How do I install the Deepseek Ocr skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add modbender/deepseek-ocr in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

What does the Deepseek Ocr skill do?

OCR text recognition using DeepSeek-OCR model. Use when user asks for OCR, text recognition, image text extraction, screenshot recognition, or converting images to text/markdown. It is listed under AI & ML on SkillMD.

Is Deepseek Ocr safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. Independent scanners report: SkillSpector: PASS, Skill Scanner: PASS. Capability flags: executes scripts, makes network calls, reads secrets. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Deepseek Ocr?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Deepseek Ocr free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Deepseek Ocr?

modbender (@modbender) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Deepseek Ocr by modbender — Agent Skill

Name: Deepseek Ocr
Rating: 4.666666666666667 (3 reviews)
Author: modbender

File contents

DeepSeek OCR

Recognize text in images using the DeepSeek-OCR model.

Quick start

{baseDir}/scripts/ocr.sh /path/to/image.jpg

Usage

{baseDir}/scripts/ocr.sh <image_path> [output_format]

Parameters:

<image_path>: Local image file (jpg, png, webp, gif, bmp)
[output_format]: Optional, defaults to markdown. Can be text, json, etc.

Examples

# Convert to markdown (default)
{baseDir}/scripts/ocr.sh /path/to/image.jpg

# Convert to plain text
{baseDir}/scripts/ocr.sh /path/to/image.png text

# Extract table as JSON
{baseDir}/scripts/ocr.sh /path/to/table.jpg "extract table as json"

Remote URL images

The model only supports base64-encoded images. For remote URLs, download first:

curl -s -o /tmp/image.jpg "https://example.com/image.jpg"
{baseDir}/scripts/ocr.sh /tmp/image.jpg

API key

Set DEEPSEEK_OCR_API_KEY, or configure in ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json:

{
  skills: {
    "deepseek-ocr": {
      apiKey: "YOUR_KEY_HERE",
    },
  },
}

Default API URL: https://api.modelverse.cn/v1/chat/completions Override with DEEPSEEK_OCR_API_URL if needed.

Frequently asked questions

Deepseek Ocr