> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://phidatainc.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Tool Use

> Tool use example using Ollama with the OpenAI Responses API.

```python tool_use.py theme={null}
"""Tool use example using Ollama with the OpenAI Responses API.

This demonstrates using tools with Ollama's Responses API endpoint.

Requirements:
- Ollama v0.13.3 or later running locally
- Run: ollama pull llama3.1:8b
"""

from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.models.ollama import OllamaResponses
from agno.tools.duckduckgo import DuckDuckGoTools

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Create Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

agent = Agent(
    model=OllamaResponses(id="gpt-oss:20b"),
    tools=[DuckDuckGoTools()],
    markdown=True,
)

# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Run Agent
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
if __name__ == "__main__":
    # --- Sync ---
    agent.print_response("What is the latest news about AI?")

    # --- Sync + Streaming ---
    agent.print_response("What is the latest news about AI?", stream=True)
```

## Run the Example

<Steps>
  <Snippet file="create-venv-step.mdx" />

  <Step title="Install dependencies">
    ```bash theme={null}
    uv pip install -U agno ddgs ollama openai
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Prepare Ollama">
    Install and start Ollama, then pull the model used by this example:

    ```bash theme={null}
    ollama pull gpt-oss:20b
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Run the example">
    Save the code above as `tool_use.py`, then run:

    ```bash theme={null}
    python tool_use.py
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>

Full source: [cookbook/90\_models/ollama/responses/tool\_use.py](https://github.com/agno-agi/agno/blob/main/cookbook/90_models/ollama/responses/tool_use.py)