show_model

Instructions

Implementation Reference

• server.js:160-176 (handler)

  The async function showModel that executes the tool logic. It validates the 'name' argument via requireString, sends a POST request to Ollama's /api/show endpoint, and returns a structured result with modelfile excerpt, parameters, template, capabilities, details, model_info_keys, and modified_at.

  async function showModel(args) {
    const bad = requireString(args, 'name');
    if (bad) return errorResult(bad);
    const r = await httpRequest('POST', '/api/show', { name: args.name });
    if (r.error) return errorResult(r.error);
    const d = r.data || {};
    return textResult({
      name: args.name,
      modelfile_excerpt: typeof d.modelfile === 'string' ? d.modelfile.slice(0, 500) : null,
      parameters: d.parameters || null,
      template: d.template || null,
      capabilities: d.capabilities || [],
      details: d.details || null,
      model_info_keys: d.model_info ? Object.keys(d.model_info).slice(0, 30) : [],
      modified_at: d.modified_at || null,
    });
  }

• server.js:294-305 (schema)

  The input schema definition for the show_model tool, including the 'name' property (string, required) and a description explaining it shows modelfile excerpt, parameters, template, capabilities, architecture details, and quantization level.

  {
    name: 'show_model',
    description: 'Show detailed information for a specific model: modelfile excerpt, parameters, template, capabilities, architecture details, quantization level.',
    annotations: { title: 'Show model details', readOnlyHint: true, destructiveHint: false, openWorldHint: false },
    inputSchema: {
      type: 'object',
      properties: {
        name: { type: 'string', description: 'Model name (e.g. "llama3.1:8b" or "forge:b6c1").' },
      },
      required: ['name'],
      additionalProperties: false,
    },

• server.js:385-394 (registration)

  The HANDLERS mapping that registers the show_model tool name to the showModel handler function, enabling dispatch when a tools/call request arrives with name 'show_model'.

  const HANDLERS = {
    ollama_status: ollamaStatus,
    list_models: listModels,
    list_running: listRunning,
    show_model: showModel,
    generate: generate,
    chat: chat,
    pull_model: pullModel,
    delete_model: deleteModel,
  };

• server.js:274-306 (registration)

  The TOOLS array that defines the show_model tool metadata (name, description, annotations, inputSchema) for the tools/list response. The show_model entry is at lines 294-306.

  // ─── Tool registry ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
  const TOOLS = [
    {
      name: 'ollama_status',
      description: 'Health check: whether the Ollama server is reachable and its version. Use this as a precondition before other tools if you\'re unsure whether Ollama is running.',
      annotations: { title: 'Ollama server status', readOnlyHint: true, destructiveHint: false, openWorldHint: false },
      inputSchema: { type: 'object', properties: {}, additionalProperties: false },
    },
    {
      name: 'list_models',
      description: 'List locally-installed models: name, size in bytes, digest, modified timestamp, family (e.g. llama), parameter size (e.g. 8.0B), and quantization level (e.g. Q4_K_M).',
      annotations: { title: 'List installed models', readOnlyHint: true, destructiveHint: false, openWorldHint: false },
      inputSchema: { type: 'object', properties: {}, additionalProperties: false },
    },
    {
      name: 'list_running',
      description: 'List models currently loaded into VRAM with their size, VRAM footprint, and expiry timestamp. Empty list means Ollama is idle.',
      annotations: { title: 'List running models', readOnlyHint: true, destructiveHint: false, openWorldHint: false },
      inputSchema: { type: 'object', properties: {}, additionalProperties: false },
    },
    {
      name: 'show_model',
      description: 'Show detailed information for a specific model: modelfile excerpt, parameters, template, capabilities, architecture details, quantization level.',
      annotations: { title: 'Show model details', readOnlyHint: true, destructiveHint: false, openWorldHint: false },
      inputSchema: {
        type: 'object',
        properties: {
          name: { type: 'string', description: 'Model name (e.g. "llama3.1:8b" or "forge:b6c1").' },
        },
        required: ['name'],
        additionalProperties: false,
      },
    },