Plant Doctor

Photo in, diagnosis out. A Vellum plugin that identifies plants, assesses their health from a photo, and returns a concrete care plan. Named plants get a persistent checkup history so you can see whether they are getting better or worse.

What it does

• Diagnose from a photo. Send your assistant a picture of a plant and ask what's wrong. The plugin runs it through your configured vision model and returns the species, a health verdict, visible issues with evidence, and a care plan split into "do today" and "ongoing".
• Track every plant. Give a plant a name and each diagnosis is logged to its history. Ask "how is Fernando doing" and get the trend, not just the latest snapshot.
• No extra API keys. Inference routes through the credentials your assistant already uses, via the plugin API's configured-provider handle.

How to use

Once installed, just talk to your assistant. No commands to memorize.

Diagnose a plant:

1. Send a photo of the plant in chat (whole plant or a close-up of the problem area, both work; close-ups of leaf damage or soil give better answers).
2. Ask something like:
   • "what's wrong with my plant?"
   • "is this thing dying?"
   • "what plant is this and how do I care for it?"
3. Add context if you have it: "I water it twice a week and it sits by a north window." Symptoms and watering habits materially improve the diagnosis.

Track a plant over time:

Give the plant a name the first time you diagnose it ("this is Fernando") and every checkup is logged to its history. Then later:

• "how are my plants doing?" gets you the roster with each plant's latest status
• "how is Fernando doing?" gets his full checkup history and trend
• send a new photo and ask "is Fernando getting better?": the assistant compares the new diagnosis against the last one and tells you if the treatment is working

One-off diagnoses without a name work fine too; they just aren't logged.

Tips for better photos:

• Natural light, no flash if possible.
• For pests or spots: underside of the leaves and a close-up.
• For wilting or drooping: whole plant plus the top of the soil.

Surfaces

Surface	Name	Purpose
Tool	plant_diagnose	Photo path in, structured diagnosis + care plan out. Logs to history when a plant name is given.