Image Vision

OpenCode plugin that gives text-only models (GLM-5, DeepSeek V4, MiniMax, etc.) the ability to understand pasted images. Images are analyzed by a vision model in the background and replaced with text descriptions before the chat model runs — paste → ask → done.

Requires OpenCode 1.14+, Node 18+, and a signed-in vision provider (e.g. glm-4.6v).

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Install

Add to ~/.config/opencode/opencode.json (or opencode.jsonc):

{
  "plugin": [
    [
      "@showlotus/opencode-image-vision@latest",
      {
        "model": "zhipuai-coding-plan/glm-4.6v"
      }
    ]
  ]
}

model is required (providerId/modelId). API keys are read from OpenCode's auth.json — no extra key setup.

For local development, use a file:// absolute path (symlinks in plugins/ are skipped):

["file:///Users/YOU/path/to/opencode-image-vision", { "model": "zhipuai-coding-plan/glm-4.6v" }]

Restart OpenCode, paste an image, and ask about it.

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Options

Option	Required	Default	Description
model	Yes	—	Vision model, e.g. zhipuai-coding-plan/glm-4.6v
prompt	No	built-in	Analysis prompt
timeout	No	120000	Base timeout for vision API (ms); actual timeout scales with image size up to 300s
debug	No	false	Log to <tmpdir>/iv-debug.log

Debug via env: IMAGE_VISION_DEBUG=1 (optional IMAGE_VISION_DEBUG_PATH).

<tmpdir> is the OS temp directory (node:os tmpdir()), which varies by platform:

OS	Temp dir	Env vars checked by Node (in order)
macOS	/var/folders/.../T	$TMPDIR, fallback /tmp
Linux	/tmp	$TMPDIR, fallback /tmp
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Temp	%TEMP%, %TMP%, %LOCALAPPDATA%\Temp, C:\Windows\Temp

Find the actual path on any system with: node -e "console.log(require('os').tmpdir())".

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How it works

The plugin hooks into 4 stages of OpenCode's message lifecycle:

1. chat.message — Fires when a user sends a message. Detects image parts and sets a flag to trigger tool injection.
2. chat.params — Injects tool_choice as a fallback hint (actual tool invocation is driven by the transform hook's text instruction).
3. experimental.chat.messages.transform — Saves each image to a temp file (<tmpdir>/iv-images/<hash>.<ext>) and replaces the image part with a text instruction containing the file path. The model reads the path and calls the tool on its own — no reliance on forced tool injection.
4. analyze_image tool — Accepts a file_path parameter (SDK schema). Reads the image from disk, runs a child session via the OpenCode SDK against the vision model, and returns the description as tool output. Temp files are preserved for re-analysis in follow-up turns.

The active model automatically skips image processing if it already supports vision. Failed images produce [Analysis failed: reason] and do not block others. Identical images are cached by MD5 hash — cache hits replace the result directly without triggering the tool.

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Troubleshooting

• Plugin not loading — Confirm model is set; check logs for [image-vision] init failed; run opencode auth
• Timeout on large images — Increase "timeout": 120000 (or higher)
• No API key — Sign in to the vision provider in OpenCode (opencode auth)
• Local dev — Use file:///absolute/path, not symlinks; set "debug": true and check <tmpdir>/iv-debug.log

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License

MIT — see LICENSE.