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Ollama AI agent recipes
2 sourced recipes on AppToBot use Ollama, ranked by our reliability rating. Costs below are only what each source reports.
What you need to run them
- A computer that can run local models with Ollama (free, open source). Bigger models need more memory.
- Often paired with: Claude (1).
- Setup: 2 Medium. Skill: 2 Intermediate.
- 2 of 2 self-hosted per source · 1 of 2 no-code.
Running cost, as reported
- Free to run: 2 recipes · show
- API pennies: 0 recipes
- Paid plan needed: 0 recipes
- Not reported: 0 recipes
From each source, never estimated. “API pennies” means pay-as-you-go API usage with no subscription named, not a verified amount. Exact lines are in the table below. How we sort costs
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Tiers come from what each source reports. “API pennies” means pay-as-you-go API usage with no subscription named, not a verified amount. What the tiers mean
| Recipe | Replaces | Stack | Cost after | Setup | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hourly AI-news digest to Telegram | Scrolling HN/Reddit for news | glean (self-hosted Python) + Ollama/Claude | Free to run Free with bundled local Ollama; API costs with cloud LLMs | Medium | 3/5 |
| Local meeting notes with Meetily (no Otter bot) | Otter, Fireflies and Granola-style meeting note takers | Meetily (open source) + Whisper/Parakeet + Ollama | Free to run Free (MIT); optional paid AI provider if you don’t run local models | Medium | 3/5 |
“Not reported” means the source doesn't say. Ratings are editorial, see methodology. Product names are trademarks of their owners; AppToBot isn't affiliated with Ollama.
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