diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 2d541e0..3bc4fa6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -59,3 +59,4 @@ jobs:
           npm --version
           cloc --version
           act --version
+          ollama --version
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c1a8854..e3a1368 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ The following tools are installed (or skipped if already present):
 | [Node.js + npm](https://nodejs.org) | `brew install node` |
 | [`cloc`](https://github.com/AlDanial/cloc) | `brew install cloc` |
 | [`act`](https://github.com/nektos/act) | `brew install act` |
+| [Ollama](https://ollama.com) | `curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/install.sh | sh` |
 
 The script is **idempotent** — re-running it is safe and will skip anything already installed.
 
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 9a1cdf1..cc47e2c 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -117,6 +117,14 @@ else
   echo "🎬 act is already running scenes on the Severed Floor."
 fi
 
+# 14. Ollama — local models for the Severed Floor
+if ! command -v ollama &>/dev/null; then
+  echo "🦙 Ollama not found. The work needs a local model stack. Installing..."
+  brew install ollama
+else
+  echo "🦙 Ollama is already running on the Severed Floor."
+fi
+
 echo ""
 echo "✅ Macrodata Refinement environment initialised."
 echo "   The work is mysterious and important. Praise Kier. 🫱"
diff --git a/test/install.bats b/test/install.bats
index 85418e6..27cc0be 100644
--- a/test/install.bats
+++ b/test/install.bats
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ EOF
 exit 0
 EOF
   chmod +x "$MOCK_BIN/curl"
+
+  # sh mock: Ollama's install script pipes curl output into sh.
+  cat > "$MOCK_BIN/sh" <<'EOF'
+#!/bin/bash
+exit 0
+EOF
+  chmod +x "$MOCK_BIN/sh"
 }
 
 teardown() {
@@ -362,6 +369,28 @@ EOF
   [[ "$output" == *"act is already running scenes"* ]]
 }
 
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Ollama section
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+@test "installs Ollama when ollama is not on PATH" {
+  run env PATH="$MOCK_BIN" /bin/bash "$SCRIPT"
+  [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+  [[ "$output" == *"Ollama not found"* ]]
+}
+
+@test "skips Ollama when ollama is already installed" {
+  cat > "$MOCK_BIN/ollama" <<'EOF'
+#!/bin/bash
+exit 0
+EOF
+  chmod +x "$MOCK_BIN/ollama"
+
+  run bash "$SCRIPT"
+  [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+  [[ "$output" == *"Ollama is already running"* ]]
+}
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # End-to-end: all tools already present
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -374,7 +403,7 @@ EOF
 
 @test "exits successfully when all tools are already installed" {
   # Stubs for every command-based tool
-  for tool in gcloud oc gh uvx python3 gws node cloc act; do
+  for tool in gcloud oc gh uvx python3 gws node cloc act ollama; do
     cat > "$MOCK_BIN/$tool" <<'EOF'
 #!/bin/bash
 exit 0
@@ -404,4 +433,5 @@ EOF
   [[ "$output" == *"Defiant Jazz"* ]]
   [[ "$output" == *"cloc is already tallying lines"* ]]
   [[ "$output" == *"act is already running scenes"* ]]
+  [[ "$output" == *"Ollama is already running"* ]]
 }