Improve handling of images in request

frigate/api/chat.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import base64
 import json
 import logging
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
-from typing import Any, Dict, List
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
 
 import cv2
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Body, Depends, Request
@@ -94,10 +94,10 @@ def get_tool_definitions() -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
             "function": {
                 "name": "get_live_context",
                 "description": (
-                    "Get the current live view and detection information for a camera. "
-                    "Returns the current camera frame as a base64-encoded image along with "
-                    "information about objects currently being tracked/detected on the camera. "
-                    "Use this to answer questions about what is happening right now on a specific camera."
+                    "Get the current detection information for a camera: objects being tracked, "
+                    "zones, timestamps. Use this to understand what is visible in the live view. "
+                    "Call this when the user has included a live image (via include_live_image) or "
+                    "when answering questions about what is happening right now on a specific camera."
                 ),
                 "parameters": {
                     "type": "object",
@@ -255,16 +255,6 @@ async def _execute_get_live_context(
                 "error": f"Camera '{camera}' state not available",
             }
 
-        frame = frame_processor.get_current_frame(camera, {})
-        if frame is None:
-            return {
-                "error": f"Unable to get current frame for camera '{camera}'",
-            }
-
-        _, img_encoded = cv2.imencode(".jpg", frame, [cv2.IMWRITE_JPEG_QUALITY, 85])
-        image_base64 = base64.b64encode(img_encoded.tobytes()).decode("utf-8")
-        image_data_url = f"data:image/jpeg;base64,{image_base64}"
-
         tracked_objects_dict = {}
         with camera_state.current_frame_lock:
             tracked_objects = camera_state.tracked_objects.copy()
@@ -283,7 +273,6 @@ async def _execute_get_live_context(
         return {
             "camera": camera,
             "timestamp": frame_time,
-            "image": image_data_url,
             "detections": list(tracked_objects_dict.values()),
         }
 
@@ -294,6 +283,46 @@ async def _execute_get_live_context(
         }
 
 
+async def _get_live_frame_image_url(
+    request: Request,
+    camera: str,
+    allowed_cameras: List[str],
+) -> Optional[str]:
+    """
+    Fetch the current live frame for a camera as a base64 data URL.
+
+    Returns None if the frame cannot be retrieved. Used when include_live_image
+    is set to attach the image to the first user message.
+    """
+    if (
+        camera not in allowed_cameras
+        or camera not in request.app.frigate_config.cameras
+    ):
+        return None
+    try:
+        frame_processor = request.app.detected_frames_processor
+        if camera not in frame_processor.camera_states:
+            return None
+        frame = frame_processor.get_current_frame(camera, {})
+        if frame is None:
+            return None
+        height, width = frame.shape[:2]
+        max_dimension = 1024
+        if height > max_dimension or width > max_dimension:
+            scale = max_dimension / max(height, width)
+            frame = cv2.resize(
+                frame,
+                (int(width * scale), int(height * scale)),
+                interpolation=cv2.INTER_AREA,
+            )
+        _, img_encoded = cv2.imencode(".jpg", frame, [cv2.IMWRITE_JPEG_QUALITY, 85])
+        b64 = base64.b64encode(img_encoded.tobytes()).decode("utf-8")
+        return f"data:image/jpeg;base64,{b64}"
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.debug("Failed to get live frame for %s: %s", camera, e)
+        return None
+
+
 async def _execute_tool_internal(
     tool_name: str,
     arguments: Dict[str, Any],
@@ -391,13 +420,21 @@ async def chat_completion(
             + "\n\nWhen users refer to cameras by their friendly name (e.g., 'Back Deck Camera'), use the corresponding camera ID (e.g., 'back_deck_cam') in tool calls."
         )
 
+    live_image_note = ""
+    if body.include_live_image:
+        live_image_note = (
+            f"\n\nThe first user message includes a live image from camera "
+            f"'{body.include_live_image}'. Use get_live_context for that camera to get "
+            "current detection details (objects, zones) to aid in understanding the image."
+        )
+
     system_prompt = f"""You are a helpful assistant for Frigate, a security camera NVR system. You help users answer questions about their cameras, detected objects, and events.
 
 Current date and time: {current_date_str} at {current_time_str} (UTC)
 
 When users ask questions about "today", "yesterday", "this week", etc., use the current date above as reference.
 When searching for objects or events, use ISO 8601 format for dates (e.g., {current_date_str}T00:00:00Z for the start of today).
-Always be accurate with time calculations based on the current date provided.{cameras_section}"""
+Always be accurate with time calculations based on the current date provided.{cameras_section}{live_image_note}"""
 
     conversation.append(
         {
@@ -406,6 +443,7 @@ Always be accurate with time calculations based on the current date provided.{ca
         }
     )
 
+    first_user_message_seen = False
     for msg in body.messages:
         msg_dict = {
             "role": msg.role,
@@ -415,6 +453,22 @@ Always be accurate with time calculations based on the current date provided.{ca
             msg_dict["tool_call_id"] = msg.tool_call_id
         if msg.name:
             msg_dict["name"] = msg.name
+
+        if (
+            msg.role == "user"
+            and not first_user_message_seen
+            and body.include_live_image
+        ):
+            first_user_message_seen = True
+            image_url = await _get_live_frame_image_url(
+                request, body.include_live_image, allowed_cameras
+            )
+            if image_url:
+                msg_dict["content"] = [
+                    {"type": "text", "text": msg.content},
+                    {"type": "image_url", "image_url": {"url": image_url}},
+                ]
+
         conversation.append(msg_dict)
 
     tool_iterations = 0

frigate/api/defs/request/chat_body.py

@@ -32,3 +32,10 @@ class ChatCompletionRequest(BaseModel):
         le=10,
         description="Maximum number of tool call iterations (default: 5)",
     )
+    include_live_image: Optional[str] = Field(
+        default=None,
+        description=(
+            "If set, the current live frame from this camera is attached to the first "
+            "user message as multimodal content. Use with get_live_context for detection info."
+        ),
+    )

frigate/genai/llama_cpp.py

@@ -216,7 +216,14 @@ class LlamaCppClient(GenAIClient):
                 "finish_reason": "error",
             }
         except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
-            logger.warning("llama.cpp returned an error: %s", str(e))
+            error_detail = str(e)
+            if hasattr(e, "response") and e.response is not None:
+                try:
+                    error_body = e.response.text
+                    error_detail = f"{str(e)} - Response: {error_body[:500]}"
+                except Exception:
+                    pass
+            logger.warning("llama.cpp returned an error: %s", error_detail)
             return {
                 "content": None,
                 "tool_calls": None,