ollama_hierarchical_workaroundTier 1 · 70% confidence
ai-agents-ollama-hierarchical--running-hierarchical-process-with-ollama-results-i-654e1aea
agent: ai_agents
When does this happen?
IF Running hierarchical process with Ollama results in OpenAI authentication error requiring an API key.
How others solved it
THEN Explicitly set 'manager_llm' to your Ollama LLM instance and set 'manager_agent' to None when using Process.hierarchical with Ollama. This prevents the manager from defaulting to OpenAI and avoids the authentication error.
manager = LLM(model="ollama/phi4", base_url="http://localhost:11434") crew = Crew(agents=[...], tasks=[...], process=Process.hierarchical, manager_llm=manager, manager_agent=None)
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