diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+# test/piped input
+input.txt
+
+# session state
+.last_model
+*.last_model
+
+# transcripts
+metatron-*.md
+
+# pycache
+__pycache__/
+*.pyc
diff --git a/test_metatron.py b/test_metatron.py
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+import json
+import urllib.request
+
+OLLAMA = "http://10.30.20.29:11434"
+
+# 1. model list
+d = json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(OLLAMA + "/api/tags", timeout=15))
+names = [m["name"] for m in d["models"]]
+print("MODELS:", len(names))
+for n in names:
+    print("  -", n)
+
+# 2. quick chat (non-streaming, think:false)
+payload = {
+    "model": names[0],
+    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Reply with exactly: METATRON OK"}],
+    "stream": False,
+    "think": False,
+    "options": {"num_predict": 30},
+}
+req = urllib.request.Request(
+    OLLAMA + "/api/chat", data=json.dumps(payload).encode(),
+    headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"})
+r = json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req, timeout=90))
+print("REPLY:", repr(r["message"].get("content", "")))