llava

Answers image-based questions and describes scenes through multi-turn chat using CLIP and Llama/Vicuna models.

Updated May 26, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/ruiyangruiyi/hermes-agent --skill llava-ruiyangruiyi
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: llava
Source: https://github.com/ruiyangruiyi/hermes-agent/tree/main/optional-skills/mlops/llava
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/ruiyangruiyi/hermes-agent --skill llava-ruiyangruiyi

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

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What problem does it solve?

It helps you interpret images and answer questions about them without needing manual visual analysis or separate captioning tools.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Multi-turn image chat: Keep context across several back-and-forth questions about the same image.
  • Visual question answering (VQA): Ask specific questions such as what objects are present or what actions are happening.
  • Image-based instruction following: Turn an image into a “promptable” input for tasks like summarizing a scene or describing details.

Use case example: Upload a product photo and ask for feature identification, then ask follow-up questions about which details are visible, whether text is readable, and how the product compares to another reference image.

Quick Start

Run LLaVA locally and ask your first image question by starting the Gradio web UI for a chosen model (for example, liuhaotian/llava-v1.5-7b), then open the local URL and chat with the image.

Frequently Asked Questions about llava

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I answer questions about an image using conversational AI?

To answer questions about an image using conversational AI, you can use multi-turn visual question answering. This approach grounds responses in the uploaded image, allowing you to ask specific questions about objects, actions, and visible details.

What is visual instruction following for image interpretation?

Visual instruction following turns an image into a promptable input for scene summarization and detail description. It enables conversational understanding of images to generate grounded answers without needing manual visual analysis or separate captioning tools.

How do I start a multi-turn image chat with a CLIP-based vision encoder?

To start a multi-turn image chat with a CLIP-based vision encoder, run the model locally and launch the Gradio web UI. Open the provided local URL to upload your image and begin asking sequential context-aware questions.

Do I need transformers and torch to process images for visual question answering?

Yes, you need transformers, torch, and pillow to process images for visual question answering. These dependencies pair the CLIP-based vision encoder with the LLaMA-style language model to interpret scenes and generate grounded responses.

Can I use this for document interpretation and scene analysis?

Yes, you can use this for document and scene interpretation in interactive chatbot scenarios. It supports image-grounded answers and descriptions, allowing you to upload a document or photo and ask specific follow-up questions about readable text or visible features.

What are the limitations of image chat for identifying small details and text?

Limitations of image chat for identifying small details depend on the chosen model scale, such as the 7b variant. While it supports multi-turn queries about visible details and readable text, accuracy is bounded by the vision encoder's resolution and the language model's context capacity.