ollama-vision-mcp
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| VISION_INBOX | No | Alias for VISION_MCP_INBOX | |
| VISION_MODEL | No | Alias for VISION_MCP_MODEL | |
| VISION_API_KEY | No | Alias for VISION_MCP_API_KEY | |
| VISION_BASE_URL | No | Alias for VISION_MCP_BASE_URL | |
| VISION_MCP_INBOX | No | Default folder for list_images | .agents/inbox |
| VISION_MCP_MODEL | No | Vision model to use | qwen2.5vl:7b |
| VISION_MCP_API_KEY | No | API key (Ollama ignores it) | |
| VISION_MCP_BASE_URL | No | OpenAI-compatible base URL (Ollama) | http://localhost:11434/v1 |
| VISION_MCP_COMPRESS | No | Auto-downscale images > 50 KB to 768px JPEG | 1 |
| VISION_MCP_MAX_TOKENS | No | Max output tokens for the vision model | 2048 |
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| prompts | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| resources | {
"subscribe": false,
"listChanged": false
} |
| experimental | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| describe_imageA | Read a local image and return a text description from the local Ollama vision model. Use when the user references a screenshot or image you cannot see.
|
| list_imagesA | List image files in a directory. Defaults to the configured inbox folder where the user drops screenshots. Use this before describe_image to find what is available. |
| extract_textA | Extract all visible text (OCR) from a local image verbatim. Use for code screenshots, terminal output, or error dialogs. |
| vision_statusA | Show bridge configuration and Ollama connectivity / available models. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
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