From 44ecf41ca6da6cf7e805612d05f54b11dab0ec0c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Henry Estela Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:34:38 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Add model download to FAQ.md --- FAQ.md | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md index 7b2860d..f6fd1f3 100644 --- a/FAQ.md +++ b/FAQ.md @@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ All of NOMAD's containers are prefixed with `nomad_` in their names, so they can See [What technologies is NOMAD built with?](#what-technologies-is-nomad-built-with) +## Can I use any AI models? +NOMAD by default uses Ollama inside of a docker container to run LLM Models for the AI Assistant. So if you find a model on HuggingFace for example, you won't be able to use that model in NOMAD. The list of available models in the AI Assistant settings (/settings/models) may not show all of the models you are looking for. If you found a model from https://ollama.com/search that you'd like to try and its not in the settings page, you can use a curl command to download the model. +`curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"model":"MODEL_NAME_HERE"}' http://localhost:8080/api/ollama/models` replacing MODEL_NAME_HERE with the model name from whats in the ollama website. + ## Do I have to install the AI features in NOMAD? No, the AI features in NOMAD (Ollama, Qdrant, custom RAG pipeline, etc.) are all optional and not required to use the core functionality of NOMAD. @@ -93,4 +97,4 @@ If you have a question that isn't answered in this FAQ, please feel free to ask ## I have a suggestion for a new feature or improvement. How can I share it? -We welcome and encourage suggestions for new features and improvements! We highly encourage sharing your ideas (or upvoting existing suggestions) on our public roadmap at https://roadmap.projectnomad.us, where we track new feature requests. This is the best way to ensure that your suggestion is seen by the development team and the community, and it also allows other community members to upvote and show support for your idea, which can help prioritize it for future development. \ No newline at end of file +We welcome and encourage suggestions for new features and improvements! We highly encourage sharing your ideas (or upvoting existing suggestions) on our public roadmap at https://roadmap.projectnomad.us, where we track new feature requests. This is the best way to ensure that your suggestion is seen by the development team and the community, and it also allows other community members to upvote and show support for your idea, which can help prioritize it for future development.