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Pool is Poolside’s software agent for the terminal, built for enterprise development workflows.

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Install

Install Pool:

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Usage with Ollama

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Quick setup

ollama launch pool

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Run directly with a model

ollama launch pool --model kimi-k2.6:cloud

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Pass arguments through to Pool

Arguments after -- are passed directly to Pool: 
ollama launch pool -- --help

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Manual setup

Pool connects to Ollama using the OpenAI-compatible API via environment variables.
  1. Set the environment variables:
export POOLSIDE_STANDALONE_BASE_URL=http://localhost:11434/v1
export POOLSIDE_API_KEY=ollama
  1. Run Pool with an Ollama model:
pool -m kimi-k2.6:cloud
Or run with environment variables inline: 
POOLSIDE_STANDALONE_BASE_URL=http://localhost:11434/v1 POOLSIDE_API_KEY=ollama pool -m kimi-k2.6:cloud