🚀 Ollama Copilot – Local AI Coding Assistant (VS Code Extension)

🚀 Local AI Copilot for VSCode
⚡ Runs fully on Ollama (no API required)
🧠 Agentic — it doesn't just suggest code, it writes, edits & refactors files for you.

Overview

Ollama Codex is a AI copilot extension (for VSCode) that brings autonomous coding assistance directly into your editor using local LLMs via Ollama.

Unlike traditional copilots, this extension enables allowing AI to:

• Chat directly in default VSCode Chat extension.
• Suggest code fixing.
• Refactoring the existing code for a given file.
• Suggest fixes for configuration issues.

All while running fully local (no API dependency).

Why This Exists

Modern AI coding tools like GitHub Copilot are powerful, but:

• ❌ Require cloud APIs
• ❌ Limited control over models
• ❌ Restricted customization

With Ollama Codex, you get:

• ✅ Local-first privacy
• ✅ Custom workflows & prompts
• ✅ Zero API cost
• ✅ Chat-interface similar to github-copilot

Local LLM adoption is rapidly growing due to privacy + flexibility benefits

Getting Started

1. Install the Extension:

   • Open Visual Studio Code.
   • Go to the Extensions view by clicking on the square icon on the Sidebar or pressing Ctrl+Shift+X.
   • Search for "Ollama Codex".
   • Click on 'Install' next to the extension.

2. Configure Ollama Server:

   • Ensure that you have an instance of Ollama running on your local machine from here

   • Install qwen2.5-coder:14b or gemma4 from terminal/powershell:

     ollama pull qwen2.5-coder:14b

     ollama pull gemma4

Project Structure

├── src/
│   ├── extension.ts
├── package.json
├── tsconfig.json
└── README.md

Architecture

VSCode Extension
      ↓
Agent Layer (Prompt + Tools + Memory)
      ↓
Ollama Runtime (Local LLM)
      ↓
Model (qwen2.5-coder:14B, gemma4)

Key Components

• VSCode Extension Layer

  • UI integration
  • Native VSCode chat experience.

• Ollama Integration

  • Local inference
  • Model switching
  • Zero-latency interaction

Working Demo

Type @ollama in the VSCode Chat box — then just describe what you want. The assistant creates, edits and deletes files across your project on its own, fully local.

Tip: prefix every request with @ollama to call the plugin.

Agentic Operations

with:

🤖 Agentic Flow

Introducing Agent mode

• Just describe what you want — Ollama Codex creates, edits and deletes files across your project on its own, fully local. Watch it work as above.

Change Model Demo

Future Release

• Onboard other models like qwen3 and other latest.
• Add more context-window for models.

Contributing

We welcome contributions! If you have any suggestions, bug reports, or would like to enhance the functionality of this extension, please open an issue on our GitHub repository.

License

MIT License © 2026-PRESENT Parth Kansara