Configuring vision
The user wants to connect an LLM or vision provider, already has an API key, asks "can I use OpenAI/Anthropic/Gemini/OpenRouter", wants local Ollama, or needs different cheap and strong models. Use this to configure provider-neutral visual understanding without tying Watch Skill to one agent or model vendor.From its SKILL.md
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Configuring vision
Watch Skill's agent surface and model backend are separate choices. Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenClaw, framework agents, and REST clients all call the same engine; the engine can send selected frames to any supported vision provider.
Supported providers
watch-skill setup-vision --provider anthropic --api-key <KEY>
watch-skill setup-vision --provider openai --api-key <KEY>
watch-skill setup-vision --provider gemini --api-key <KEY>
watch-skill setup-vision --provider openrouter --api-key <KEY>
watch-skill setup-vision --provider ollama
Prefer a key the user already has. Do not claim Ollama is required, and do not ask the user to reveal a secret in chat. They can set the matching environment variable or run the command privately in their terminal.
Route bulk work and verification separately
One model can serve both tiers:
watch-skill setup-vision --provider openai --api-key <KEY> --model <vision-model>
Or use a cheaper model for scene descriptions and a stronger model for uncertain answers and loop critiques:
watch-skill setup-vision --provider openrouter --api-key <KEY> \
--cheap-model <fast-vision-model> --strong-model <strong-vision-model>
Add --verify to make one live probe call. If it fails, report the structured error
and its fix; never echo the key.
No provider is also valid
Without a vision API, Watch Skill still acquires video, reads captions, runs local transcription and OCR, indexes evidence, and searches it. Visual synthesis degrades to timestamped evidence instead of guessing.