Claude Desktop can now easily run Qwen, DeepSeek and Kimi models -- after Ollama's first effort stalled

Claude Desktop can now easily run Qwen, DeepSeek and Kimi models -- after Ollama's first effort stalled

Open-weight model runner Ollama has reintroduced an integration with Claude Desktop that lets users connect Anthropic’s app to models served through Ollama, including models running locally on their own machines. This effectively means Claude users can tap Ollama’s library, which includes popular models such as Qwen, DeepSeek, Kimi, and GLM, while remaining inside the Claude Desktop interface — with Ollama serving as the gateway to whichever mod…