diff --git a/.claude/settings.local.json b/.claude/settings.local.json
index 1552e97..b0d489b 100644
--- a/.claude/settings.local.json
+++ b/.claude/settings.local.json
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
     "allow": [
       "Bash(git add:*)",
       "Bash(git commit:*)",
-      "Bash(git push:*)"
+      "Bash(git push:*)",
+      "Read(//home/kyle/.ollama/models/blobs/**)"
     ]
   }
 }
diff --git a/configs/desktop-packages-full.nix b/configs/desktop-packages-full.nix
index 66cf6ff..1e90bf3 100644
--- a/configs/desktop-packages-full.nix
+++ b/configs/desktop-packages-full.nix
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
     mesa
     nyxt
     opencode
-    ollama
     qmk
     qmk-udev-rules
     rbw
diff --git a/hw/straylight/default.nix b/hw/straylight/default.nix
index 4a4c50c..e9ca2c6 100644
--- a/hw/straylight/default.nix
+++ b/hw/straylight/default.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,15 @@
   ];
 
   config = {
+    # Vulkan backend (Mesa RADV) sidesteps ROCm packaging for gfx1151 (Strix Halo),
+    # which is still Preview-tier in ROCm. To switch to ROCm (~2x throughput):
+    #   acceleration = "rocm";
+    #   rocmOverrideGfx = "11.5.1";  # sets HSA_OVERRIDE_GFX_VERSION
+    # NOTE: BIOS "UMA Frame Buffer Size" must be ≥32GB for a 23GB model to fit on-GPU.
+    services.ollama = {
+      enable = true;
+      acceleration = "vulkan";
+    };
     # straylight is the unikernel host. The shared mcp.nix locks the agent
     # down with PrivateDevices=true, which hides /dev/kvm and /dev/net/tun.
     # Relax that here (only on straylight) so the agent can boot Nanos