check Command

Verifies Ollama connection and lists available AI models.

Usage

dso check

Description

The check command verifies that:

• Ollama is running and accessible
• AI models are installed
• The configured model is available

This is useful for troubleshooting AI-related issues.

Examples

Basic Check

dso check

Output:

🔍 Checking Ollama integration...

📡 Connecting to Ollama... OK

 Available models:
 👉 llama3.1:8b
 phi3
 mistral:7b

 Configured model: llama3.1:8b
 Model available

 Everything is ready! You can run: dso audit .

Ollama Not Running

If Ollama is not running:

🔍 Checking Ollama integration...

📡 Connecting to Ollama... Failed
 Error: connection refused

 Solutions:
 1. Check that Ollama is installed: https://ollama.ai
 2. Start Ollama: ollama serve
 3. Check OLLAMA_HOST environment variable if Ollama is not on localhost:11434

Model Not Installed

If the configured model is not installed:

 Available models:
 phi3

 Configured model: llama3.1:8b
 Model llama3.1:8b is not installed
 Download it: ollama pull llama3.1:8b

Troubleshooting

Ollama Connection Issues

Problem: connection refused

Solutions:

1. Start Ollama: ollama serve
2. Check if Ollama is running: ollama list
3. Verify OLLAMA_HOST if using remote Ollama:

export OLLAMA_HOST=http://your-ollama-server:11434

Model Not Found

Problem: Model is not installed

Solution: Download the model:

ollama pull llama3.1:8b

Wrong Model Configured

Problem: Different model than expected

Solution: Change the model:

export DSO_MODEL=phi3
dso check

Environment Variables

OLLAMA_HOST

If Ollama is not on localhost:11434:

export OLLAMA_HOST=http://192.168.1.100:11434
dso check

DSO_MODEL

To check a specific model:

export DSO_MODEL=phi3
dso check

Use Cases

Initial Setup

After installing DSO, verify everything works:

dso check

Troubleshooting

If dso audit fails with AI errors:

dso check
# Identifies the issue (Ollama not running, model missing, etc.)

CI/CD Verification

In CI/CD pipelines, verify Ollama before running audits:

dso check || exit 1
dso audit .

See Also

• audit: Run a security audit (requires Ollama)
• tools: Check scan tools status
• Ollama Integration Guide: Detailed Ollama setup