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

Install

Install Pool:

Usage with Ollama

Quick setup

ollama launch pool

Run directly with a model

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

Pass arguments through to Pool

Arguments after -- are passed directly to Pool:

ollama launch pool -- --help

Manual setup

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

1. Set the environment variables:

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

2. Run Pool with an Ollama model:

pool -m kimi-k2.6:cloud

Or run with environment variables inline:

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