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 "repo": "chatboxai/chatbox",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/chatboxai/chatbox",
 "repo_slug": "chatboxai-chatbox",
 "title": "Chat with local models through Ollama",
 "page_title": "How to chat with local models through Ollama with Chatbox",
 "summary": "Point Chatbox at Ollama to use open models like Mistral or Mixtral with a polished desktop UI.",
 "who": "A privacy-minded user who already runs Ollama but wants a friendlier chat window.",
 "problem": "Ollama's terminal is fine for testing but awkward for daily chats and saving conversations.",
 "outcome": "A desktop chat app talking to local models, with your data kept on your device.",
 "steps": [
  "Install Chatbox from the releases page",
  "Make sure Ollama is running with a model such as Mistral or Mixtral",
  "Choose Ollama as the provider in Chatbox settings",
  "Chat as normal; Markdown, LaTeX and code highlighting render in replies"
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Configure chatboxai/chatbox to use my local Ollama models and set <model> as the default. Confirm a test chat works with no cloud provider configured.",
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  "any"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Beginner",
 "time": "10 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "Local model quality and speed depend on your hardware and the model you pull in Ollama.",
 "category": "Personal productivity",
 "tags": [
  "Personal productivity"
 ],
 "lang": "typescript",
 "requirements": [
  "Windows 10 x64, macOS 11 or later, or Ubuntu 20.04+ / AppImage distros",
  "An API key for a cloud provider, or Ollama for local models",
  "To build from source: Node.js and pnpm"
 ],
 "risk": "none",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [],
 "best": false,
 "score": 0.9,
 "evidence": [],
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