Ollama buddy now supports cloud models!

· #ollama_buddy#ollama#emacs#2026

Having another look at my AI assistant - ollama-buddy, its been a while and it seems ollama has moved on since I started creating this package last year, so I have developed a new roadmap and the first step is to add ollama cloud models!

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Here are some references to the project, including a youtube channel where I upload ollama-buddy demonstrations:

https://melpa.org/#/ollama-buddy

https://github.com/captainflasmr/ollama-buddy

Here is the changelog for the cloud model implementation:

<2026-01-28 Wed> 1.1

Added Ollama Cloud Models support

  • Cloud models (running on ollama.com infrastructure) now work seamlessly
  • ollama-buddy-cloud-signin to automatically open browser for authentication
  • Cloud models are proxied through the local Ollama server which handles authentication
  • Use C-u C-c m or transient menu "Model > Cloud" to select cloud models
  • Status line shows ☁ indicator when using a cloud model
  • Available cloud models include: qwen3-coder:480b-cloud, deepseek-v3.1:671b-cloud, gpt-oss:120b-cloud, minimax-m2.1:cloud, and more