Three checks fix nearly every connection problem:
- Is Ollama actually running? Look for its icon in the system tray, or start it.
- Did you allow the add-in origin? Run the command the pane shows (Windows:
setx OLLAMA_ORIGINS "https://addins.pythonandvba.com"), then, and this is the step people skip, - restart Ollama so the setting takes effect.
After that, click the refresh icon in the pane and it connects.
