# videre-mcp

> MCP server that bridges vision models to text-only coding models using Florence-2

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## Observed
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## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/videre-mcp/claim

## Declared
- publisher: videre-mcp contributors
- version: 0.3.2
- protocols: mcp
- tags: docling, florence-2, image-description, mcp, minicpm-v, ocr, paddleocr, screenshot, vision
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:videre-mcp

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MCP server that bridges vision models to text-only coding models using Florence-2.

Non-vision LLMs can't see images — videre-mcp fixes that. It loads a Florence-2 vision model locally and exposes six MCP tools that convert images (including SVGs) and screenshots into structured text descriptions that any text-based model can consume.

```
Screenshot tool → videre-mcp (Florence-2) → Text description → Coding model
```

## Installation

```bash
pip install videre-mcp
```

Or with uv:

```bash
uv pip install videre-mcp
```

Requires Python 3.11+ and ~300MB disk space for the Florence-2-base model weights (downloaded automatically on first use).

## Usage

Add to your OpenCode configuration:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "videre-mcp": {
      "command": "videre-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

Or run directly:

```bash
videre-mcp
# or
python -m videre_mcp
```

## Model Modes

All Florence-2 tools support a `model_mode` parameter to balance speed and quality:

- `"fast"` (default) — Uses **Florence-2-base**. Fast, lightweight, runs on CPU/GPU.
- `"deep"` — Uses **MiniCPM-V 4.6**. Significantly higher quality for complex visual reasoning.
  - **Requires:** `pip install videre-mcp[deep]`
  - **Hardware:** ~8GB VRAM recommended.

## Tools

### `describe_image`

Generate a natural language description of an image.

**Parameters:**
- `image_path` (str) — Path to the image file (supports PNG, JPEG, SVG)
- `detail_level` (str, optional) — `"normal"` (default) for brief caption, `"high"` for detailed descripti…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- media.image-understanding (1, declared)
- documents.ocr (1, declared)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/videre-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-10T15:23:36.323Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/videre-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/videre-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:videre-mcp