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docs: clarify vLLM video upload and source indicator behavior#1130

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@shihanqu shihanqu commented Mar 4, 2026

Summary

  • add vLLM quick-start documentation notes for multimodal video usage
  • clarify that No sources found can be expected for video-only turns without RAG citations
  • clarify that File type video/mp4 is not supported for processing refers to file-processing/retrieval path, not necessarily model multimodal inference failure
  • add a minimal direct API health check snippet for vLLM model listing

Why

Users connecting Open WebUI to vLLM for multimodal/video models can receive mixed UI signals:

  • valid model interpretation output
  • plus file-processing warning and/or no-citation indicator

This update documents expected behavior and reduces troubleshooting confusion.

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@Classic298 Classic298 marked this pull request as draft March 4, 2026 23:17
@shihanqu shihanqu changed the base branch from main to dev March 4, 2026 23:28
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