llava

Answer visual questions and caption images through conversational prompts.

1|Updated Apr 10, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/zerwiz/wayofpi --skill llava-zerwiz
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: llava
Source: https://github.com/zerwiz/wayofpi/tree/main/.hermes/hermes-agent/optional-skills/mlops/llava
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/zerwiz/wayofpi --skill llava-zerwiz

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

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What problem does it solve?

LLaVA helps you understand images with natural language, removing the friction of switching between visual inspection and manual annotation. It is designed for conversational image analysis, visual question answering, captioning, and document understanding.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Multimodal chat: Carry on multi-turn conversations about a single image while preserving context.
  • Vision-language tasks: Answer questions, describe scenes, identify objects, and extract meaning from documents.
  • Model operations: Load pretrained checkpoints, run CLI or web demos, and apply quantization or fine-tuning for different hardware limits.
  • Use case: A product team can upload a screenshot, ask what UI elements are present, and iteratively refine a design review without manually writing annotations.

Quick Start

Ask the llava skill to analyze an image and answer a specific question about what it contains.

Frequently Asked Questions about llava

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

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How do I analyze an image and answer questions about its content using natural language?

Conversational image understanding lets you ask questions about an image using natural language prompts. You can perform visual question answering, identify objects, and describe scenes without manually switching between visual inspection and annotation tools.

Can I have a multi-turn conversation about a single image to iteratively refine my analysis?

Yes, multimodal chat supports multi-turn conversations about a single image while preserving context. This allows you to iteratively ask follow-up questions, extract document details, or refine a design review across CLI, web, or programmatic interfaces.

What models are required to run visual question answering and image captioning workflows?

Visual question answering and image captioning require a CLIP-based vision encoder paired with a Vicuna or LLaMA language model. Optional quantization and fine-tuning support are available to optimize GPU-based inference and training for different hardware limits.

Does this multimodal approach work for document understanding and extracting meaning from text in images?

Yes, document understanding is a core feature of this vision-language approach. It extracts meaning from documents, analyzes screenshots, and identifies UI elements, bridging visual inspection and text extraction without manual annotation.

What is the best way to deploy a vision-language model for both CLI and web demos?

You can load pretrained checkpoints to run CLI or web demos for multimodal chatbot workflows. Applying optional quantization helps adapt the language model and vision encoder to fit specific GPU-based inference and hardware constraints.

When should I apply quantization or fine-tuning for GPU-based image captioning inference?

Apply quantization or fine-tuning when hardware limits constrain GPU-based inference for image captioning. These model operations optimize the Vicuna or LLaMA checkpoints to run efficiently across CLI, web, or programmatic interfaces without exceeding memory constraints.