diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 52525ae..4b65049 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ Ansible-driven personal infrastructure repo for Void desktops, Linux workstation
 - `profile_desktop_common` owns the shared desktop bootstrap.
 - `.emacs.d` is deployed by a dedicated `profile_desktop_common` task tagged `emacs`.
 - User services are managed by `turnstile` and live under `dotfiles/desktop/.config/service/`.
+- `desktop_ollama_enabled` controls whether the user `ollama` service is present; default is `false` and hosts can override it in `host_vars`.
 - `ssh-agent` runs under `turnstile` with stable socket `~/.local/state/ssh-agent/socket`.
 - Critical session entrypoints:
   - `dotfiles/desktop/.xinitrc`
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 28c4f87..fae2f2f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ Lo stato attuale del profilo desktop include, tra le altre cose:
 - `turnstile` per i servizi utente, inclusi `emacs` e `ssh-agent`
 - `ssh-agent` con socket stabile condiviso tra shell, SSH ed Emacs in `~/.local/state/ssh-agent/socket`
 - `.emacs.d` distribuito da un task dedicato Ansible con tag `emacs`
-- `ollama` eseguito via container Podman
+- `ollama` eseguito via container Podman, con servizio utente controllato da `desktop_ollama_enabled` (default `false`)
 - `tmux` con plugin gestiti da TPM al bootstrap del profilo desktop
 - Flatpak con remoto Flathub
 - GNOME Keyring e bootstrap della posta via script dedicato
diff --git a/ansible/inventory/group_vars/desktop.yml b/ansible/inventory/group_vars/desktop.yml
index 4e51e0a..4544b61 100644
--- a/ansible/inventory/group_vars/desktop.yml
+++ b/ansible/inventory/group_vars/desktop.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ desktop_default_session: i3
 desktop_default_session_env: xorg
 desktop_restart_emptty_automatically: false
 desktop_emptty_session_error_logging: disabled
+desktop_ollama_enabled: false
 
 desktop_common_packages:
   - brightnessctl
diff --git a/ansible/roles/profile_desktop_common/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/profile_desktop_common/tasks/main.yml
index 9ad4e0b..34a8a79 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/profile_desktop_common/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/profile_desktop_common/tasks/main.yml
@@ -264,6 +264,13 @@
   loop_control:
     label: "{{ item.dest }}"
 
+- name: Remove disabled ollama user service
+  tags: [dotfiles, dotfiles:desktop, services]
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: "{{ user_home }}/.config/service/ollama"
+    state: absent
+  when: not (desktop_ollama_enabled | default(false) | bool)
+
 - name: Copy Emacs desktop dotfiles
   tags: [dotfiles, dotfiles:desktop, emacs]
   ansible.builtin.copy: