# ADR 002 — Ollama Is the v1 Model Backend

**Status:** Accepted

## Decision

v1 will target local Ollama inference.

## Context

The intended deployment already has a local Ollama inference engine. The project prioritizes local control, privacy, and predictable integration.

## Alternatives Considered

- multiple cloud providers,
- LM Studio,
- llama.cpp direct integration,
- arbitrary OpenAI-compatible endpoints,
- Ollama.

## Reason

Ollama is already available locally, provides a simple local API, supports both text-generation and embedding models, and avoids requiring external inference services.

## Consequences

- candidate forks supporting multiple cloud providers should be simplified or hardened,
- candidate projects using another local API need an adapter,
- future backend abstraction may be added, but v1 should not be delayed to support it.