# Chat with Ollama: n8n workflow template

> Started by someone opening a chat with it. It calls services over plain HTTP rather than through connectors. It hands the judgement calls to a local model.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/chat-with-ollama (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

[Automation library](https://millionrounds.com/workflows) · [AI assistants](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?category=AI+assistants#library)

# Chat with Ollama

Started by someone opening a chat with it. It calls services over plain HTTP rather than through connectors. It hands the judgement calls to a local model. 3 steps: small enough to read in one sitting and change without fear.

Small Calls a model: a local model

[Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fchat-with-ollama)

**3 steps** Small: readable in one sitting

**0** Branches: places the flow splits

**0** Loops or waits

**0** Services by connector: it calls them over plain HTTP

## The flow

Starts it 1 Model 2

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

- 1 **When chat message received** Chat trigger *Starts it*
- 2 **Ollama Chat Model** Lm Chat Ollama *Model*
- 3 **Chat LLM Chain** Chain Llm *Model*

## How it's built

- **Starts on:** Someone opening a chat with it
- **Steps:** 3
- **Size:** Small: readable in one sitting
- **Connects to:** Nothing by connector; it calls services over plain HTTP
- **Model:** a local model

## Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, and a key for a local model. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on someone opening a chat with it.

Does it use AI?

Yes. It calls a local model. Model calls are billed by the provider, not by n8n.

How long does it take to set up?

Not long. At 3 steps it can be read in one sitting and changed without fear.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

**Before you run it**

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 3 steps before you point it at anything that matters.

## Run it in n8n

- **Create your n8n account** Free to start. n8n is where the workflow runs. [Create an n8n account ↗](https://millionrounds.com/n8n)
- **Download the workflow** Free with a Millionrounds account. [Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fchat-with-ollama)
- **Paste it into n8n** Open a new workflow in n8n and paste. Then connect your own accounts.

Stored with the author's traces removed: canvas notes, instance identifiers, saved credential names and any live document they had left behind.

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