OpenViking fail to pull images when pulling files from a remote Git repository

[shihuan-alt]

Why does OpenViking fail to pull images when pulling files from a remote Git repository? When will this feature be available?

[itzmitto]

Hi shihuan-alt!

Interesting question! I'd first separate two possibilities: whether the image files are being downloaded from Git at all, or whether OpenViking downloads them but doesn't import them as resources.

The README documents importing remote repositories, but I couldn't confirm from the available documentation that this import path supports every image format.

A few things I'd check:

1. Clone the same repository locally and confirm that the images are actually present in the Git checkout.
2. Check whether those images are regular Git files or stored through Git LFS. Files stored through LFS can require an additional download step.
3. Import a small test repository containing one Markdown file and one PNG or JPEG image.
4. Compare the resulting resources and task status with what appears in the local checkout.
5. Check the import logs for unsupported file types, skipped files, or download failures.

If the files exist locally but are consistently skipped during OpenViking import, that would help establish whether this is a limitation or a bug in the repository importer.

As for when support might be available, I wouldn't want to guess at a release date without confirmation from the maintainers.

Could you share your OpenViking version and whether the missing images are regular repository files, Git LFS assets, or images referenced from Markdown?

Hope this helps!