feat: Report when Ollama models are excluded for not supporting tools

webview-ui/src/components/settings/providers/Ollama.tsx

@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ export const Ollama = ({ apiConfiguration, setApiConfigurationField }: OllamaPro
 			const availableModels = Object.keys(routerModels.data.ollama)
 			// Show warning if model is not in the list (regardless of how many models there are)
 			if (!availableModels.includes(selectedModel)) {
-				return t("settings:validation.modelAvailability", { modelId: selectedModel })
+				// Use more specific message for Ollama explaining that the model may not support tools
+				return t("settings:validation.modelMayNotSupportTools", { modelId: selectedModel })
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ export const Ollama = ({ apiConfiguration, setApiConfigurationField }: OllamaPro
 				errorMessage={modelNotAvailableError}
 				hidePricing
 			/>
+			<div className="text-xs text-vscode-descriptionForeground">{t("settings:providers.ollama.toolsNote")}</div>
 			<VSCodeTextField
 				value={apiConfiguration?.ollamaNumCtx?.toString() || ""}
 				onInput={(e) => {

webview-ui/src/i18n/locales/en/settings.json

@@ -475,7 +475,8 @@
 			"numCtx": "Context Window Size (num_ctx)",
 			"numCtxHelp": "Override the model's default context window size. Leave empty to use the model's Modelfile configuration. Minimum value is 128.",
 			"description": "Ollama allows you to run models locally on your computer. For instructions on how to get started, see their quickstart guide.",
-			"warning": "Note: Roo Code uses complex prompts and works best with Claude models. Less capable models may not work as expected."
+			"warning": "Note: Roo Code uses complex prompts and works best with Claude models. Less capable models may not work as expected.",
+			"toolsNote": "Models that do not support native tool calling are excluded from this list."
 		},
 		"unboundApiKey": "Unbound API Key",
 		"getUnboundApiKey": "Get Unbound API Key",
@@ -943,6 +944,7 @@
 			"regionMismatch": "Warning: The region in your ARN ({{arnRegion}}) does not match your selected region ({{region}}). This may cause access issues. The provider will use the region from the ARN."
 		},
 		"modelAvailability": "The model ID ({{modelId}}) you provided is not available. Please choose a different model.",
+		"modelMayNotSupportTools": "The model ID ({{modelId}}) you provided is not in the available models list. This may be because the model does not support native tool calling, which is required for Roo Code.",
 		"modelDeprecated": "This model is no longer available. Please select a different model.",
 		"providerNotAllowed": "Provider '{{provider}}' is not allowed by your organization",
 		"modelNotAllowed": "Model '{{model}}' is not allowed for provider '{{provider}}' by your organization",