ollama-tool-cli 1.1.1

CLI tool for managing Ollama models - backup, restore, update, and list models

Ollama Tool CLI 🦙

A modern CLI tool for managing Ollama models - backup, restore, update, and list your models with ease.

Installation

Using pip (recommended)

pip install ollama-tool-cli

Using uv

uv add ollama-tool-cli

From source

git clone https://github.com/arian24b/ollamatools.git
cd ollamatools
uv sync

Requirements

• Python 3.10 or higher
• Ollama installed and running

Usage

Basic Commands

# Show help
ollama-tool-cli

# List all installed models
ollama-tool-cli list

# Update all models
ollama-tool-cli update

# Update a specific model
ollama-tool-cli update llama3.2

# Backup all models to default location (~/Downloads/ollama_model_backups)
ollama-tool-cli backup

# Backup to custom path
ollama-tool-cli backup --path /path/to/backup

# Backup a specific model
ollama-tool-cli backup --model llama3.2

# Restore from backup
ollama-tool-cli restore /path/to/backup.zip

# Show Ollama version
ollama-tool-cli version

# Show installation information
ollama-tool-cli info

# Check if Ollama is installed
ollama-tool-cli check

Command Details

list

Display all installed Ollama models with their versions.

update [model]

Update one or all Ollama models. If no model name is provided, updates all models.

backup [--path PATH] [--model MODEL]

Backup Ollama models to zip files. By default backs up all models to ~/Downloads/ollama_model_backups.

• --path, -p: Custom backup directory path
• --model, -m: Backup only a specific model

restore <path>

Restore Ollama models from a backup zip file or directory.

version

Display the installed Ollama version.

info

Show detailed Ollama installation information including version, models path, platform, and number of installed models.

check

Verify that Ollama is installed and accessible.

Development

Setup development environment

uv sync

Build the package

uv build

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.