Is the local Ollama HTTP API reachable?

Probes http://127.0.0.1:11434/api/tags (the standard Ollama endpoint) with a short HTTP HEAD-style GET. Returns TRUE only if the request returns HTTP 200 in under timeout_s seconds. Used by vlm_pick_provider for the provider = "auto" fallback chain. Override the URL via options(soilKey.ollama_url = "http://host:port").

Usage

ollama_is_running(url = NULL, timeout_s = 1.5)

Arguments

url

Override URL to probe (default reads getOption("soilKey.ollama_url", default = "http://127.0.0.1:11434/api/tags")).

timeout_s

Request timeout in seconds (default 1.5).

Value

Logical scalar.