diff --git a/python/README.md b/python/README.md
index c750724..6dec8fb 100644
--- a/python/README.md
+++ b/python/README.md
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@
 ```python
 from reag.client import ReagClient, Document
 
-
- async with ReagClient() as client:
+async with ReagClient(
+      model="ollama/deepseek-r1:14b",
+      api_base="http://localhost:11434") as client:
         docs = [
             Document(
                 name="Superagent",
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ Initialize the client by providing required configuration options:
 
 ```typescript
 client = new ReagClient(
-  model: "o3-mini", // LiteLLM model name
+  model: "gpt-4o-mini", // LiteLLM model name
   system: Optional[str] // Optional system prompt
   batchSize: Optional[Number] // Optional batch size
   schema: Optional[BaseModel] // Optional Pydantic schema
diff --git a/python/pyproject.toml b/python/pyproject.toml
index 8cae2f9..4d449f4 100644
--- a/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ python = ">=3.9,<3.13"
 pydantic = "^2.0.0"
 httpx = "^0.25.0"
 litellm = "^1.60.0"
+ollama = "0.3.1"
 
 [tool.poetry.group.dev.dependencies]
 pytest = "^7.4.0"
@@ -51,4 +52,4 @@ multi_line_output = 3
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
 pythonpath = [
     "src"
-]
\ No newline at end of file
+]
diff --git a/python/src/reag/client.py b/python/src/reag/client.py
index 10e6900..5337919 100644
--- a/python/src/reag/client.py
+++ b/python/src/reag/client.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import httpx
 import asyncio
 import json
-
+import re
 from typing import List, Optional, TypeVar, Dict, Union
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 from litellm import acompletion
@@ -42,11 +42,13 @@ def __init__(
         system: str = None,
         batch_size: int = DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE,
         schema: Optional[BaseModel] = None,
+        api_base: Optional[str] = None,  # Added for Ollama support
     ):
         self.model = model
         self.system = system or REAG_SYSTEM_PROMPT
         self.batch_size = batch_size
         self.schema = schema or ResponseSchemaMessage
+        self.api_base = api_base  # New attribute for API base URL
         self._http_client = None
 
     async def __aenter__(self):
@@ -127,6 +129,31 @@ def _filter_documents_by_metadata(
 
         return filtered_docs
 
+    def _extract_think_content(self, text: str) -> tuple[str, str, bool]:
+        """Extract content from think tags and parse the bulleted response format."""
+        # Extract think content
+        think_match = re.search(r'<think>(.*?)</think>', text, flags=re.DOTALL)
+        reasoning = think_match.group(1).strip() if think_match else ""
+        
+        # Remove think tags and get remaining text
+        remaining_text = re.sub(r'<think>.*?</think>', '', text, flags=re.DOTALL).strip()
+        
+        # Initialize default values
+        content = ""
+        is_irrelevant = True
+        
+        # Extract is_irrelevant value
+        irrelevant_match = re.search(r'\*\*isIrrelevant:\*\*\s*(true|false)', remaining_text, re.IGNORECASE)
+        if irrelevant_match:
+            is_irrelevant = irrelevant_match.group(1).lower() == 'true'
+        
+        # Extract content value
+        content_match = re.search(r'\*\*Answer:\*\*\s*(.*?)(?:\n|$)', remaining_text, re.DOTALL)
+        if content_match:
+            content = content_match.group(1).strip()
+        
+        return content, reasoning, is_irrelevant
+
     async def query(
         self, prompt: str, documents: List[Document], options: Optional[Dict] = None
     ) -> List[QueryResult]:
@@ -179,29 +206,40 @@ def format_doc(doc: Document) -> str:
                     message_content = response.choices[0].message.content
 
                     try:
-                        # Ensure it's parsed as a dict
-                        data = (
-                            json.loads(message_content)
-                            if isinstance(message_content, str)
-                            else message_content
-                        )
+                        if self.model.startswith("ollama/"):
+                            content, reasoning, is_irrelevant = self._extract_think_content(message_content)
+                            results.append(
+                                QueryResult(
+                                    content=content,
+                                    reasoning=reasoning,
+                                    is_irrelevant=is_irrelevant,
+                                    document=document,
+                                )
+                            )
+                        else:
+                            # Ensure it's parsed as a dict
+                            data = (
+                                json.loads(message_content)
+                                if isinstance(message_content, str)
+                                else message_content
+                            )
 
-                        if data["source"].get("is_irrelevant", True):
-                            continue
+                            if data["source"].get("is_irrelevant", True):
+                                continue
 
-                        results.append(
-                            QueryResult(
-                                content=data["source"].get("content", ""),
-                                reasoning=data["source"].get("reasoning", ""),
-                                is_irrelevant=data["source"].get("is_irrelevant", False),
-                                document=document,
+                            results.append(
+                                QueryResult(
+                                    content=data["source"].get("content", ""),
+                                    reasoning=data["source"].get("reasoning", ""),
+                                    is_irrelevant=data["source"].get("is_irrelevant", False),
+                                    document=document,
+                                )
                             )
-                        )
                     except json.JSONDecodeError:
                         print("Error: Could not parse response:", message_content)
                         continue
 
-            return results  # Moved outside the batch loop to return all results
+            return results
 
         except Exception as e:
             raise Exception(f"Query failed: {str(e)}")