diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6157e7ed..b5813d20 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ Here are some example models that can be downloaded:
 | LLaVA              | 7B         | 4.5GB | `ollama run llava`             |
 | Solar              | 10.7B      | 6.1GB | `ollama run solar`             |
 
-> Note: You should have at least 8 GB of RAM available to run the 7B models, 16 GB to run the 13B models, and 32 GB to run the 33B models.
+> [!NOTE]
+> You should have at least 8 GB of RAM available to run the 7B models, 16 GB to run the 13B models, and 32 GB to run the 33B models.
 
 ## Customize a model
 
@@ -314,6 +315,7 @@ See the [API documentation](./docs/api.md) for all endpoints.
 - [Kerlig AI](https://www.kerlig.com/) (AI writing assistant for macOS)
 - [AI Studio](https://github.com/MindWorkAI/AI-Studio)
 - [Sidellama](https://github.com/gyopak/sidellama) (browser-based LLM client)
+- [LLMStack](https://github.com/trypromptly/LLMStack) (No-code multi-agent framework to build LLM agents and workflows)
 
 ### Terminal
 
diff --git a/docs/api.md b/docs/api.md
index 4381c376..2d4fe28f 100644
--- a/docs/api.md
+++ b/docs/api.md
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ Generate a response for a given prompt with a provided model. This is a streamin
 
 - `model`: (required) the [model name](#model-names)
 - `prompt`: the prompt to generate a response for
+- `suffix`: the text after the model response
 - `images`: (optional) a list of base64-encoded images (for multimodal models such as `llava`)
 
 Advanced parameters (optional):
@@ -57,7 +58,8 @@ Advanced parameters (optional):
 
 Enable JSON mode by setting the `format` parameter to `json`. This will structure the response as a valid JSON object. See the JSON mode [example](#request-json-mode) below.
 
-> Note: it's important to instruct the model to use JSON in the `prompt`. Otherwise, the model may generate large amounts whitespace.
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> It's important to instruct the model to use JSON in the `prompt`. Otherwise, the model may generate large amounts whitespace.
 
 ### Examples
 
@@ -148,8 +150,44 @@ If `stream` is set to `false`, the response will be a single JSON object:
 }
 ```
 
+#### Request (with suffix)
+
+##### Request
+
+```shell
+curl http://localhost:11434/api/generate -d '{
+  "model": "codellama:code",
+  "prompt": "def compute_gcd(a, b):",
+  "suffix": "    return result",
+  "options": {
+    "temperature": 0
+  },
+  "stream": false
+}'
+```
+
+##### Response
+
+```json
+{
+  "model": "codellama:code",
+  "created_at": "2024-07-22T20:47:51.147561Z",
+  "response": "\n  if a == 0:\n    return b\n  else:\n    return compute_gcd(b % a, a)\n\ndef compute_lcm(a, b):\n  result = (a * b) / compute_gcd(a, b)\n",
+  "done": true,
+  "done_reason": "stop",
+  "context": [...],
+  "total_duration": 1162761250,
+  "load_duration": 6683708,
+  "prompt_eval_count": 17,
+  "prompt_eval_duration": 201222000,
+  "eval_count": 63,
+  "eval_duration": 953997000
+}
+```
+
 #### Request (JSON mode)
 
+> [!IMPORTANT]
 > When `format` is set to `json`, the output will always be a well-formed JSON object. It's important to also instruct the model to respond in JSON.
 
 ##### Request
@@ -380,12 +418,14 @@ Generate the next message in a chat with a provided model. This is a streaming e
 
 - `model`: (required) the [model name](#model-names)
 - `messages`: the messages of the chat, this can be used to keep a chat memory
+- `tools`: tools for the model to use if supported. Requires `stream` to be set to `false`
 
 The `message` object has the following fields:
 
-- `role`: the role of the message, either `system`, `user` or `assistant`
+- `role`: the role of the message, either `system`, `user`, `assistant`, or `tool`
 - `content`: the content of the message
 - `images` (optional): a list of images to include in the message (for multimodal models such as `llava`)
+- `tool_calls` (optional): a list of tools the model wants to use
 
 Advanced parameters (optional):
 
@@ -622,6 +662,79 @@ curl http://localhost:11434/api/chat -d '{
 }
 ```
 
+#### Chat request (with tools)
+
+##### Request
+
+```
+curl http://localhost:11434/api/chat -d '{
+  "model": "mistral",
+  "messages": [
+    {
+      "role": "user",
+      "content": "What is the weather today in Paris?"
+    }
+  ],
+  "stream": false,
+  "tools": [
+    {
+      "type": "function",
+      "function": {
+        "name": "get_current_weather",
+        "description": "Get the current weather for a location",
+        "parameters": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "properties": {
+            "location": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "description": "The location to get the weather for, e.g. San Francisco, CA"
+            },
+            "format": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "description": "The format to return the weather in, e.g. 'celsius' or 'fahrenheit'",
+              "enum": ["celsius", "fahrenheit"]
+            }
+          },
+          "required": ["location", "format"]
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+}'
+```
+
+##### Response
+
+```json
+{
+  "model": "mistral:7b-instruct-v0.3-q4_K_M",
+  "created_at": "2024-07-22T20:33:28.123648Z",
+  "message": {
+    "role": "assistant",
+    "content": "",
+    "tool_calls": [
+      {
+        "function": {
+          "name": "get_current_weather",
+          "arguments": {
+            "format": "celsius",
+            "location": "Paris, FR"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  "done_reason": "stop",
+  "done": true,
+  "total_duration": 885095291,
+  "load_duration": 3753500,
+  "prompt_eval_count": 122,
+  "prompt_eval_duration": 328493000,
+  "eval_count": 33,
+  "eval_duration": 552222000
+}
+```
+
 ## Create a Model
 
 ```shell
@@ -1173,4 +1286,4 @@ curl http://localhost:11434/api/embeddings -d '{
     0.8785552978515625, -0.34576427936553955, 0.5742510557174683, -0.04222835972905159, -0.137906014919281
   ]
 }
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```
diff --git a/docs/modelfile.md b/docs/modelfile.md
index 21ee1826..c3645b06 100644
--- a/docs/modelfile.md
+++ b/docs/modelfile.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Ollama Model File
 
-> Note: `Modelfile` syntax is in development
+> [!NOTE]
+> `Modelfile` syntax is in development
 
 A model file is the blueprint to create and share models with Ollama.
 
diff --git a/docs/openai.md b/docs/openai.md
index 248ba74a..fee30f71 100644
--- a/docs/openai.md
+++ b/docs/openai.md
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ curl http://localhost:11434/v1/chat/completions \
 - [x] Streaming
 - [x] JSON mode
 - [x] Reproducible outputs
+- [x] Tools (streaming support coming soon)
 - [ ] Vision
-- [ ] Function calling
 - [ ] Logprobs
 
 #### Supported request fields
@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@ curl http://localhost:11434/v1/chat/completions \
 - [x] `temperature`
 - [x] `top_p`
 - [x] `max_tokens`
-- [ ] `logit_bias`
-- [ ] `tools`
+- [x] `tools`
 - [ ] `tool_choice`
+- [ ] `logit_bias`
 - [ ] `user`
 - [ ] `n`
 
diff --git a/docs/template.md b/docs/template.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f6ce06ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/template.md
@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+# Template
+
+Ollama provides a powerful templating engine backed by Go's built-in templating engine to construct prompts for your large language model. This feature is a valuable tool to get the most out of your models.
+
+## Basic Template Structure
+
+A basic Go template consists of three main parts:
+
+* **Layout**: The overall structure of the template.
+* **Variables**: Placeholders for dynamic data that will be replaced with actual values when the template is rendered.
+* **Functions**: Custom functions or logic that can be used to manipulate the template's content.
+
+Here's an example of a simple chat template:
+
+```gotmpl
+{{- range .Messages }}
+{{ .Role }}: {{ .Content }}
+{{- end }}
+```
+
+In this example, we have:
+
+* A basic messages structure (layout)
+* Three variables: `Messages`, `Role`, and `Content` (variables)
+* A custom function (action) that iterates over an array of items (`range .Messages`) and displays each item
+
+## Adding templates to your model
+
+By default, models imported into Ollama have a default template of `{{ .Prompt }}`, i.e. user inputs are sent verbatim to the LLM. This is appropriate for text or code completion models but lacks essential markers for chat or instruction models.
+
+Omitting a template in these models puts the responsibility of correctly templating input onto the user. Adding a template allows users to easily get the best results from the model.
+
+To add templates in your model, you'll need to add a `TEMPLATE` command to the Modelfile. Here's an example using Meta's Llama 3.
+
+```dockerfile
+FROM llama3
+
+TEMPLATE """{{- if .System }}<|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|>
+
+{{ .System }}<|eot_id|>
+{{- end }}
+{{- range .Messages }}<|start_header_id|>{{ .Role }}<|end_header_id|>
+
+{{ .Content }}<|eot_id|>
+{{- end }}<|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>
+
+"""
+```
+
+## Variables
+
+`System` (string): system prompt
+
+`Prompt` (string): user prompt
+
+`Response` (string): assistant response
+
+`Suffix` (string): text inserted after the assistant's response
+
+`Messages` (list): list of messages
+
+`Messages[].Role` (string): role which can be one of `system`, `user`, `assistant`, or `tool`
+
+`Messages[].Content` (string):  message content
+
+`Messages[].ToolCalls` (list): list of tools the model wants to call
+
+`Messages[].ToolCalls[].Function` (object): function to call
+
+`Messages[].ToolCalls[].Function.Name` (string): function name
+
+`Messages[].ToolCalls[].Function.Arguments` (map): mapping of argument name to argument value
+
+`Tools` (list): list of tools the model can access
+
+`Tools[].Type` (string): schema type. `type` is always `function`
+
+`Tools[].Function` (object): function definition
+
+`Tools[].Function.Name` (string): function name
+
+`Tools[].Function.Description` (string): function description
+
+`Tools[].Function.Parameters` (object): function parameters
+
+`Tools[].Function.Parameters.Type` (string): schema type. `type` is always `object`
+
+`Tools[].Function.Parameters.Required` (list): list of required properties
+
+`Tools[].Function.Parameters.Properties` (map): mapping of property name to property definition
+
+`Tools[].Function.Parameters.Properties[].Type` (string): property type
+
+`Tools[].Function.Parameters.Properties[].Description` (string): property description
+
+`Tools[].Function.Parameters.Properties[].Enum` (list): list of valid values
+
+## Tips and Best Practices
+
+Keep the following tips and best practices in mind when working with Go templates:
+
+* **Be mindful of dot**: Control flow structures like `range` and `with` changes the value `.`
+* **Out-of-scope variables**: Use `$.` to reference variables not currently in scope, starting from the root
+* **Whitespace control**: Use `-` to trim leading (`{{-`) and trailing (`-}}`) whitespace
+
+## Examples
+
+### Example Messages
+
+#### ChatML
+
+ChatML is a popular template format. It can be used for models such as Databrick's DBRX, Intel's Neural Chat, and Microsoft's Orca 2.
+
+```gotmpl
+{{- if .System }}<|im_start|>system
+{{ .System }}<|im_end|>
+{{ end }}
+{{- range .Messages }}<|im_start|>{{ .Role }}
+{{ .Content }}<|im_end|>
+{{ end }}<|im_start|>assistant
+{{ else }}
+{{ if .System }}<|im_start|>system
+{{ .System }}<|im_end|>
+```
+
+### Example Tools
+
+Tools support can be added to a model by adding a `{{ .Tools }}` node to the template. This feature is useful for models trained to call external tools and can a powerful tool for retrieving real-time data or performing complex tasks.
+
+#### Mistral
+
+Mistral v0.3 and Mixtral 8x22B supports tool calling.
+
+```gotmpl
+{{- range $index, $_ := .Messages }}
+{{- if eq .Role "user" }}
+{{- if and (le (len (slice $.Messages $index)) 2) $.Tools }}[AVAILABLE_TOOLS] {{ json $.Tools }}[/AVAILABLE_TOOLS]
+{{- end }}[INST] {{ if and (eq (len (slice $.Messages $index)) 1) $.System }}{{ $.System }}
+
+{{ end }}{{ .Content }}[/INST]
+{{- else if eq .Role "assistant" }}
+{{- if .Content }} {{ .Content }}</s>
+{{- else if .ToolCalls }}[TOOL_CALLS] [
+{{- range .ToolCalls }}{"name": "{{ .Function.Name }}", "arguments": {{ json .Function.Arguments }}}
+{{- end }}]</s>
+{{- end }}
+{{- else if eq .Role "tool" }}[TOOL_RESULTS] {"content": {{ .Content }}}[/TOOL_RESULTS]
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
+```
+
+### Example Fill-in-Middle
+
+Fill-in-middle support can be added to a model by adding a `{{ .Suffix }}` node to the template. This feature is useful for models that are trained to generate text in the middle of user input, such as code completion models.
+
+#### CodeLlama
+
+CodeLlama [7B](https://ollama.com/library/codellama:7b-code) and [13B](https://ollama.com/library/codellama:13b-code) code completion models support fill-in-middle.
+
+```gotmpl
+<PRE> {{ .Prompt }} <SUF>{{ .Suffix }} <MID>
+```
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> CodeLlama 34B and 70B code completion and all instruct and Python fine-tuned models do not support fill-in-middle.
+
+#### Codestral
+
+Codestral [22B](https://ollama.com/library/codestral:22b) supports fill-in-middle.
+
+```gotmpl
+[SUFFIX]{{ .Suffix }}[PREFIX] {{ .Prompt }}
+```
diff --git a/integration/embed_test.go b/integration/embed_test.go
index aeafa57b..61b36fa2 100644
--- a/integration/embed_test.go
+++ b/integration/embed_test.go
@@ -4,12 +4,45 @@ package integration
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"math"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ollama/ollama/api"
 )
 
+func floatsEqual32(a, b float32) bool {
+	return math.Abs(float64(a-b)) <= 1e-4
+}
+
+func floatsEqual64(a, b float64) bool {
+	return math.Abs(a-b) <= 1e-4
+}
+
+func TestAllMiniLMEmbeddings(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Minute)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	req := api.EmbeddingRequest{
+		Model:  "all-minilm",
+		Prompt: "why is the sky blue?",
+	}
+
+	res, err := embeddingTestHelper(ctx, t, req)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(res.Embedding) != 384 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 384 floats, got %d", len(res.Embedding))
+	}
+
+	if !floatsEqual64(res.Embedding[0], 0.06642947345972061) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 0.06642947345972061, got %.16f", res.Embedding[0])
+	}
+}
+
 func TestAllMiniLMEmbed(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Minute)
 	defer cancel()
@@ -33,8 +66,8 @@ func TestAllMiniLMEmbed(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected 384 floats, got %d", len(res.Embeddings[0]))
 	}
 
-	if res.Embeddings[0][0] != 0.010071031 {
-		t.Fatalf("expected 0.010071031, got %f", res.Embeddings[0][0])
+	if !floatsEqual32(res.Embeddings[0][0], 0.010071031) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 0.010071031, got %.8f", res.Embeddings[0][0])
 	}
 }
 
@@ -61,12 +94,12 @@ func TestAllMiniLMBatchEmbed(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected 384 floats, got %d", len(res.Embeddings[0]))
 	}
 
-	if res.Embeddings[0][0] != 0.010071031 || res.Embeddings[1][0] != -0.009802706 {
-		t.Fatalf("expected 0.010071031 and -0.009802706, got %f and %f", res.Embeddings[0][0], res.Embeddings[1][0])
+	if !floatsEqual32(res.Embeddings[0][0], 0.010071031) || !floatsEqual32(res.Embeddings[1][0], -0.009802706) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 0.010071031 and -0.009802706, got %.8f and %.8f", res.Embeddings[0][0], res.Embeddings[1][0])
 	}
 }
 
-func TestAllMiniLmEmbedTruncate(t *testing.T) {
+func TestAllMiniLMEmbedTruncate(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Minute)
 	defer cancel()
 
@@ -135,6 +168,22 @@ func TestAllMiniLmEmbedTruncate(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func embeddingTestHelper(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, req api.EmbeddingRequest) (*api.EmbeddingResponse, error) {
+	client, _, cleanup := InitServerConnection(ctx, t)
+	defer cleanup()
+	if err := PullIfMissing(ctx, client, req.Model); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to pull model %s: %v", req.Model, err)
+	}
+
+	response, err := client.Embeddings(ctx, &req)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return response, nil
+}
+
 func embedTestHelper(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, req api.EmbedRequest) (*api.EmbedResponse, error) {
 	client, _, cleanup := InitServerConnection(ctx, t)
 	defer cleanup()
diff --git a/server/download.go b/server/download.go
index d93cd3b4..8b5b577f 100644
--- a/server/download.go
+++ b/server/download.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"log/slog"
 	"math"
+	"math/rand/v2"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
@@ -141,6 +142,32 @@ func (b *blobDownload) Run(ctx context.Context, requestURL *url.URL, opts *regis
 	b.err = b.run(ctx, requestURL, opts)
 }
 
+func newBackoff(maxBackoff time.Duration) func(ctx context.Context) error {
+	var n int
+	return func(ctx context.Context) error {
+		if ctx.Err() != nil {
+			return ctx.Err()
+		}
+
+		n++
+
+		// n^2 backoff timer is a little smoother than the
+		// common choice of 2^n.
+		d := min(time.Duration(n*n)*10*time.Millisecond, maxBackoff)
+		// Randomize the delay between 0.5-1.5 x msec, in order
+		// to prevent accidental "thundering herd" problems.
+		d = time.Duration(float64(d) * (rand.Float64() + 0.5))
+		t := time.NewTimer(d)
+		defer t.Stop()
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return ctx.Err()
+		case <-t.C:
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func (b *blobDownload) run(ctx context.Context, requestURL *url.URL, opts *registryOptions) error {
 	defer blobDownloadManager.Delete(b.Digest)
 	ctx, b.CancelFunc = context.WithCancel(ctx)
@@ -153,6 +180,52 @@ func (b *blobDownload) run(ctx context.Context, requestURL *url.URL, opts *regis
 
 	_ = file.Truncate(b.Total)
 
+	directURL, err := func() (*url.URL, error) {
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 30*time.Second)
+		defer cancel()
+
+		backoff := newBackoff(10 * time.Second)
+		for {
+			// shallow clone opts to be used in the closure
+			// without affecting the outer opts.
+			newOpts := new(registryOptions)
+			*newOpts = *opts
+
+			newOpts.CheckRedirect = func(req *http.Request, via []*http.Request) error {
+				if len(via) > 10 {
+					return errors.New("maxium redirects exceeded (10) for directURL")
+				}
+
+				// if the hostname is the same, allow the redirect
+				if req.URL.Hostname() == requestURL.Hostname() {
+					return nil
+				}
+
+				// stop at the first redirect that is not
+				// the same hostname as the original
+				// request.
+				return http.ErrUseLastResponse
+			}
+
+			resp, err := makeRequestWithRetry(ctx, http.MethodGet, requestURL, nil, nil, newOpts)
+			if err != nil {
+				slog.Warn("failed to get direct URL; backing off and retrying", "err", err)
+				if err := backoff(ctx); err != nil {
+					return nil, err
+				}
+				continue
+			}
+			defer resp.Body.Close()
+			if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusTemporaryRedirect {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected status code %d", resp.StatusCode)
+			}
+			return resp.Location()
+		}
+	}()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	g, inner := errgroup.WithContext(ctx)
 	g.SetLimit(numDownloadParts)
 	for i := range b.Parts {
@@ -165,7 +238,7 @@ func (b *blobDownload) run(ctx context.Context, requestURL *url.URL, opts *regis
 			var err error
 			for try := 0; try < maxRetries; try++ {
 				w := io.NewOffsetWriter(file, part.StartsAt())
-				err = b.downloadChunk(inner, requestURL, w, part, opts)
+				err = b.downloadChunk(inner, directURL, w, part, opts)
 				switch {
 				case errors.Is(err, context.Canceled), errors.Is(err, syscall.ENOSPC):
 					// return immediately if the context is canceled or the device is out of space
diff --git a/server/images.go b/server/images.go
index 574dec19..836dbcc2 100644
--- a/server/images.go
+++ b/server/images.go
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ type registryOptions struct {
 	Username string
 	Password string
 	Token    string
+
+	CheckRedirect func(req *http.Request, via []*http.Request) error
 }
 
 type Model struct {
@@ -1131,7 +1133,9 @@ func makeRequest(ctx context.Context, method string, requestURL *url.URL, header
 		req.ContentLength = contentLength
 	}
 
-	resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
+	resp, err := (&http.Client{
+		CheckRedirect: regOpts.CheckRedirect,
+	}).Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}