llm/ollama-context-proxy/README.md

# Ollama Context Proxy

A smart proxy server for Ollama that provides **automatic context size detection** and **URL-based context routing**. This proxy intelligently analyzes incoming requests to determine the optimal context window size, eliminating the need to manually configure context sizes for different types of prompts.

## Why Ollama Context Proxy?

### The Problem
- **Memory Efficiency**: Large context windows consume significantly more GPU memory and processing time
- **Manual Configuration**: Traditional setups require you to manually set context sizes for each request
- **One-Size-Fits-All**: Most deployments use a fixed context size, wasting resources on small prompts or limiting large ones
- **Performance Impact**: Using a 32K context for a simple 100-token prompt is inefficient

### The Solution
Ollama Context Proxy solves these issues by:

1. **🧠 Intelligent Auto-Sizing**: Automatically analyzes prompt content and selects the optimal context size
2. **🎯 Resource Optimization**: Uses smaller contexts for small prompts, larger contexts only when needed
3. **⚡ Performance Boost**: Reduces memory usage and inference time for most requests
4. **🔧 Flexible Routing**: URL-based routing allows explicit context control when needed
5. **🔄 Drop-in Replacement**: Works as a transparent proxy - no client code changes required

## Features

- **Automatic Context Detection**: Analyzes prompts and automatically selects appropriate context sizes
- **URL-Based Routing**: Explicit context control via URL paths (`/proxy-context/4096/api/generate`)
- **Multiple API Support**: Works with Ollama native API and OpenAI-compatible endpoints
- **Streaming Support**: Full support for streaming responses
- **Resource Optimization**: Reduces memory usage by using appropriate context sizes
- **Docker Ready**: Includes Docker configuration for easy deployment
- **Environment Variable Support**: Configurable via `OLLAMA_BASE_URL`

## Quick Start

### Using Docker (Recommended)

```bash
# Build the Docker image
docker build -t ollama-context-proxy .

# Run with default settings (connects to ollama:11434)
docker run -p 11435:11435 ollama-context-proxy

# Run with custom Ollama URL
docker run -p 11435:11435 -e OLLAMA_BASE_URL=http://your-ollama-host:11434 ollama-context-proxy
```

### Direct Python Usage

```bash
# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Run with auto-detection of Ollama
python3 ollama-context-proxy.py

# Run with custom Ollama host
python3 ollama-context-proxy.py --ollama-host your-ollama-host --ollama-port 11434
```

## Configuration

### Environment Variables

| Variable | Default | Description |
|----------|---------|-------------|
| `OLLAMA_BASE_URL` | `http://ollama:11434` | Full URL to Ollama server (Docker default) |

### Command Line Arguments

```bash
python3 ollama-context-proxy.py [OPTIONS]

Options:
  --ollama-host HOST     Ollama server host (default: localhost or from OLLAMA_BASE_URL)
  --ollama-port PORT     Ollama server port (default: 11434)
  --proxy-port PORT      Proxy server port (default: 11435)
  --log-level LEVEL      Log level: DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR (default: INFO)
```

## Usage Examples

### Automatic Context Sizing (Recommended)

The proxy automatically determines the best context size based on your prompt:

```bash
# Auto-sizing - proxy analyzes prompt and chooses optimal context
curl -X POST http://localhost:11435/proxy-context/auto/api/generate \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "llama2",
    "prompt": "Write a short story about a robot.",
    "stream": false
  }'

# Chat endpoint with auto-sizing
curl -X POST http://localhost:11435/proxy-context/auto/api/chat \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "llama2",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
  }'
```

### Fixed Context Sizes

When you need explicit control over context size:

```bash
# Force 2K context for small prompts
curl -X POST http://localhost:11435/proxy-context/2048/api/generate \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model": "llama2", "prompt": "Hello world"}'

# Force 16K context for large prompts
curl -X POST http://localhost:11435/proxy-context/16384/api/generate \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model": "llama2", "prompt": "Your very long prompt here..."}'
```

### OpenAI-Compatible Endpoints

```bash
# Auto-sizing with OpenAI-compatible API
curl -X POST http://localhost:11435/proxy-context/auto/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "llama2",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Explain quantum computing"}],
    "max_tokens": 150
  }'
```

### Health Check

```bash
# Check proxy status and available context sizes
curl http://localhost:11435/health
```

## How Auto-Sizing Works

The proxy uses intelligent analysis to determine optimal context sizes:

1. **Content Analysis**: Extracts and analyzes prompt text from various endpoint formats
2. **Token Estimation**: Estimates input tokens using character-based approximation
3. **Buffer Calculation**: Adds buffers for system prompts, response space, and safety margins
4. **Context Selection**: Chooses the smallest available context that can handle the request

### Available Context Sizes

- **2K** (2048 tokens): Short prompts, simple Q&A
- **4K** (4096 tokens): Medium prompts, code snippets
- **8K** (8192 tokens): Long prompts, detailed instructions
- **16K** (16384 tokens): Very long prompts, document analysis
- **32K** (32768 tokens): Maximum context, large documents

### Auto-Sizing Logic

```
Total Required = Input Tokens + Max Response Tokens + System Overhead + Safety Margin
                      ↓                    ↓              ↓               ↓
                  Estimated from      From request    100 tokens     200 tokens
                  prompt content      max_tokens      buffer         buffer
```

## Docker Compose Integration

Example `docker-compose.yml` integration:

```yaml
version: '3.8'
services:
  ollama:
    image: ollama/ollama
    ports:
      - "11434:11434"
    volumes:
      - ollama_data:/root/.ollama

  ollama-context-proxy:
    build: ./ollama-context-proxy
    ports:
      - "11435:11435"
    environment:
      - OLLAMA_BASE_URL=http://ollama:11434
    depends_on:
      - ollama

volumes:
  ollama_data:
```

## API Endpoints

### Proxy Endpoints

| Endpoint Pattern | Description |
|-----------------|-------------|
| `/proxy-context/auto/{path}` | Auto-detect context size |
| `/proxy-context/{size}/{path}` | Fixed context size (2048, 4096, 8192, 16384, 32768) |
| `/health` | Health check and proxy status |

### Supported Ollama Endpoints

All standard Ollama endpoints are supported through the proxy:

- `/api/generate` - Text generation
- `/api/chat` - Chat completions
- `/api/tags` - List models
- `/api/show` - Model information
- `/v1/chat/completions` - OpenAI-compatible chat
- `/v1/completions` - OpenAI-compatible completions

## Performance Benefits

### Memory Usage Reduction

Using appropriate context sizes can significantly reduce GPU memory usage:

- **2K context**: ~1-2GB GPU memory
- **4K context**: ~2-4GB GPU memory  
- **8K context**: ~4-8GB GPU memory
- **16K context**: ~8-16GB GPU memory
- **32K context**: ~16-32GB GPU memory

### Response Time Improvement

Smaller contexts process faster:

- **Simple prompts**: 2-3x faster with auto-sizing vs. fixed 32K
- **Medium prompts**: 1.5-2x faster with optimal sizing
- **Large prompts**: Minimal difference (uses large context anyway)

## Monitoring and Logging

The proxy provides detailed logging for monitoring:

```bash
# Enable debug logging for detailed analysis
python3 ollama-context-proxy.py --log-level DEBUG
```

Log information includes:
- Context size selection reasoning
- Token estimation details
- Request routing information
- Performance metrics

## Troubleshooting

### Common Issues

**Connection Refused**
```bash
# Check if Ollama is running
curl http://localhost:11434/api/tags

# Verify proxy configuration
curl http://localhost:11435/health
```

**Context Size Warnings**
```
Request may exceed largest available context!
```
- The request requires more than 32K tokens
- Consider breaking large prompts into smaller chunks
- Use streaming for very long responses

**Auto-sizing Not Working**
- Ensure you're using `/proxy-context/auto/` in your URLs
- Check request format matches supported endpoints
- Enable DEBUG logging to see analysis details

### Debug Mode

```bash
# Run with debug logging
python3 ollama-context-proxy.py --log-level DEBUG

# This will show:
# - Token estimation details
# - Context selection reasoning  
# - Request/response routing info
```

## Development

### Requirements

```bash
pip install aiohttp asyncio
```

### Project Structure

```
ollama-context-proxy/
├── ollama-context-proxy.py    # Main proxy server
├── requirements.txt           # Python dependencies
├── Dockerfile                # Docker configuration
└── README.md                 # This file
```

### Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Add tests if applicable
5. Submit a pull request

## License

[Add your license information here]

## Support

- **Issues**: Report bugs and feature requests via GitHub issues
- **Documentation**: This README and inline code comments
- **Community**: [Add community links if applicable]

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**Note**: This proxy is designed to work transparently with existing Ollama clients. Simply change your Ollama URL from `http://localhost:11434` to `http://localhost:11435/proxy-context/auto` to enable intelligent context sizing.