[GH-ISSUE #13578] smollm2 can't tools but it have tag on ollama registry #8939

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opened 2026-04-12 21:45:46 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 1 comment
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Originally created by @anotherdoesnm on GitHub (Dec 28, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/13578

What is the issue?

The smollm2 model have "tools" tag on their page: https://ollama.com/library/smollm2
but if i tried to use it with mcphost i getting error from API:

agent error: error during Chat request: 400 Bad Request:
registry.ollama.ai/library/smollm2:360m does not support tools

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Linux

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No response

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Other

Ollama version

0.13.5

Originally created by @anotherdoesnm on GitHub (Dec 28, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/13578 ### What is the issue? The smollm2 model have "tools" tag on their page: https://ollama.com/library/smollm2 but if i tried to use it with mcphost i getting error from API: > agent error: error during Chat request: 400 Bad Request: registry.ollama.ai/library/smollm2:360m does not support tools ### OS Linux ### GPU _No response_ ### CPU Other ### Ollama version 0.13.5
GiteaMirror added the bug label 2026-04-12 21:45:46 -05:00
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@rick-github commented on GitHub (Dec 28, 2025):

The tools tag indicates that one or more of the models in the family supports tools. In this case, smollm2:1.7b supports tools, smollm2:360m and smollm2:135m do not.

<!-- gh-comment-id:3694569243 --> @rick-github commented on GitHub (Dec 28, 2025): The `tools` tag indicates that one or more of the models in the family supports tools. In this case, [smollm2:1.7b](https://ollama.com/library/smollm2:1.7b-instruct-q4_K_M/blobs/dfebd0343bdd) supports tools, smollm2:360m and smollm2:135m do not.
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Reference: github-starred/ollama#8939