Minimax Image Understanding

MiniMax Image Understanding Skill

Use this skill when you need to analyze, describe, or extract information from images.

How to Use

Call the understand_image tool directly with a prompt and image URL:

understand_image({
  prompt: "Your question about the image",
  image_url: "https://example.com/image.png"
})

When to Use

Use understand_image when:

• Screenshots: Error messages, UI issues, code in screenshots
• Visual content: Photos, diagrams, charts, graphs
• Documents: Extracting text from images (OCR), understanding layouts
• UI/UX analysis: Evaluating designs, identifying components
• Visual debugging: Understanding visual bugs or layout issues

When NOT to Use

Do NOT use understand_image when:

• Image is already described in the conversation
• The image is a simple icon or emoji you recognize
• No image is provided or the image URL is inaccessible
• Redundant with existing context (e.g., file contents already visible)

Usage

understand_image({
  prompt: "What do you see in this image?",
  image_url: "https://example.com/screenshot.png"
})

API Details