AI Identification

StoreIT can use Claude (Anthropic’s AI) to automatically identify items from photos.

How It Works

1. You take a photo of an item
2. The photo is sent to the Claude API
3. Claude analyzes the image and returns:
   • A suggested name for the item
   • A description of what it is
   • Tags for searchability (color, material, category, etc.)
4. You review and confirm or edit the suggestions

Setup

Set the STOREIT_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY environment variable with your Anthropic API key. You can get one at console.anthropic.com.

STOREIT_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-api03-...

Optionally, configure the model:

STOREIT_AI_MODEL=claude-haiku-4-5-20251001  # default, fast and cheap

Without AI

If no API key is configured, AI identification is disabled. You can still add items manually with name, description, and tags. All other features work normally.

Privacy

Photos are sent to Anthropic’s API for identification only. They are not stored by Anthropic beyond the API request. All data remains on your server.