
deepseek-ocr
Expert skill for using DeepSeek-OCR, a vision-language model for optical character recognition with context optical compression supporting documents, PDFs, and images.
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Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.
npx skills add https://github.com/reason-machines/trending-skills --skill deepseek-ocr- 01
Install
Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.
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Describe the task
Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads deepseek-ocr automatically when relevant.
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Review the result
The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.
SKILL.md
The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.
DeepSeek-OCR
Skill by ara.so — Daily 2026 Skills collection.
DeepSeek-OCR is a vision-language model for Optical Character Recognition with "Contexts Optical Compression." It supports native and dynamic resolutions, multiple prompt modes (document-to-markdown, free OCR, figure parsing, grounding), and can be run via vLLM (high-throughput) or HuggingFace Transformers. It processes images and PDFs, outputting structured text or markdown.
Installation
Prerequisites
- CUDA 11.8+, PyTorch 2.6.0
- Python 3.12.9 (via conda recommended)
Setup
git clone https://github.com/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR.git
cd DeepSeek-OCR
conda create -n deepseek-ocr python=3.12.9 -y
conda activate deepseek-ocr
# Install PyTorch with CUDA 11.8
pip install torch==2.6.0 torchvision==0.21.0 torchaudio==2.6.0 \
--index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu118
# Download vllm-0.8.5 whl from https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/releases/tag/v0.8.5
pip install vllm-0.8.5+cu118-cp38-abi3-manylinux1_x86_64.whl
pip install -r requirements.txt
pip install flash-attn==2.7.3 --no-build-isolation
Alternative: upstream vLLM (nightly)
uv venv
source .venv/bin/activate
uv pip install -U vllm --pre --extra-index-url https://wheels.vllm.ai/nightly
Model Download
Model is available on HuggingFace: deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR
from huggingface_hub import snapshot_download
snapshot_download(repo_id="deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR")
Inference: vLLM (Recommended for Production)
Single Image — Streaming
from vllm import LLM, SamplingParams
from vllm.model_executor.models.deepseek_ocr import NGramPerReqLogitsProcessor
from PIL import Image
llm = LLM(
model="deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR",
enable_prefix_caching=False,
mm_processor_cache_gb=0,
logits_processors=[NGramPerReqLogitsProcessor]
)
image = Image.open("document.png").convert("RGB")
prompt = "<image>\nFree OCR."
sampling_params = SamplingParams(
temperature=0.0,
max_tokens=8192,
extra_args=dict(
ngram_size=30,
window_size=90,
whitelist_token_ids={128821, 128822}, # <td>, </td> for table support
),
skip_special_tokens=False,
)
outputs = llm.generate(
[{"prompt": prompt, "multi_modal_data": {"image": image}}],
sampling_params
)
print(outputs[0].outputs[0].text)
Batch Images
from vllm import LLM, SamplingParams
from vllm.model_executor.models.deepseek_ocr import NGramPerReqLogitsProcessor
from PIL import Image
llm = LLM(
model="deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR",
enable_prefix_caching=False,
mm_processor_cache_gb=0,
logits_processors=[NGramPerReqLogitsProcessor]
)
image_paths = ["page1.png", "page2.png", "page3.png"]
prompt = "<image>\n<|grounding|>Convert the document to markdown. "
model_input = [
{
"prompt": prompt,
"multi_modal_data": {"image": Image.open(p).convert("RGB")}
}
for p in image_paths
]
sampling_params = SamplingParams(
temperature=0.0,
max_tokens=8192,
extra_args=dict(
ngram_size=30,
window_size=90,
whitelist_token_ids={128821, 128822},
),
skip_special_tokens=False,
)
outputs = llm.generate(model_input, sampling_params)
for path, output in zip(image_paths, outputs):
print(f"=== {path} ===")
print(output.outputs[0].text)
PDF Processing (via vLLM scripts)
cd DeepSeek-OCR-master/DeepSeek-OCR-vllm
# Edit config.py: set INPUT_PATH, OUTPUT_PATH, model path, etc.
python run_dpsk_ocr_pdf.py # ~2500 tokens/s on A100-40G
Benchmark Evaluation
cd DeepSeek-OCR-master/DeepSeek-OCR-vllm
python run_dpsk_ocr_eval_batch.py
Inference: HuggingFace Transformers
import os
import torch
from transformers import AutoModel, AutoTokenizer
os.environ["CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES"] = "0"
model_name = "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR"
tokenizer = AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained(model_name, trust_remote_code=True)
model = AutoModel.from_pretrained(
model_name,
_attn_implementation="flash_attention_2",
trust_remote_code=True,
use_safetensors=True,
)
model = model.eval().cuda().to(torch.bfloat16)
# Document to markdown
res = model.infer(
tokenizer,
prompt="<image>\n<|grounding|>Convert the document to markdown. ",
image_file="document.jpg",
output_path="./output/",
base_size=1024,
image_size=640,
crop_mode=True,
save_results=True,
test_compress=True,
)
print(res)
Transformers Script
cd DeepSeek-OCR-master/DeepSeek-OCR-hf
python run_dpsk_ocr.py
Prompt Reference
| Use Case | Prompt |
|---|---|
| Document → Markdown | `<image>\n< |
| General OCR | `<image>\n< |
| Free OCR (no layout) | <image>\nFree OCR. |
| Parse figure/chart | <image>\nParse the figure. |
| General description | <image>\nDescribe this image in detail. |
| Grounded REC | <image>\nLocate <|ref|>TARGET_TEXT<|/ref|> in the image. |
PROMPTS = {
"document_markdown": "<image>\n<|grounding|>Convert the document to markdown. ",
"ocr_image": "<image>\n<|grounding|>OCR this image. ",
"free_ocr": "<image>\nFree OCR. ",
"parse_figure": "<image>\nParse the figure. ",
"describe": "<image>\nDescribe this image in detail. ",
"rec": "<image>\nLocate <|ref|>{target}<|/ref|> in the image. ",
}
Supported Resolutions
| Mode | Resolution | Vision Tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Tiny | 512×512 | 64 |
| Small | 640×640 | 100 |
| Base | 1024×1024 | 256 |
| Large | 1280×1280 | 400 |
| Gundam (dynamic) | n×640×640 + 1×1024×1024 | variable |
# Transformers: control resolution via infer() params
res = model.infer(
tokenizer,
prompt=prompt,
image_file="image.jpg",
base_size=1024, # 512, 640, 1024, or 1280
image_size=640, # patch size for dynamic mode
crop_mode=True, # True = Gundam dynamic resolution
)
Configuration (vLLM)
Edit DeepSeek-OCR-master/DeepSeek-OCR-vllm/config.py:
# Key config fields (example)
MODEL_PATH = "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR" # or local path
INPUT_PATH = "/data/input_images/"
OUTPUT_PATH = "/data/output/"
TENSOR_PARALLEL_SIZE = 1 # GPUs for tensor parallelism
MAX_TOKENS = 8192
TEMPERATURE = 0.0
NGRAM_SIZE = 30
WINDOW_SIZE = 90
Common Patterns
Process a Directory of Images
import os
from pathlib import Path
from PIL import Image
from vllm import LLM, SamplingParams
from vllm.model_executor.models.deepseek_ocr import NGramPerReqLogitsProcessor
def batch_ocr(image_dir: str, output_dir: str, prompt: str = "<image>\nFree OCR."):
Path(output_dir).mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
llm = LLM(
model="deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR",
enable_prefix_caching=False,
mm_processor_cache_gb=0,
logits_processors=[NGramPerReqLogitsProcessor],
)
sampling_params = SamplingParams(
temperature=0.0,
max_tokens=8192,
extra_args=dict(ngram_size=30, window_size=90, whitelist_token_ids={128821, 128822}),
skip_special_tokens=False,
)
image_files = list(Path(image_dir).glob("*.png")) + list(Path(image_dir).glob("*.jpg"))
inputs = [
{"prompt": prompt, "multi_modal_data": {"image": Image.open(f).convert("RGB")}}
for f in image_files
]
outputs = llm.generate(inputs, sampling_params)
for img_path, output in zip(image_files, outputs):
out_file = Path(output_dir) / (img_path.stem + ".txt")
out_file.write_text(output.outputs[0].text)
print(f"Saved: {out_file}")
batch_ocr("/data/scans/", "/data/results/")
Convert PDF Pages to Markdown
import fitz # PyMuPDF
from PIL import Image
from io import BytesIO
from vllm import LLM, SamplingParams
from vllm.model_executor.models.deepseek_ocr import NGramPerReqLogitsProcessor
def pdf_to_markdown(pdf_path: str) -> list[str]:
doc = fitz.open(pdf_path)
llm = LLM(
model="deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR",
enable_prefix_caching=False,
mm_processor_cache_gb=0,
logits_processors=[NGramPerReqLogitsProcessor],
)
sampling_params = SamplingParams(
temperature=0.0,
max_tokens=8192,
extra_args=dict(ngram_size=30, window_size=90, whitelist_token_ids={128821, 128822}),
skip_special_tokens=False,
)
prompt = "<image>\n<|grounding|>Convert the document to markdown. "
inputs = []
for page in doc:
pix = page.get_pixmap(dpi=150)
img = Image.open(BytesIO(pix.tobytes("png"))).convert("RGB")
inputs.append({"prompt": prompt, "multi_modal_data": {"image": img}})
outputs = llm.generate(inputs, sampling_params)
return [o.outputs[0].text for o in outputs]
pages = pdf_to_markdown("report.pdf")
full_markdown = "\n\n---\n\n".join(pages)
print(full_markdown)
Grounded Text Location (REC)
import torch
from transformers import AutoModel, AutoTokenizer
model_name = "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR"
tokenizer = AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained(model_name, trust_remote_code=True)
model = AutoModel.from_pretrained(
model_name,
_attn_implementation="flash_attention_2",
trust_remote_code=True,
use_safetensors=True,
).eval().cuda().to(torch.bfloat16)
target = "Total Amount"
prompt = f"<image>\nLocate <|ref|>{target}<|/ref|> in the image. "
res = model.infer(
tokenizer,
prompt=prompt,
image_file="invoice.jpg",
output_path="./output/",
base_size=1024,
image_size=640,
crop_mode=False,
save_results=True,
)
print(res) # Returns bounding box / location info
Troubleshooting
transformers version conflict with vLLM
vLLM 0.8.5 requires transformers>=4.51.1 — if running both in the same env, this error is safe to ignore per the project docs.
Flash Attention build errors
# Ensure torch is installed before flash-attn
pip install flash-attn==2.7.3 --no-build-isolation
CUDA out of memory
- Use smaller resolution:
base_size=512orbase_size=640 - Disable
crop_mode=Falseto avoid multi-crop dynamic resolution - Reduce batch size in vLLM inputs
Model output is garbled / repetitive
Ensure NGramPerReqLogitsProcessor is passed to LLM — this is required for proper decoding:
from vllm.model_executor.models.deepseek_ocr import NGramPerReqLogitsProcessor
llm = LLM(..., logits_processors=[NGramPerReqLogitsProcessor])
Tables not rendering correctly
Add table token IDs to the whitelist:
whitelist_token_ids={128821, 128822} # <td> and </td>
Multi-GPU inference
llm = LLM(
model="deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR",
tensor_parallel_size=4, # number of GPUs
enable_prefix_caching=False,
mm_processor_cache_gb=0,
logits_processors=[NGramPerReqLogitsProcessor],
)
Key Files
DeepSeek-OCR-master/
├── DeepSeek-OCR-vllm/
│ ├── config.py # vLLM configuration
│ ├── run_dpsk_ocr_image.py # Single image inference
│ ├── run_dpsk_ocr_pdf.py # PDF batch inference
│ └── run_dpsk_ocr_eval_batch.py # Benchmark evaluation
└── DeepSeek-OCR-hf/
└── run_dpsk_ocr.py # HuggingFace Transformers inference
FAQ
What does the deepseek-ocr skill do?
Expert skill for using DeepSeek-OCR, a vision-language model for optical character recognition with context optical compression supporting documents, PDFs, and images.
How do I install deepseek-ocr?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/reason-machines/trending-skills --skill deepseek-ocr in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/deepseek-ocr/ (personal) or .claude/skills/deepseek-ocr/ (project).
Which AI agents can use deepseek-ocr?
Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.
Is deepseek-ocr safe to install?
No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.
Who maintains deepseek-ocr?
It is published by reason-machines in reason-machines/trending-skills. It has 1,614 recorded installs.
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