Merge branch 'master' into agentic_updates

Author: ezelanza

README.md

@@ -51,11 +51,23 @@ To read about the latest details and updates on OpenVINO toolkit, visit our [blo
 ## Contribute
 If you want to contribute to OpenVINO toolkit, please read this [article](https://medium.com/openvino-toolkit/how-to-contribute-to-an-ai-open-source-project-c741f48e009e).
 
-## Troubleshooting and Resources
-- Open a [discussion topic](https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino_build_deploy/discussions)
-- Create an [issue](https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino_build_deploy/issues)
-- Learn more about [OpenVINO](https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/developer/tools/openvino-toolkit/overview.html)
-- Explore [OpenVINO’s documentation](https://docs.openvino.ai/home.html)
+## Troubleshooting
+
+First, please verify that you have followed the instructions in the project's README. Then, being in the `ai_ref_kit/demo` directory, run the following to check the environment and all the packages:
+
+```bash
+python ../../check_project_env.py
+```
+
+See if no packages are missing and all the versions are correct. If you still have issues, please try:
+
+- Opening a [discussion topic](https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino_build_deploy/discussions)
+- Creating an [issue](https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino_build_deploy/issues)
+
+And learn more by:
+
+- Reading about [OpenVINO](https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/developer/tools/openvino-toolkit/overview.html)
+- Exploring [OpenVINO’s documentation](https://docs.openvino.ai/home.html)
 
 ## Team
 

ai_ref_kits/agentic_multimodal_travel_planer/download_and_run_models_Windows.bat

@@ -186,10 +186,8 @@ REM Start LLM service
 REM --port = gRPC, --rest_port = HTTP REST (chat/completions). Agents use HTTP, so REST must be on LLM_PORT.
 echo Starting LLM service (REST on %LLM_PORT%, gRPC on 8011)...
 set LLM_GRPC_PORT=8011
-set LLM_TOOL_PARSER=hermes3
-echo %LLM_MODEL% | findstr /I "TinyLlama" >nul && set LLM_TOOL_PARSER=llama3
-set LLM_ARGS=--port %LLM_GRPC_PORT% --rest_port %LLM_PORT% --model_repository_path "%MODELS_DIR%" --source_model "%LLM_MODEL%" --tool_parser %LLM_TOOL_PARSER% --cache_size 0 --task text_generation
-if not "%LLM_DEVICE%"=="" set LLM_ARGS=%LLM_ARGS% --target_device %LLM_DEVICE%
+set LLM_ARGS=--port %LLM_GRPC_PORT% --rest_port %LLM_PORT% --model_repository_path "%MODELS_DIR%" --source_model "%LLM_MODEL%" --tool_parser hermes3 --cache_size 0 --task text_generation 
+if not "%TARGET_DEVICE%"=="" set LLM_ARGS=%LLM_ARGS% --target_device %TARGET_DEVICE%
 REM Use PowerShell Start-Process to launch detached
 powershell -Command "Start-Process -FilePath '%OVMS_PATH%' -ArgumentList '%LLM_ARGS%' -RedirectStandardOutput '%LOGS_DIR%\ovms_llm.log' -RedirectStandardError '%LOGS_DIR%\ovms_llm.err' -WindowStyle Hidden" || (echo Failed to start LLM service && exit /b 1)
 ping -n 3 127.0.0.1 >nul

check_project_env.py

@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+import sys
+import platform
+import importlib
+from pathlib import Path
+
+print("\n===== OpenVINO Environment Diagnostic =====\n")
+
+# ------------------ SYSTEM INFO ------------------
+print("System Information")
+print("------------------")
+print("OS:", platform.system(), platform.release())
+print("Machine:", platform.machine())
+print("Processor:", platform.processor())
+
+# ------------------ PYTHON INFO ------------------
+print("\nPython Information")
+print("------------------")
+print("Python version:", sys.version)
+
+# ------------------ OPENVINO INFO ------------------
+print("\nOpenVINO Information")
+print("------------------")
+
+try:
+    import openvino as ov
+    core = ov.Core()
+    print("OpenVINO version:", ov.__version__)
+    print("Available devices:")
+    for device in core.available_devices:
+        print(" -", device)
+except Exception as e:
+    print("OpenVINO check failed:", e)
+
+# ------------------ PACKAGE CHECK ------------------
+print("\nPackage Check")
+print("------------------")
+
+req_file = Path("requirements.txt")
+
+# mapping pip names → import names
+IMPORT_MAP = {
+    "pillow": "PIL",
+    "opencv-python": "cv2",
+    "optimum-intel": "optimum",
+}
+
+def parse_line(line):
+    """Extract package name + required version"""
+    if "==" in line:
+        name, version = line.split("==")
+    elif ">=" in line:
+        name, version = line.split(">=")
+    else:
+        name, version = line, None
+
+    name = name.strip()
+    version = version.strip() if version else None
+
+    # remove extras like qrcode[pil]
+    name = name.split("[")[0]
+
+    return name, version
+
+if req_file.exists():
+    packages = []
+
+    with open(req_file) as f:
+        for line in f:
+            line = line.strip()
+
+            if not line or line.startswith("#"):
+                continue
+
+            if line.startswith("--"):
+                continue
+
+            pkg_name, req_version = parse_line(line)
+            packages.append((pkg_name, req_version))
+
+    for pkg, req_version in packages:
+        module_name = IMPORT_MAP.get(pkg, pkg.replace("-", "_"))
+
+        try:
+            module = importlib.import_module(module_name)
+
+            # try to get installed version
+            installed_version = getattr(module, "__version__", None)
+
+            if req_version and installed_version:
+                if installed_version.startswith(req_version):
+                    print(f"{pkg} ✔ installed ({installed_version})")
+                else:
+                    print(f"{pkg} ⚠ version mismatch (installed: {installed_version}, required: {req_version})")
+            else:
+                print(f"{pkg} ✔ installed")
+
+        except ImportError:
+            print(f"{pkg} ❌ missing")
+
+else:
+    print("No requirements.txt found.")
+
+print("\n===========================================\n")

demos/the_narrator_demo/requirements.txt

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 --extra-index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cpu
 
-openvino==2025.4.0
-openvino-genai==2025.4.0
+openvino==2026.0.0
+openvino-genai==2026.0.0
 huggingface-hub==0.34.4
 numpy==2.2.6
 opencv-python==4.11.0.86

demos/theme_demo/requirements.txt

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-openvino==2025.4
+openvino==2026.0.0
 opencv-python==4.10.0.84
 numpy==2.2.6
 scipy==1.15.3