This message means Vodou can't connect to an Ollama server on your machine. Check that:

  1. Ollama is actually installed — see Setting up Local AI if not.
  2. Ollama is running: start it with ollama serve (or make sure the Ollama application/service is active).
  3. You've pulled at least one chat-capable model: ollama pull llama3.2.

Everything else in Vodou works normally whether or not Ollama is running — this only affects the ✨ summarize button and Ask Local AI panel.