# vlm-mcp

> VLM Image Understanding MCP Server - Support OpenAI protocol compatible VLMs

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
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## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/vlm-mcp/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/example/vlm-mcp
- repository: https://github.com/example/vlm-mcp
- version: 0.2.0
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: ai, image, mcp, ocr, vision, vlm
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:vlm-mcp

### Description (declared)

# VLM MCP Server

[中文版本](./README_zh.md)

## Why This Project?

When using Claude Code with third-party models, they are typically text-only models without image processing capabilities. Adding an MCP server with image processing capability is essential for tasks that require visual understanding.

This project enables users to select their own Vision-Language Model (VLM) for image processing.

## Features

- **extract_text_from_image**: Extract text from images (OCR)
- **ui_to_artifact**: Convert UI screenshots to code, prompts, design specs, or descriptions
- **extract_text_from_screenshot**: Extract text from screenshots with code recognition support
- **diagnose_error_screenshot**: Analyze error screenshots and diagnose issues
- **understand_technical_diagram**: Analyze technical diagrams (architecture, flowcharts, UML, etc.)
- **analyze_data_visualization**: Analyze data visualization charts
- **ui_diff_check**: UI comparison to detect visual differences
- **analyze_image**: General-purpose image analysis

## Environment Variables

| Variable | Required | Description |
|----------|----------|-------------|
| `VLM_API_KEY` | Yes | API key |
| `VLM_BASE_URL` | No | Custom API endpoint (default: https://api.openai.com/v1) |
| `VLM_MODEL` | No | Model to use (default: gpt-4o) |
| `VLM_MAX_IMAGE_SIZE` | No | Maximum image size (default: 3MB). Images exceeding this size will be automatically compressed before processing. Supported formats: `3MB`, `3M`, `3145728` (bytes), `1024KB`, etc. |

## Quick Start

### Using uvx (Recommended)

```bash
# Copy config template and fill in your API Key
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env file and fill in VLM_API_KEY

# Run directly (will automatically load .env file)
uvx vlm-mcp
```

### Using pip

```bash
# Install
pip install vlm-mcp

# Or install in development mode
pip install -e .
```

### Configure Environment Variables

```bash
# OpenAI
export VLM_API_KEY=sk-xxx
export VLM_MODEL=gpt-4o

# Custom API (e.g., Ollama)
export VLM_A…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- media.image-understanding (1, declared)
- documents.ocr (1, declared)
- analytics.reporting (0.836, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/vlm-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-10T15:23:47.746Z)

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