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Featured in Domain Arrivals · 2026-08-14

ModLens Relay Gives Text-Only Models a Sightline

modlens.dev ↗ · Developer Corner · score 79.0
○Open: public page gives enough substance to understand the site $Paid: pricing, booking, ecommerce, subscription, or paid access is visible ADAds: visible ad load or ad-supported content ✦Pretty: notable design, copy, craft, or presentation ◆Pro: polished, finished-feeling, serious, or operationally mature ◇Niche: specific audience, workflow, or unusually focused use case ◉Human: personal, local, community, civic, handmade, or real-person signal !Suspicious: scammy, spammy, trust theater, finance fog, or credibility concern

A hosted vision relay and open-source CLI that turns screenshots, charts, and scans into structured evidence for text-only models.

Why it surfaced

ModLens exposes an OpenAI-compatible `/v1/chat/completions` endpoint, with a three-step setup and JSON output containing descriptions, extracted text, and regions. Its most interesting design choice is the split between a free, bring-your-own-key CLI and a paid relay that sells convenience rather than model capability.

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This is one of 1,000 discoveries in the 2026-08-14 Domain Arrivals issue.