OpenWeb UI/Ollama Web search functionality not working

[r0ckc0der]

Hello,

I’m having trouble getting web search (or any other tool like calculator, time, …) to work with OpenWebUI/Ollama. Tried different models but all prompts returned results like “I do not have access to a X tool/function..” even though this functionality is enabled in the OpenWeb UI settings.

Running latest versions of StartOS, Ollama and OpenWeb UI.

Any tips or advice would be appreciated.

[Rexter]

@StuPleb Didn’t to do some sort of write-up on this?

[StuPleb]

Link:

[Guide] Connecting Open WebUI+Ollama -> SearXNG

Setting up Open WebUI with web search Force your clanker to search the web through your own SearXNG. The settings you need are spread across three different screens. That’s the part that catches people out, so do this in order. 1. Install and start the services Install Ollama, SearXNG and Open WebUI, and start all three. Open SearXNG’s Web UI and run a search, just to confirm it works on its own before anything depends on it. 2. Create your admin account Open Open WebUI’s Web UI and register…

[r0ckc0der]

@StuPleb Thank you! This guide helped, setting Function Calling to Legacy did the trick.