# open-webui/open-webui

User-friendly AI Interface (Supports Ollama, OpenAI API, ...)

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Topics: ai, llm, llm-ui, llm-webui, llms, mcp, ollama, ollama-webui

## Use it

### How to install open-webui in Claude Code

1. Clone & open

```bash
git clone https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui.git
cd open-webui
claude
```

2. Let Claude read it

   Ask “/init” to generate a CLAUDE.md, then have Claude explain, run, or extend the codebase. It reads files on demand.

### How to install open-webui in Claude Desktop

1. Clone the repository

```bash
git clone https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui.git
```

2. Open in your AI editor

   Open the folder in your assistant and ask it to index the codebase, then reference files in chat.

### How to install open-webui in Cursor

1. Clone & open in Cursor

```bash
git clone https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui.git
```

2. Index & chat

   Open the folder — Cursor indexes it automatically. Use @Codebase in chat to ask about it or scaffold from it.

### How to install open-webui in Codex CLI

1. Clone

```bash
git clone https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui.git
```

2. Point Codex at it

   Run codex in the repo root; add setup notes to AGENTS.md so the agent knows how to build & test.

### How to install open-webui in Windsurf

1. Clone & open

```bash
git clone https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui.git
```

2. Use Cascade

   Windsurf indexes the workspace; ask Cascade to explain or reuse modules from the repo.

### How to install open-webui in Cline

1. Clone the repository

```bash
git clone https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui.git
```

2. Open in your AI editor

   Open the folder in your assistant and ask it to index the codebase, then reference files in chat.

### How to install open-webui in VS Code

1. Clone the repository

```bash
git clone https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui.git
```

2. Open in your AI editor

   Open the folder in your assistant and ask it to index the codebase, then reference files in chat.

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