---
title: Pool
---

Pool is Poolside's software agent for the terminal, built for enterprise development workflows.

## Install

Install [Pool](https://github.com/poolsideai/pool):

## Usage with Ollama

### Quick setup

```shell
ollama launch pool
```

### Run directly with a model

```shell
ollama launch pool --model kimi-k2.6:cloud
```

### Pass arguments through to Pool

Arguments after `--` are passed directly to Pool:

```shell
ollama launch pool -- --help
```

## Manual setup

Pool connects to Ollama using the OpenAI-compatible API via environment variables.

1. Set the environment variables:

```shell
export POOLSIDE_STANDALONE_BASE_URL=http://localhost:11434/v1
export POOLSIDE_API_KEY=ollama
```

2. Run Pool with an Ollama model:

```shell
pool -m kimi-k2.6:cloud
```

Or run with environment variables inline:

```shell
POOLSIDE_STANDALONE_BASE_URL=http://localhost:11434/v1 POOLSIDE_API_KEY=ollama pool -m kimi-k2.6:cloud
```