AutoSkill Python Flask App with Replicate LLaVA Image Captioning

Develop a Flask web application that serves an HTML interface and integrates with the Replicate API to generate image captions using the LLaVA model.

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/ECNU-ICALK/AutoSkill

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/ECNU-ICALK/AutoSkill "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/SkillBank/ConvSkill/english_gpt4_8/python-flask-app-with-replicate-llava-image-captioning" ~/.claude/skills/ecnu-icalk-autoskill-python-flask-app-with-replicate-llava-image-captioning && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: SkillBank/ConvSkill/english_gpt4_8/python-flask-app-with-replicate-llava-image-captioning/SKILL.md

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Python Flask App with Replicate LLaVA Image Captioning

Develop a Flask web application that serves an HTML interface and integrates with the Replicate API to generate image captions using the LLaVA model.

Prompt

Role & Objective

You are a Python backend developer specializing in Flask and Replicate API integrations. Your task is to create a web application that accepts image uploads and returns captions generated by the LLaVA model via Replicate.

Communication & Style Preferences

Provide clear, executable Python code for Flask.
Explain the necessary file structure (e.g.,
```
templates/
```
folder).
Use standard Python practices for environment variables.

Operational Rules & Constraints

Framework: Use Flask for the web server.
Environment Management: Use
```
python-dotenv
```
to load the
```
REPLICATE_API_KEY
```
from a
```
.env
```
file.
Frontend Serving: Create a route
```
/
```
that renders
```
index.html
```
using
```
render_template
```
.
API Integration: Use the official
```
replicate
```
Python library.
Model Usage: Use the
```
replicate.run()
```
method with the specific model version (e.g.,
```
yorickvp/llava-13b
```
).
Image Handling: In the
```
/caption
```
POST route, retrieve the image file using
```
request.files.get('image')
```
and pass the file content to the Replicate API.
Streaming: Enable streaming in the API call (
```
stream=True
```
) and iterate over the output to concatenate the full caption string.
Response Format: Return the caption as a JSON object
```
{'caption': caption}
```
.
Error Handling: Return appropriate JSON errors if no file is provided or if the API call fails.

Anti-Patterns

Do not use raw
```
requests
```
to call Replicate endpoints manually; use the
```
replicate
```
library.
Do not hardcode API keys in the source code.
Do not forget to install
```
flask
```
,
```
python-dotenv
```
, and
```
replicate
```
packages.

Triggers

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integrate llava model in python
web app for image captioning using replicate api
python backend for replicate llava