yao-image
Image expert. ALWAYS invoke this skill when you need to read, analyze, describe, or generate images. Use for screenshots, photos, charts, diagrams, AI-generated images, or any visual content.
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May 6, 2026
✦overview.md
Key Features
- ·Read images via CLI tool
- ·Supports local files, URLs, workspaces, attachments
- ·Optional vision provider override
- ·Simple JSON parameters
Use Cases
- →Describe a screenshot from a local file
- →Analyze a chart from a URL
- →Read an image attached to a message
Best for
- ✓developers
- ✓automation scripts
- ✓QA pipelines
Not ideal for
- !image generation
- !editing
- !complex transformations
FAQs
name
yao-image
description
Image expert. ALWAYS invoke this skill when you need to read, analyze, describe, or generate images. Use for screenshots, photos, charts, diagrams, AI-generated images, or any visual content.
Image Tools
Use these tools when you encounter images you cannot read natively, or when you need to generate new images.
image_read
Send an image to a vision-capable model and get a text description.
Local file (most common):
tai tool image_read '{"image_path": "/path/to/image.png", "prompt": "Describe this image"}'
URL:
tai tool image_read '{"image_path": "https://example.com/photo.jpg", "prompt": "What is shown?"}'
Cross-workspace file:
tai tool image_read '{"image_path": "workspace://ws-id/path/to/image.png", "prompt": "Analyze"}'
Attachment file:
tai tool image_read '{"image_path": "attach://__yao.attachment/file-id-123", "prompt": "Describe"}'
With a specific vision provider:
tai tool image_read '{"image_path": "/path/to/image.png", "prompt": "Describe", "provider": "llm.my-openai:gpt-4o"}'
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
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$install
1-click copynpx skills add YaoApp/yao --skill yao-imageSafety assessment
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