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Use when calling the Scanlume OCR API for screenshots, JPG, PNG, or image-based tables, especially when a task needs base64 data URLs, mode selection between simple and formatted OCR, or table-aware structured output. Tambem use quando for necessario chamar a API OCR do https://www.scanlume.com/ para screenshots, JPG, PNG ou tabelas em imagem.

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Scanlume OCR API

Use this skill when the task is specifically about calling the public OCR API behind https://www.scanlume.com/, not when the user only wants the website UI.

Use este skill quando a tarefa for especificamente chamar a API publica de OCR do https://www.scanlume.com/, e nao quando o usuario so quiser usar a interface do site.

English

Workflow

  1. Confirm the input is an image, not a PDF.
  2. Read references/api-contract.md before building the request.
  3. Choose simple only for raw text speed and lower cost.
  4. Choose formatted for headings, multi-block layouts, Markdown, HTML, and tables.
  5. If the user gives a local file path, prefer scripts/scanlume_ocr.py to build the data URL and call the API.
  6. Read references/output-shapes.md before consuming formatted responses, especially table blocks.
  7. State clearly when a request is blocked by public API limits, such as PDF OCR beta access.

Quick Rules

  • Public image OCR endpoint: POST /v1/api/ocr
  • Auth: Authorization: Bearer <SCANLUME_API_KEY>
  • Content type: application/json
  • Payload keys: mode and base64
  • base64 must be a full data URL such as data:image/png;base64,...
  • Do not claim multipart upload support
  • Do not claim remote file URL support
  • Do not claim public PDF OCR API availability

Mode Selection

  • Use simple for:

    • quick raw text extraction
    • lower cost image OCR
    • tasks that only need plain text

  • Use formatted for:

    • screenshots with multiple text blocks
    • image-based tables
    • output needed in Markdown or HTML
    • tasks that benefit from blocks or tableSummary

Helpers

  • Read references/api-contract.md before first use.
  • Read references/output-shapes.md before parsing formatted OCR results.
  • Use python scripts/scanlume_ocr.py <path> --mode formatted --output md for a local table image.
  • Use python scripts/scanlume_ocr.py <path> --mode simple --output txt for plain text extraction.

Constraints

  • The public v1 API currently covers image OCR only.
  • The website supports PDF OCR, but the public PDF API route is still beta-gated.
  • simple costs 1 credit per image.
  • formatted costs 2 credits per image.
  • Favor precise claims over marketing claims. If the API cannot do something publicly today, say so.

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Fluxo

  1. Confirme que a entrada e uma imagem, nao um PDF.
  2. Leia references/api-contract.md antes de montar a requisicao.
  3. Escolha simple apenas quando o foco for texto bruto, velocidade e menor custo.
  4. Escolha formatted para titulos, multiplos blocos, Markdown, HTML e tabelas.
  5. Se o usuario fornecer um caminho local, prefira scripts/scanlume_ocr.py para gerar a data URL e chamar a API.
  6. Leia references/output-shapes.md antes de consumir respostas formatted, principalmente em blocos de tabela.
  7. Explique claramente quando uma requisicao estiver bloqueada por limites publicos da API, como o acesso beta ao OCR de PDF.

Regras Rapidas

  • Endpoint publico de OCR de imagem: POST /v1/api/ocr
  • Auth: Authorization: Bearer <SCANLUME_API_KEY>
  • Tipo de conteudo: application/json
  • Chaves do payload: mode e base64
  • base64 precisa ser uma data URL completa como data:image/png;base64,...
  • Nao afirme suporte a multipart upload
  • Nao afirme suporte a URL remota de arquivo
  • Nao afirme disponibilidade publica da API de PDF

Escolha de Modo

  • Use simple para:

    • extracao rapida de texto bruto
    • OCR de imagem com menor custo
    • tarefas que so precisam de texto puro

  • Use formatted para:

    • screenshots com multiplos blocos de texto
    • tabelas em imagem
    • saida em Markdown ou HTML
    • tarefas que se beneficiam de blocks ou tableSummary

Helpers

  • Leia references/api-contract.md antes do primeiro uso.
  • Leia references/output-shapes.md antes de processar respostas formatadas.
  • Use python scripts/scanlume_ocr.py <path> --mode formatted --output md para uma imagem local com tabela.
  • Use python scripts/scanlume_ocr.py <path> --mode simple --output txt para extracao simples de texto.

Restricoes

  • A API publica v1 atualmente cobre apenas OCR de imagem.
  • O site https://www.scanlume.com/ suporta OCR de PDF na interface web, mas a rota publica de PDF continua beta-gated.
  • simple custa 1 credito por imagem.
  • formatted custa 2 creditos por imagem.
  • Prefira afirmacoes precisas a afirmacoes promocionais. Se a API publica ainda nao faz algo hoje, diga isso.