---
name: ocr
label: OCR
description: Extract text from an image file using the configured OCR service. Sends the image to the OCR API (OpenAI-compatible vision endpoint) and returns the extracted text. Use this tool whenever you need to read text from images, screenshots, documents, receipts, etc. Requires OCR to be configured in Settings → Resources.
language: typescript
inputs:
  file_path:
    type: string
    description: Absolute path to the image file to extract text from
  prompt:
    type: string
    description: Optional instructions for the OCR model (e.g. "extract only the table" or "return as markdown")
    optional: true
---

# OCR Tool

Extracts text from images using the configured OCR resource (OpenAI-compatible vision API).

## Supported formats

PNG, JPEG, WebP, GIF, and other common image formats.

## Output

Returns the extracted text content. For documents, preserves structure as markdown.
For tables, uses markdown table format. For code screenshots, uses fenced code blocks.