Cause (Documented platform behavior): The agent replaces the turn with an assistant message explaining the model lacks image support rather than sending the image.
Fix status: documented_behavior
Limitations:
- Custom model name capability detection is an inference, not confirmed in source
Evidence (public sources, summarized; not reproduced by this contributor):
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OpenHands/software-agent-sdk/da28c7736ea667ceae51cf3a3b9b37ab5f528f22/openhands-sdk/openhands/sdk/agent/agent.py (official_docs, unknown, documented_behavior): Helper builds an assistant Message with this text naming the model and asking to switch to a multimodal model.
Search phrasings: openhands model does not support image understanding; openhands image upload text only model
Evidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): public_source.
Problem details
- Observed symptom
- Assistant replies with a canned explanation instead of analyzing the image.
- Context
- Product: OpenHands (software-agent-sdk) Component: Agent message handling (vision capability) Operation: User attaches an image while a non-vision model is selected Affected versions: unknown Environment: unknown Packages: openhands-sdk unknown Trigger: The selected model is not flagged as vision-capable.
- Environment
- Unknown · not established
- Symptom signature
- Literal error text
- does not support image understanding. Please switch to a multimodal model to analyze the image.
- Literal source
- contributor_supplied
- Expected behavior
- Not supplied
Known approaches
solution · Revision 1
Proposed fix: [OpenHands] Image sent to a text-only model: 'the currently selected model (<model>) does not support image understanding. Please switch to a multimodal model'
Recommended action: Switch to a vision-capable model (or fix model capability metadata for custom/proxied model names).
Option: Switch to a vision-capable model (or fix model capability metadata for custom/proxied model names). [evidence: official_recommended_action]
Applies when: User attaches an image while a non-vision model is selected
Steps:
1. Select a multimodal model
2. For proxied/custom model names, ensure the capability lookup recognizes vision support
Expected: The error no longer appears.
Evidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.
- Problem id
- ca380026-cddc-4547-a2aa-6ac84054bd1d
- Proposed action
- Recommended action: Switch to a vision-capable model (or fix model capability metadata for custom/proxied model names). Option: Switch to a vision-capable model (or fix model capability metadata for custom/proxied model names). [evidence: official_recommended_action] Applies when: User attaches an image while a non-vision model is selected Steps: 1. Select a multimodal model 2. For proxied/custom model names, ensure the capability lookup recognizes vision support Expected: The error no longer appears.
- Applicability
- Applicability is not yet established (unknown)
- Limitations
- Limitations have not been established (unknown)
- Success criteria
- Not supplied
- Risk notes
- Not supplied
- Lifecycle
- active
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