diff --git a/examples/example.nim b/examples/example.nim
deleted file mode 100644
index 0262224..0000000
--- a/examples/example.nim
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-## Include an example on how to use your library
diff --git a/src/llama_leap.nim b/src/llama_leap.nim
index f5ad29e..b2c2d44 100644
--- a/src/llama_leap.nim
+++ b/src/llama_leap.nim
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@ type
     details*: ModelDetails
   ListResp* = ref object
     models*: seq[OllamaModel]
+  ShowModel* = ref object
+    modelfile*: string
+    parameters*: string
+    template_str*: string
+    details*: ModelDetails
   EmbeddingReq* = ref object
     model*: string
     prompt*: string
@@ -99,24 +104,32 @@ type
   EmbeddingResp* = ref object
     embedding*: seq[float64]
 
-proc renameHook*(v: var ChatReq, fieldName: var string) =
+proc renameHook(v: var ChatReq, fieldName: var string) =
+  ## `template` is a special keyword in nim, so we need to rename it during serialization
+  if fieldName == "template":
+    fieldName = "template_str"
+proc dumpHook(v: var ChatReq, fieldName: var string) =
+  if fieldName == "template_str":
+    fieldName = "template"
+
+proc renameHook(v: var GenerateReq, fieldName: var string) =
   ## `template` is a special keyword in nim, so we need to rename it during serialization
   if fieldName == "template":
     fieldName = "template_str"
-proc dumpHook*(v: var ChatReq, fieldName: var string) =
+proc dumpHook(v: var GenerateReq, fieldName: var string) =
   if fieldName == "template_str":
     fieldName = "template"
 
-proc renameHook*(v: var GenerateReq, fieldName: var string) =
+proc renameHook(v: var ShowModel, fieldName: var string) =
   ## `template` is a special keyword in nim, so we need to rename it during serialization
   if fieldName == "template":
     fieldName = "template_str"
-proc dumpHook*(v: var GenerateReq, fieldName: var string) =
+proc dumpHook(v: var ShowModel, fieldName: var string) =
   if fieldName == "template_str":
     fieldName = "template"
 
 
-proc dumpHook*(s: var string, v: object) =
+proc dumpHook(s: var string, v: object) =
   ## jsony `hack` to skip optional fields that are nil
   s.add '{'
   var i = 0
@@ -172,6 +185,7 @@ proc generate*(api: OllamaAPI, req: GenerateReq): GenerateResp =
   var headers: curly.HttpHeaders
   headers["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
   req.stream = option(false)
+  echo toJson(req)
   let resp = api.curlPool.post(url, headers, toJson(req), api.curlTimeout)
   if resp.code != 200:
     raise newException(CatchableError, &"ollama generate failed: {resp.code} {resp.body}")
@@ -267,6 +281,19 @@ proc listModels*(api: OllamaAPI): ListResp =
     raise newException(CatchableError, &"ollama list tags failed: {resp.code} {resp.body}")
   result = fromJson(resp.body, ListResp)
 
+proc showModel*(api: OllamaAPI, name: string): ShowModel =
+  ## get details for a specific model
+  let url = api.baseUrl / "show"
+  let req = %*{"name": name}
+
+  var headers: curly.HttpHeaders
+  headers["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
+
+  let resp = api.curlPool.post(url, headers, toJson(req), api.curlTimeout)
+  if resp.code != 200:
+    raise newException(CatchableError, &"ollama show failed: {resp.code} {resp.body}")
+  result = fromJson(resp.body, ShowModel)
+
 proc pullModel*(api: OllamaAPI, name: string) =
   ## Ask the ollama server to pull a model
   let url = api.baseUrl / "pull"
@@ -317,3 +344,9 @@ proc generateEmbeddings*(
     result = fromJson(resp.body, EmbeddingResp)
   else:
     result = fromJson(resp.body, EmbeddingResp)
+
+# TODO: HEAD /api/blobs/:digest
+# TODO: POST /api/blobs/:digest
+# TODO: POST /api/copy
+# TODO: DELETE /api/delete
+# TODO: POST /api/push
diff --git a/tests/test_llama_leap.nim b/tests/test_llama_leap.nim
index 9d81ad8..c16f47b 100644
--- a/tests/test_llama_leap.nim
+++ b/tests/test_llama_leap.nim
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 ## llama_leap API tests
 ## Ensure that ollama is running!
 
-import llama_leap, std/[unittest, json, options, strutils]
+import llama_leap, jsony, std/[unittest, json, options, strutils]
 
-const TestModel = "llama2"
+const
+  TestModel = "llama2"
+  TestModelfileName = "test-pirate-llama2"
 
 suite "llama_leap":
   var ollama: OllamaAPI
@@ -113,7 +115,6 @@ suite "llama_leap":
       let resp = ollama.chat(req)
       echo "> " & resp.message.content.strip()
   suite "create":
-    let testModelName = "test-pirate-llama2"
     test "create specifying modelfile":
       let modelfile = """
 FROM llama2
@@ -122,9 +123,16 @@ PARAMETER num_ctx 4096
 
 SYSTEM Please talk like a pirate. You are Longbeard the llama.
 """
-      ollama.createModel(testModelName, modelfile)
+      ollama.createModel(TestModelfileName, modelfile)
     test "use our created modelfile":
-      echo "> " & ollama.generate(testModelName, "How are you today?")
+      echo "> " & ollama.generate(TestModelfileName, "How are you today?")
+
+  suite "show":
+    test "show model":
+      let resp = ollama.showModel(TestModelfileName)
+      echo "> " & toJson(resp)
+      # validate that renameHook() is working properly
+      assert resp.template_str != ""
 
   suite "embeddings":
     test "generate embeddings":