diff --git a/conjurer/bot.yaml b/conjurer/bot.yaml
index 98246e6..4eee66f 100644
--- a/conjurer/bot.yaml
+++ b/conjurer/bot.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,19 @@ spec:
             # Where the librarian sends THIS bot's results/pongs back to (its own
             # NodePort). Lets one librarian serve both bots - see deploy-bot.yaml.
             - { name: CONJURER_SELF_CALLBACK,     value: "http://192.168.1.73:32442" }
+            # Self-hosted models (Ollama). No API key - the endpoint IS the
+            # configuration, and the backend stays unselectable while unset.
+            # Pick a model at runtime with: $gadaj_teraz ollama <model>
+            # ($modele_ai lists what the server actually has pulled).
+            - { name: CONJURER_OLLAMA_URL,        value: "http://192.168.1.72:11434" }
+            # The server currently has exactly one model pulled (verified via
+            # /v1/models): gemma4:e2b. Without this the built-in default
+            # (llama3.1:8b) would be requested and every reply would fail.
+            - { name: CONJURER_OLLAMA_MODEL,      value: "gemma4:e2b" }
+            # Self-hosted generation is far slower than a hosted API, especially
+            # the first request after the model is evicted from VRAM. Applies to
+            # every backend, so keep it only as high as you actually need.
+            - { name: CONJURER_AI_TIMEOUT_SECONDS, value: "240" }
           volumeMounts:
             - { name: data,  mountPath: /data }
             - { name: netrc, mountPath: /secrets, readOnly: true }
diff --git a/conjurer/deploy-bot.yaml b/conjurer/deploy-bot.yaml
index a604a50..ec63bb1 100644
--- a/conjurer/deploy-bot.yaml
+++ b/conjurer/deploy-bot.yaml
@@ -51,6 +51,19 @@ spec:
             # query and answers results/pongs HERE - so it serves this bot AND the
             # test bot from one instance, no CONJURER_MAIN_BOT repointing needed.
             - { name: CONJURER_SELF_CALLBACK,     value: "http://192.168.1.73:32443" }
+            # Self-hosted models (Ollama). No API key - the endpoint IS the
+            # configuration, and the backend stays unselectable while unset.
+            # Pick a model at runtime with: $gadaj_teraz ollama <model>
+            # ($modele_ai lists what the server actually has pulled).
+            - { name: CONJURER_OLLAMA_URL,        value: "http://192.168.1.72:11434" }
+            # The server currently has exactly one model pulled (verified via
+            # /v1/models): gemma4:e2b. Without this the built-in default
+            # (llama3.1:8b) would be requested and every reply would fail.
+            - { name: CONJURER_OLLAMA_MODEL,      value: "gemma4:e2b" }
+            # Self-hosted generation is far slower than a hosted API, especially
+            # the first request after the model is evicted from VRAM. Applies to
+            # every backend, so keep it only as high as you actually need.
+            - { name: CONJURER_AI_TIMEOUT_SECONDS, value: "240" }
           volumeMounts:
             - { name: data,  mountPath: /data }
             - { name: netrc, mountPath: /secrets, readOnly: true }