theme={null}
uv pip install -U ollama agno
```

**3. Run Agent**

Save the code above as `set_client.py`, then run:

```bash theme={null}
python set_client.py
```


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