diff --git a/src/search/provider.ts b/src/search/provider.ts
index 16ee2b6..6c8ad33 100644
--- a/src/search/provider.ts
+++ b/src/search/provider.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,17 @@ const vercel: EmbeddingProvider = {
   }),
 };
 
+function applyEnvOverrides(provider: EmbeddingProvider): EmbeddingProvider {
+  const baseUrl = process.env.LAT_LLM_BASE_URL;
+  const model = process.env.LAT_LLM_MODEL;
+  if (!baseUrl && !model) return provider;
+  return {
+    ...provider,
+    ...(baseUrl ? { apiBase: baseUrl } : {}),
+    ...(model ? { model } : {}),
+  };
+}
+
 export function detectProvider(key: string): EmbeddingProvider {
   if (key.startsWith('REPLAY_LAT_LLM_KEY::')) {
     const replayUrl = key.slice('REPLAY_LAT_LLM_KEY::'.length);
@@ -44,9 +55,19 @@ export function detectProvider(key: string): EmbeddingProvider {
       "Anthropic doesn't offer an embedding model. Set LAT_LLM_KEY to an OpenAI (sk-...) or Vercel AI Gateway (vck_...) key.",
     );
   }
-  if (key.startsWith('vck_')) return vercel;
-  if (key.startsWith('sk-')) return openai;
+  if (key.startsWith('vck_')) return applyEnvOverrides(vercel);
+  if (key.startsWith('sk-')) return applyEnvOverrides(openai);
+  // Ollama and other local OpenAI-compatible providers (no auth required)
+  if (key === 'ollama' || key === 'local') {
+    return {
+      name: 'ollama',
+      apiBase: process.env.LAT_LLM_BASE_URL ?? 'http://localhost:11434/v1',
+      model: process.env.LAT_LLM_MODEL ?? 'nomic-embed-text',
+      dimensions: 768,
+      headers: () => ({ 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }),
+    };
+  }
   throw new Error(
-    `Unrecognized LAT_LLM_KEY prefix. Supported: OpenAI (sk-...), Vercel AI Gateway (vck_...).`,
+    `Unrecognized LAT_LLM_KEY prefix. Supported: OpenAI (sk-...), Vercel AI Gateway (vck_...), Ollama (ollama).`,
   );
 }