[GH-ISSUE #308] bug: agent can not see images. display_file only gives agent plain text path to file #221

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Originally created by @pixel4696 on GitHub (Sep 27, 2026).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/open-webui/computer/issues/308

it seems that agent can not see images. display_file only gives agent plain text path to file.

i am using openai endpoint from open-webui, which gathers my self hosted VLMs that do support image recognition (works in open-webui)

Originally created by @pixel4696 on GitHub (Sep 27, 2026). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/open-webui/computer/issues/308 it seems that agent can not see images. display_file only gives agent plain text path to file. i am using openai endpoint from open-webui, which gathers my self hosted VLMs that do support image recognition (works in open-webui)
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@owui-terminator[bot] commented on GitHub (Sep 27, 2026):

⚠️ Missing Issue Title Prefix

@pixel4696, your issue title is missing a categorising prefix (e.g. bug:, feat:, docs:).

Please update the title to lead with one of:

  • bug: bug report or error
  • feat: feature request or enhancement
  • docs: documentation issue
  • question: usage question
  • help: support request

Example: bug: Login fails when the password contains special characters

<!-- gh-comment-id:5853817320 --> @owui-terminator[bot] commented on GitHub (Sep 27, 2026): # ⚠️ Missing Issue Title Prefix @pixel4696, your issue title is missing a categorising prefix (e.g. `bug:`, `feat:`, `docs:`). Please update the title to lead with one of: - **bug**: bug report or error - **feat**: feature request or enhancement - **docs**: documentation issue - **question**: usage question - **help**: support request Example: `bug: Login fails when the password contains special characters`
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@owui-terminator[bot] commented on GitHub (Sep 27, 2026):

🔍 Related Issues Found

I found some existing issues that might be related. Please check if any of these are duplicates or contain helpful solutions:

  1. 🟢 #246 bug: image previews never render on Windows — frontend sends backslash paths to /api/workspace/files/serve
    This issue is directly about display_file/workspace file serving for images. It reports that the frontend passes an invalid raw path to /api/workspace/files/serve, causing image display to fail even though the backend can serve the same file correctly with a normalized URL.
    by gucazcode

  2. 🟣 #248 Issue #248
    This is in the same file preview/display path and concerns preview behavior around workspace files. It may be relevant because the new issue also centers on file display through display_file, although the symptom here is stale content rather than missing vision access.
    by unknown


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<!-- gh-comment-id:5853818700 --> @owui-terminator[bot] commented on GitHub (Sep 27, 2026): <!-- terminator-bot:related-issues-reply --> 🔍 **Related Issues Found** I found some existing issues that might be related. Please check if any of these are duplicates or contain helpful solutions: 1. 🟢 [#246](https://github.com/open-webui/computer/issues/246) **bug: image previews never render on Windows — frontend sends backslash paths to `/api/workspace/files/serve`** *This issue is directly about `display_file`/workspace file serving for images. It reports that the frontend passes an invalid raw path to `/api/workspace/files/serve`, causing image display to fail even though the backend can serve the same file correctly with a normalized URL.* *by gucazcode* 2. 🟣 [#248](https://github.com/open-webui/computer/issues/248) **Issue #248** *This is in the same file preview/display path and concerns preview behavior around workspace files. It may be relevant because the new issue also centers on file display through `display_file`, although the symptom here is stale content rather than missing vision access.* *by unknown* --- 💡 If your issue is a duplicate, please close it and add any additional details to the existing issue instead. *This comment was generated automatically.* React with 👍 if helpful, 👎 if not.
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