Minimax Image Understanding

What this skill does

使用多模态大模型理解图片内容，生成业务含义描述。支持多种模型：(1) MiniMax VLM (2) OpenAI GPT-4V (3) Claude Vision。用于理解截图、图表、文档照片等，生成精准的文字描述。

Minimax Image Understanding is part of the Creative & Writing category — creative and writing skills for content, social posts, and media. You can install it on its own or alongside other creative & writing skills from the OpenClaw catalog.

How to install Minimax Image Understanding

The easiest path is via the OpenClaw Easy desktop app — one click, no terminal required:

1. Download OpenClaw Easy for macOS or Windows (free, one-click installer, ~30 seconds).
2. Open the in-app Skills panel.
3. Search for minimax-image-understanding and click Install.
4. The skill activates automatically when an incoming message matches its description.

Install from the command line

If you already run the OpenClaw CLI, add Minimax Image Understanding with a single command:

openclaw skills add minimax-image-understanding

This pulls minimax-image-understanding from ClawHub and installs it into ~/.openclaw/skills/minimax-image-understanding/. Restart the OpenClaw gateway afterwards so the new skill is discovered.

How to use Minimax Image Understanding

Once installed, Minimax Image Understanding activates on its own: when an incoming message on WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Feishu or Line matches the skill's description, your OpenClaw agent loads it and runs the workflow. You can also trigger it explicitly by describing the task in chat. No extra configuration is required after install.

Turning images into video

Minimax Image Understanding works with images. Getting from there to something postable is a separate job: ViralMint — an open-source video pipeline — turns stills into motion — pans and transitions, synced captions, and a vertical export for short-form feeds.

It runs as an MCP server, so an OpenClaw agent can drive it from the same chat you already use: ask for a short, and the render comes back finished. See how to connect a video pipeline to your agent.

Manual install (advanced)

If you prefer manual installation:

1. Click the Download .zip button above to grab minimax-image-understanding-1.0.0.zip directly from our S3 mirror.
2. Unzip into ~/.openclaw/skills/minimax-image-understanding/ (create the directory if it does not exist).
3. Restart OpenClaw Easy (or the OpenClaw CLI gateway) so the new skill is discovered.

Frequently asked questions

How do I install Minimax Image Understanding?

Install Minimax Image Understanding in the OpenClaw Easy desktop app by opening the Skills panel, searching for minimax-image-understanding, and clicking Install. From a terminal you can run: openclaw skills add minimax-image-understanding. Either way the skill is placed in ~/.openclaw/skills/minimax-image-understanding/.

Is Minimax Image Understanding free?

Yes. Minimax Image Understanding is free and open-source, distributed under the Apache-2.0 license through ClawHub. No account or payment is required to download or run it.

What does Minimax Image Understanding do?

使用多模态大模型理解图片内容，生成业务含义描述。支持多种模型：(1) MiniMax VLM (2) OpenAI GPT-4V (3) Claude Vision。用于理解截图、图表、文档照片等，生成精准的文字描述。

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