Evidence-backed facts
- Ollama chat requests can provide tool definitions to supported local models and receive structured tool-call requests. informative
- The caller executes the selected function and appends the result to the conversation; Ollama does not make an arbitrary application function safe or authorized. informative
- Local model access, network exposure, tool credentials, filesystem permissions, and write approval remain deployment and application responsibilities. informative
- A local tool loop does not prove model suitability, argument correctness, sandboxing, external success, or that any Ollama service is running. informative