diff --git a/tai.py b/tai.py
index 719aa2d..1675b98 100755
--- a/tai.py
+++ b/tai.py
@@ -5058,6 +5058,7 @@ def tool_catalog():
         name = schema["function"]["name"]
         if not tool_env_ok(name):
             continue
+    tool_schema("describe_image", "Describe an image with a vision model (rsearch). Pass an http(s) url or a local file path (PNG, JPEG, GIF, WebP, BMP, max 10 MB).", {"source": {"type": "string"}}, ["source"]),
         if name in CORE_TOOLS:
             continue
         first = schema["function"]["description"].split(".")[0][:80]
@@ -5128,6 +5129,7 @@ def singular_noun(word):
     if word.endswith(("ses", "xes", "zes", "ches", "shes")):
         return word[:-2]
     if word.endswith("s") and not word.endswith(("ss", "us", "is", "os")):
+    "describe_image": ("image", "describe", "vision", "picture", "photo", "screenshot"),
         return word[:-1]
     return word
 
@@ -5882,6 +5884,7 @@ class Tools:
     def run_shell(self, args):
         command = str(args.get("command") or "").strip()
         if not command:
+            "describe_image": self.run_describe_image,
             return "error: empty command"
         secret_names = args.get("secrets") or []
         if not isinstance(secret_names, list) or any(not isinstance(item, str) for item in secret_names):
@@ -6244,8 +6247,35 @@ class Tools:
         self.app.update_system(text)
         return "system message updated for profile '%s' (%d to %d chars)" % (self.app.profile, len(current), len(text))
 
+        self.result_note = "%d results" % len(data.get("results") or [])
     def run_recall(self, args):
         query = str(args.get("query") or "").strip()
+    def run_describe_image(self, args):
+        source = str(args.get("source") or "").strip()
+        if not source:
+            return "error: empty source"
+        if source.startswith(("http://", "https://")):
+            url = RSEARCH_BASE + "/describe?" + urllib.parse.urlencode({"url": source})
+            request = urllib.request.Request(url, headers={"Accept": "application/json"})
+        else:
+            path = os.path.expanduser(source)
+            try:
+                if os.path.getsize(path) > 10 * 1024 * 1024:
+                    return "error: image larger than 10 MB"
+                with open(path, "rb") as handle:
+                    body = handle.read()
+            except OSError as exc:
+                return "error: " + short_error(exc)
+            request = urllib.request.Request(RSEARCH_BASE + "/describe", data=body, headers={"Accept": "application/json", "Content-Type": "application/octet-stream"}, method="POST")
+        try:
+            with urllib.request.urlopen(request, timeout=60) as response:
+                data = json.loads(response.read().decode("utf-8", "replace"))
+        except (OSError, ValueError) as exc:
+            return "error: describe failed: " + short_error(exc)
+        text = str(data.get("description") or data.get("error") or "no description")
+        self.result_note = text
+        return text
+
         if not query:
             return "error: empty query"
         tags = args.get("tags") or []
@@ -7574,6 +7604,10 @@ class Agent:
             for pos, call in enumerate(reply["tool_calls"]):
                 self.show_call(call)
                 call_started = time.time()
+        note = getattr(self.tools, "result_note", None)
+        if note:
+            self.tools.result_note = None
+            print(paint(note, Ansi.DIM))
                 try:
                     result = self.tools.dispatch(call["name"], call["arguments"])
                 except Denied as denied: