[GH-ISSUE #6777] Attribute about model's tool use capability in model_info #4272

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opened 2026-04-12 15:12:11 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 2 comments
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Originally created by @StarPet on GitHub (Sep 12, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/6777

In the current 'model_info' I'm missing a attribute that tells me that the model is capable of handling tool calls. One may check the template data for "$.Tools", which I find rather ugly. Therefore, I propose to add a an attribute like, e.g.:

general.supports_tool_calls: true

or similar attribute. If you plan to have different types of tool calls, or want to plan ahead for checking call compatibility you may want to add an attribute like:

general.tool_format: "1.0"

br,
Peter

Originally created by @StarPet on GitHub (Sep 12, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/6777 In the current 'model_info' I'm missing a attribute that tells me that the model is capable of handling tool calls. One may check the template data for "$.Tools", which I find rather ugly. Therefore, I propose to add a an attribute like, e.g.: ``` general.supports_tool_calls: true ``` or similar attribute. If you plan to have different types of tool calls, or want to plan ahead for checking call compatibility you may want to add an attribute like: ``` general.tool_format: "1.0" ``` br, Peter
GiteaMirror added the feature request label 2026-04-12 15:12:11 -05:00
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@rick-github commented on GitHub (Sep 13, 2024):

https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/5794

<!-- gh-comment-id:2347832637 --> @rick-github commented on GitHub (Sep 13, 2024): https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/5794
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@rick-github commented on GitHub (Jan 11, 2026):

$ curl -s localhost:11434/api/show -d '{"model":"qwen3"}' | jq .capabilities
[
  "completion",
  "tools",
  "thinking"
]
<!-- gh-comment-id:3736150879 --> @rick-github commented on GitHub (Jan 11, 2026): ```console $ curl -s localhost:11434/api/show -d '{"model":"qwen3"}' | jq .capabilities [ "completion", "tools", "thinking" ] ```
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Reference: github-starred/ollama#4272