at least this kind of works

archive/tool_test.py

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+# TOOL USE TEST
+
+import ollama
+
+system_prompt = """You have access to a list. If you want to retrieve the content in the list, output EXACTLY:
+$DATABASE$
+
+Do not output anything else. The result will be returned in a string starting with [DATABASE].
+"""
+context_prompt = None # if context exists
+user_input = "Check the list and tell me what is in there"
+
+combined_system = f"{system_prompt}\n\nContext: {context_prompt}"
+
+stream = ollama.chat(
+    model='llama3.2',
+    messages=[
+        {'role': 'system', 'content': combined_system},
+        {'role': 'user', 'content': user_input},
+    ],
+    stream=True,
+)
+
+# Accumulate chunks into a variable
+full_response = ""
+for chunk in stream:
+    content = chunk['message']['content']
+    print(content, end='', flush=True)
+    full_response += content
+
+if "$DATABASE$" in full_response:
+    # DATABASE LOGIC TODO
+    pass
+
+print()  # newline after streaming
+print(full_response)  # your complete output