diff --git a/src/calibre/ai/ollama/__init__.py b/src/calibre/ai/ollama/__init__.py
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index 0000000000..b277889682
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+++ b/src/calibre/ai/ollama/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# License: GPLv3 Copyright: 2025, Kovid Goyal <kovid at kovidgoyal.net>
+
+from calibre.customize import AIProviderPlugin
+
+
+class OllamaAI(AIProviderPlugin):
+    DEFAULT_URL = 'http://localhost:11434'
+    name = 'OllamaAI'
+    version        = (1, 0, 0)
+    description    = _('AI services from Ollama, when you wan tto run AI models yourself rather than rely on a third party provider.')
+    author = 'Kovid Goyal'
+    builtin_live_module_name = 'calibre.ai.ollama.backend'
+
+    @property
+    def capabilities(self):
+        from calibre.ai import AICapabilities
+        return (
+            AICapabilities.text_to_text
+        )
diff --git a/src/calibre/ai/ollama/backend.py b/src/calibre/ai/ollama/backend.py
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index 0000000000..336219c0f2
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+++ b/src/calibre/ai/ollama/backend.py
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# License: GPLv3 Copyright: 2025, Kovid Goyal <kovid at kovidgoyal.net>
+
+import datetime
+import json
+import posixpath
+from collections.abc import Iterable, Iterator, Sequence
+from functools import lru_cache
+from typing import Any, NamedTuple
+from urllib.parse import urlparse, urlunparse
+from urllib.request import Request
+
+from calibre.ai import ChatMessage, ChatMessageType, ChatResponse, PromptBlocked
+from calibre.ai.ollama import OllamaAI
+from calibre.ai.prefs import pref_for_provider
+from calibre.ai.utils import chat_with_error_handler, develop_text_chat, download_data, read_streaming_response
+
+module_version = 1  # needed for live updates
+
+
+def pref(key: str, defval: Any = None) -> Any:
+    return pref_for_provider(OllamaAI.name, key, defval)
+
+
+def is_ready_for_use() -> bool:
+    return bool(pref('text_model'))
+
+
+def headers() -> tuple[tuple[str, str]]:
+    return (
+        ('Content-Type', 'application/json'),
+    )
+
+
+class Model(NamedTuple):
+    # See https://github.com/ollama/ollama/blob/main/docs/api.md#list-local-models
+    name: str
+    id: str
+    family: str
+    families: Sequence[str]
+    modified_at: datetime.datetime
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_dict(cls, x: dict[str, object]) -> 'Model':
+        mid = x['model']
+        d = x.get('details', {})
+        return Model(
+            name=x['name'], id=mid, family=d.get('family', ''), families=d.get('families', ()),
+            modified_at=datetime.datetime.fromisoformat(x['modified_at'])
+        )
+
+
+def parse_models_list(entries: list[dict[str, Any]]) -> dict[str, Model]:
+    ans = {}
+    for entry in entries:
+        e = Model.from_dict(entry)
+        ans[e.id] = e
+    return ans
+
+
+def api_url(path: str = '') -> str:
+    ans = pref('api_url') or OllamaAI.DEFAULT_URL
+    purl = urlparse(ans)
+    base_path = purl.path or '/'
+    if path:
+        path = posixpath.join(base_path, path)
+        purl = purl._replace(path=path)
+    return urlunparse(purl)
+
+
+@lru_cache(2)
+def get_available_models() -> dict[str, Model]:
+    return parse_models_list(json.loads(download_data(api_url('api/tags')))['models'])
+
+
+def does_model_exist_locally(model_id: str) -> bool:
+    return model_id in get_available_models()
+
+
+def config_widget():
+    from calibre.ai.ollama.config import ConfigWidget
+    return ConfigWidget()
+
+
+def save_settings(config_widget):
+    config_widget.save_settings()
+
+
+def human_readable_model_name(model_id: str) -> str:
+    if m := get_available_models().get(model_id):
+        model_id = m.name
+    return model_id
+
+
+@lru_cache(2)
+def model_choice_for_text() -> Model:
+    return get_available_models()[pref('text_model')]
+
+
+def chat_request(data: dict[str, Any], model: Model) -> Request:
+    data['stream'] = True
+    data['stream_options'] = {'include_usage': True}
+    return Request(
+        api_url('api/chat'), data=json.dumps(data).encode('utf-8'),
+        headers=dict(headers()), method='POST')
+
+
+def for_assistant(self: ChatMessage) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    if self.type not in (ChatMessageType.assistant, ChatMessageType.system, ChatMessageType.user, ChatMessageType.developer):
+        raise ValueError(f'Unsupported message type: {self.type}')
+    return {'role': self.type.value, 'content': self.query}
+
+
+def as_chat_responses(d: dict[str, Any], model: Model) -> Iterator[ChatResponse]:
+    # See https://docs.github.com/en/rest/models/inference
+    content = ''
+    for choice in d['choices']:
+        content += choice['delta'].get('content', '')
+        if (fr := choice['finish_reason']) and fr != 'stop':
+            yield ChatResponse(exception=PromptBlocked(custom_message=_('Result was blocked for reason: {}').format(fr)))
+            return
+    has_metadata = False
+    if u := d.get('usage'):
+        u  # TODO: implement costing
+        has_metadata = True
+    if has_metadata or content:
+        yield ChatResponse(
+            type=ChatMessageType.assistant, content=content, has_metadata=has_metadata, model=model.id, plugin_name=OllamaAI.name)
+
+
+def text_chat_implementation(messages: Iterable[ChatMessage], use_model: str = '') -> Iterator[ChatResponse]:
+    # https://docs.github.com/en/rest/models/inference
+    if use_model:
+        model = get_available_models()[use_model]
+    else:
+        model = model_choice_for_text()
+    data = {
+        'model': model.id,
+        'messages': [for_assistant(m) for m in messages],
+    }
+    rq = chat_request(data, model)
+    for datum in read_streaming_response(rq, OllamaAI.name):
+        for res in as_chat_responses(datum, model):
+            yield res
+            if res.exception:
+                break
+
+
+def text_chat(messages: Iterable[ChatMessage], use_model: str = '') -> Iterator[ChatResponse]:
+    yield from chat_with_error_handler(text_chat_implementation(messages, use_model))
+
+
+def develop(use_model: str = '', msg: str = '') -> None:
+    # calibre-debug -c 'from calibre.ai.ollama.backend import develop; develop()'
+    m = (ChatMessage(msg),) if msg else ()
+    develop_text_chat(text_chat, use_model, messages=m)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    develop()
diff --git a/src/calibre/ai/ollama/config.py b/src/calibre/ai/ollama/config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bbe3ff4d60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/calibre/ai/ollama/config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# License: GPLv3 Copyright: 2025, Kovid Goyal <kovid at kovidgoyal.net>
+
+from functools import partial
+
+from qt.core import QFormLayout, QLabel, QLineEdit, QWidget
+
+from calibre.ai.ollama import OllamaAI
+from calibre.ai.prefs import pref_for_provider, set_prefs_for_provider
+from calibre.ai.utils import configure, plugin_for_name
+from calibre.gui2 import error_dialog
+
+pref = partial(pref_for_provider, OllamaAI.name)
+
+
+class ConfigWidget(QWidget):
+
+    def __init__(self, parent: QWidget | None = None):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+        l = QFormLayout(self)
+        l.setFieldGrowthPolicy(QFormLayout.FieldGrowthPolicy.ExpandingFieldsGrow)
+        la = QLabel('<p>'+_(
+            'Ollama allows you to run AI models locally on your own hardware. Once you have it running and properly'
+            ' setup, fill in the fields below to have calibre use it as the AI provider.'
+        ))
+        la.setWordWrap(True)
+        la.setOpenExternalLinks(True)
+        l.addRow(la)
+
+        self.api_url_edit = a = QLineEdit()
+        a.setPlaceholderText(_('The Ollama URL, defaults to {}').format(OllamaAI.DEFAULT_URL))
+        a.setToolTip(_('Enter the URL of the machine running your Ollama server, for example: {}').format(
+            'https://my-ollama-server.com:11434'))
+        self.text_model_edit = lm = QLineEdit(self)
+        l.addRow(_('Ollama &URL:'), a)
+        lm.setClearButtonEnabled(True)
+        lm.setToolTip(_(
+            'Enter the name of the model to use for text based tasks.'
+        ))
+        lm.setPlaceholderText(_('Enter name of model to use'))
+        l.addRow(_('Model for &text tasks:'), lm)
+        lm.setText(pref('text_model') or '')
+
+    def does_model_exist_locally(self, model_name: str) -> bool:
+        if not model_name:
+            return False
+        plugin = plugin_for_name(OllamaAI.name)
+        return plugin.builtin_live_module.does_model_exist_locally(model_name)
+
+    def available_models(self) -> list[str]:
+        plugin = plugin_for_name(OllamaAI.name)
+        return sorted(plugin.builtin_live_module.get_available_models(), key=lambda x: x.lower())
+
+    @property
+    def text_model(self) -> str:
+        return self.text_model_edit.text().strip()
+
+    @property
+    def settings(self) -> dict[str, str]:
+        ans = {
+            'text_model': self.text_model,
+        }
+        url = self.api_url_edit.text().strip()
+        if url:
+            ans['api_url'] = url
+        return ans
+
+    @property
+    def is_ready_for_use(self) -> bool:
+        return bool(self.text_model)
+
+    def validate(self) -> bool:
+        if not self.text_model:
+            error_dialog(self, _('No model specified'), _('You specify a model to use for text based tasks.'), show=True)
+            return False
+        if not self.does_model_exist_locally(self.text_model):
+            try:
+                avail = self.available_models()
+            except Exception:
+                import traceback
+                det_msg = _('Failed to get list of available models with error:') + '\n' + traceback.format_exc()
+            else:
+                det_msg = _('Available models:') + '\n' + '\n'.join(avail)
+
+            error_dialog(self, _('No matching model'), _(
+                'No model named {} found in Ollama. Click "Show details" to see a list of available models.').format(
+                    self.text_model), show=True, det_msg=det_msg)
+            return False
+        return True
+
+    def save_settings(self):
+        set_prefs_for_provider(OllamaAI.name, self.settings)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    configure(OllamaAI.name)
diff --git a/src/calibre/customize/builtins.py b/src/calibre/customize/builtins.py
index 7c6085080f..cca73e5311 100644
--- a/src/calibre/customize/builtins.py
+++ b/src/calibre/customize/builtins.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import os
 
 from calibre.ai.github import GitHubAI
 from calibre.ai.google import GoogleAI
+from calibre.ai.ollama import OllamaAI
 from calibre.ai.open_router import OpenRouterAI
 from calibre.constants import numeric_version
 from calibre.customize import FileTypePlugin, InterfaceActionBase, MetadataReaderPlugin, MetadataWriterPlugin, PreferencesPlugin, StoreBase
@@ -1979,7 +1980,7 @@ plugins += [
 
 # }}}
 
-plugins.extend((OpenRouterAI, GoogleAI, GitHubAI,))
+plugins.extend((OpenRouterAI, GoogleAI, GitHubAI, OllamaAI))
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     # Test load speed