diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 55e33ca..4d1814c 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ MAX_HISTORY_STEPS=10      # How many past steps to keep in conversation context
 STREAMING_ENABLED=true    # Stream LLM responses (shows progress dots)
 
 # ===========================================
-# LLM Provider: "groq", "openai", "bedrock", or "openrouter"
+# LLM Provider: "groq", "openai", "bedrock", "openrouter", or "ollama"
 # ===========================================
 LLM_PROVIDER=groq
 
@@ -84,3 +84,18 @@ OPENROUTER_MODEL=anthropic/claude-3.5-sonnet
 #   meta-llama/llama-3.3-70b-instruct (open source)
 #   mistralai/mistral-large-latest (European)
 #   deepseek/deepseek-chat (cost efficient)
+
+# ===========================================
+# Ollama Configuration (local LLMs, no API key needed)
+# Install: https://ollama.com  then: ollama pull llama3.2
+# ===========================================
+OLLAMA_BASE_URL=http://localhost:11434/v1
+OLLAMA_MODEL=llama3.2
+# Vision models (for screenshot support):
+#   llava (7B, good vision)
+#   llama3.2-vision (11B, best open-source vision)
+# Text-only models:
+#   llama3.2 (3B, fast)
+#   llama3.1 (8B, balanced)
+#   qwen2.5 (7B, strong reasoning)
+#   mistral (7B, fast)
diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index cebefdc..d9aacd0 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@ Seven source files in `src/`, no subdirectories:
 
 - **kernel.ts** — Entry point and main agent loop. Reads goal from stdin, runs up to MAX_STEPS iterations of: capture screen → diff with previous → call LLM → execute action → track history. Handles stuck-loop detection and vision fallback when the accessibility tree is empty.
 - **actions.ts** — 15 action implementations (tap, type, enter, swipe, home, back, wait, done, longpress, screenshot, launch, clear, clipboard_get, clipboard_set, shell). Each wraps ADB commands via `Bun.spawnSync()`. `runAdbCommand()` provides exponential backoff retry.
-- **llm-providers.ts** — LLM abstraction with `LLMProvider` interface and factory (`getLlmProvider()`). Four providers: OpenAI, Groq (OpenAI-compatible endpoint), AWS Bedrock (Anthropic + Meta model formats), OpenRouter (Vercel AI SDK). Contains the full SYSTEM_PROMPT with all 15 action definitions and rules.
+- **llm-providers.ts** — LLM abstraction with `LLMProvider` interface and factory (`getLlmProvider()`). Five providers: OpenAI, Groq (OpenAI-compatible endpoint), Ollama (local LLMs, OpenAI-compatible), AWS Bedrock (Anthropic + Meta model formats), OpenRouter (Vercel AI SDK). Contains the full SYSTEM_PROMPT with all 15 action definitions and rules.
 - **sanitizer.ts** — Parses Android Accessibility XML (via `fast-xml-parser`) into `UIElement[]`. Depth-first walk extracting bounds, center coordinates, state flags (enabled, checked, focused, etc.), and parent context. `computeScreenHash()` used for stuck-loop detection.
 - **config.ts** — Singleton `Config` object reading from `process.env` with defaults from constants. `Config.validate()` checks required API keys at startup.
 - **constants.ts** — All magic values: ADB keycodes, swipe coordinates (hardcoded for 1080px-wide screens), default models, file paths, agent defaults.
 
 ## Key Patterns
 
-- **Provider factory:** `getLlmProvider()` returns the appropriate `LLMProvider` based on `Config.LLM_PROVIDER`. Groq reuses the `OpenAIProvider` class with a different base URL.
+- **Provider factory:** `getLlmProvider()` returns the appropriate `LLMProvider` based on `Config.LLM_PROVIDER`. Groq and Ollama reuse the `OpenAIProvider` class with different base URLs.
 - **Screen state diffing:** Hash-based comparison (id + text + center + state). After STUCK_THRESHOLD unchanged steps, recovery hints are injected into the LLM prompt.
 - **Vision fallback:** When `getInteractiveElements()` returns empty (custom UI, WebView, Flutter), a screenshot is captured and the LLM gets a fallback context suggesting coordinate-based taps.
 - **LLM response parsing:** `parseJsonResponse()` handles both clean JSON and markdown-wrapped code blocks. Falls back to "wait" action on parse failure.
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Seven source files in `src/`, no subdirectories:
 
 ## Environment Setup
 
-Requires: Bun 1.0+, ADB (Android SDK Platform Tools) in PATH, an Android device connected via USB/WiFi with accessibility enabled, and an API key for at least one LLM provider (Groq, OpenAI, Bedrock, or OpenRouter).
+Requires: Bun 1.0+, ADB (Android SDK Platform Tools) in PATH, an Android device connected via USB/WiFi with accessibility enabled, and either a local Ollama install or an API key for a cloud LLM provider (Groq, OpenAI, Bedrock, or OpenRouter).
 
 Copy `.env.example` to `.env` and configure `LLM_PROVIDER` + the corresponding API key.
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 63065f6..b703bde 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ action: done (412ms)
 
 ## setup
 
-you need **bun**, **adb**, and an api key for any llm provider.
+you need **bun**, **adb**, and either [ollama](https://ollama.com) for local models or an api key for a cloud provider.
 
 ```bash
 # install adb if you don't have it
@@ -42,9 +42,15 @@ bun install
 cp .env.example .env
 ```
 
-edit `.env` - fastest way to start is with groq (free tier):
+edit `.env` - fastest way to start is with ollama (fully local, no api key):
 
 ```bash
+# option a: local with ollama (no api key needed)
+ollama pull llama3.2
+LLM_PROVIDER=ollama
+OLLAMA_MODEL=llama3.2
+
+# option b: cloud with groq (free tier)
 LLM_PROVIDER=groq
 GROQ_API_KEY=gsk_your_key_here
 ```
@@ -189,11 +195,14 @@ name: Send WhatsApp Message
 
 | provider | cost | vision | notes |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| groq | free tier | no | fastest to start |
+| ollama | free (local) | yes* | no api key, runs on your machine |
+| groq | free tier | no | fastest cloud option |
 | openrouter | per token | yes | 200+ models |
 | openai | per token | yes | gpt-4o |
 | bedrock | per token | yes | claude on aws |
 
+*ollama vision requires a vision model like `llama3.2-vision` or `llava`
+
 ## config
 
 all in `.env`:
@@ -221,7 +230,7 @@ src/
   skills.ts          6 multi-step skills
   workflow.ts        workflow orchestration
   flow.ts            yaml flow runner
-  llm-providers.ts   4 providers + system prompt
+  llm-providers.ts   5 providers + system prompt
   sanitizer.ts       accessibility xml parser
   config.ts          env config
   constants.ts       keycodes, coordinates
diff --git a/site/index.html b/site/index.html
index ad2f815..1be92aa 100644
--- a/site/index.html
+++ b/site/index.html
@@ -772,13 +772,19 @@ cp .env.example .env</pre>
       <div class="stepper-step">
         <span class="stepper-num">3</span>
         <h3>configure an llm provider</h3>
-        <p>edit <code>.env</code> - fastest way to start is groq (free tier):</p>
-<pre>LLM_PROVIDER=groq
+        <p>edit <code>.env</code> - fastest way is ollama (fully local, no api key):</p>
+<pre># local (no api key needed)
+ollama pull llama3.2
+LLM_PROVIDER=ollama
+
+# or cloud (free tier)
+LLM_PROVIDER=groq
 GROQ_API_KEY=gsk_your_key_here</pre>
         <table>
           <thead><tr><th>provider</th><th>cost</th><th>vision</th><th>notes</th></tr></thead>
           <tbody>
-            <tr><td>groq</td><td>free</td><td>no</td><td>fastest to start</td></tr>
+            <tr><td>ollama</td><td>free (local)</td><td>yes*</td><td>no api key, runs on your machine</td></tr>
+            <tr><td>groq</td><td>free</td><td>no</td><td>fastest cloud option</td></tr>
             <tr><td>openrouter</td><td>per token</td><td>yes</td><td>200+ models</td></tr>
             <tr><td>openai</td><td>per token</td><td>yes</td><td>gpt-4o</td></tr>
             <tr><td>bedrock</td><td>per token</td><td>yes</td><td>claude on aws</td></tr>
@@ -947,7 +953,7 @@ actions.ts         22 actions + adb retry
 skills.ts          6 multi-step skills
 workflow.ts        workflow orchestration
 flow.ts            yaml flow runner
-llm-providers.ts   4 providers + system prompt
+llm-providers.ts   5 providers + system prompt
 sanitizer.ts       accessibility xml parser
 config.ts          env config
 constants.ts       keycodes, coordinates
diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index bab0daa..902a937 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   DEFAULT_GROQ_MODEL,
   DEFAULT_OPENAI_MODEL,
   DEFAULT_BEDROCK_MODEL,
+  DEFAULT_OLLAMA_MODEL,
   DEFAULT_MAX_RETRIES,
   DEFAULT_STUCK_THRESHOLD,
   DEFAULT_MAX_ELEMENTS,
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ export const Config = {
   // Streaming responses
   STREAMING_ENABLED: env("STREAMING_ENABLED", String(DEFAULT_STREAMING_ENABLED)) === "true",
 
-  // LLM Provider: "groq", "openai", "bedrock", or "openrouter"
+  // LLM Provider: "groq", "openai", "bedrock", "openrouter", or "ollama"
   LLM_PROVIDER: env("LLM_PROVIDER", "groq"),
 
   // Groq Configuration
@@ -75,11 +76,16 @@ export const Config = {
   OPENROUTER_API_KEY: env("OPENROUTER_API_KEY"),
   OPENROUTER_MODEL: env("OPENROUTER_MODEL", "anthropic/claude-3.5-sonnet"),
 
+  // Ollama Configuration (local LLMs, no API key needed)
+  OLLAMA_BASE_URL: env("OLLAMA_BASE_URL", "http://localhost:11434/v1"),
+  OLLAMA_MODEL: env("OLLAMA_MODEL", DEFAULT_OLLAMA_MODEL),
+
   getModel(): string {
     const provider = Config.LLM_PROVIDER;
     if (provider === "groq") return Config.GROQ_MODEL;
     if (provider === "bedrock") return Config.BEDROCK_MODEL;
     if (provider === "openrouter") return Config.OPENROUTER_MODEL;
+    if (provider === "ollama") return Config.OLLAMA_MODEL;
     return Config.OPENAI_MODEL;
   },
 
diff --git a/src/constants.ts b/src/constants.ts
index af8af46..dcd63e8 100644
--- a/src/constants.ts
+++ b/src/constants.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 // API Endpoints
 // ===========================================
 export const GROQ_API_BASE_URL = "https://api.groq.com/openai/v1";
+export const OLLAMA_API_BASE_URL = "http://localhost:11434/v1";
 
 // ===========================================
 // ADB Key Codes
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_GROQ_MODEL = "llama-3.3-70b-versatile";
 export const DEFAULT_OPENAI_MODEL = "gpt-4o";
 export const DEFAULT_BEDROCK_MODEL = "us.meta.llama3-3-70b-instruct-v1:0";
 export const DEFAULT_OPENROUTER_MODEL = "anthropic/claude-3.5-sonnet";
+export const DEFAULT_OLLAMA_MODEL = "llama3.2";
 
 // ===========================================
 // Bedrock Model Identifiers
diff --git a/src/llm-providers.ts b/src/llm-providers.ts
index 09df13e..a3f942d 100644
--- a/src/llm-providers.ts
+++ b/src/llm-providers.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /**
  * LLM Provider module for DroidClaw.
- * Supports OpenAI, Groq, AWS Bedrock, and OpenRouter (via Vercel AI SDK).
+ * Supports OpenAI, Groq, AWS Bedrock, OpenRouter (via Vercel AI SDK), and Ollama (local).
  *
  * Phase 3: Real multimodal vision (image content parts)
  * Phase 4A: Multi-turn conversation memory (ChatMessage[] interface)
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import { z } from "zod";
 import { Config } from "./config.js";
 import {
   GROQ_API_BASE_URL,
+  OLLAMA_API_BASE_URL,
   BEDROCK_ANTHROPIC_MODELS,
   BEDROCK_META_MODELS,
 } from "./constants.js";
@@ -265,6 +266,14 @@ class OpenAIProvider implements LLMProvider {
       });
       this.model = Config.GROQ_MODEL;
       this.capabilities = { supportsImages: false, supportsStreaming: true };
+    } else if (Config.LLM_PROVIDER === "ollama") {
+      this.client = new OpenAI({
+        apiKey: "ollama", // required by the SDK but ignored by Ollama
+        baseURL: Config.OLLAMA_BASE_URL,
+      });
+      this.model = Config.OLLAMA_MODEL;
+      // Vision models (llava, llama3.2-vision, etc.) support images
+      this.capabilities = { supportsImages: true, supportsStreaming: true };
     } else {
       this.client = new OpenAI({ apiKey: Config.OPENAI_API_KEY });
       this.model = Config.OPENAI_MODEL;
@@ -646,5 +655,6 @@ export function getLlmProvider(): LLMProvider {
   if (Config.LLM_PROVIDER === "openrouter") {
     return new OpenRouterProvider();
   }
+  // OpenAI, Groq, and Ollama all use OpenAI-compatible API
   return new OpenAIProvider();
 }