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diff --git a/dimos/models/vl/README.md b/dimos/models/vl/README.md
index 3a8353c69a..c252d47957 100644
--- a/dimos/models/vl/README.md
+++ b/dimos/models/vl/README.md
@@ -20,3 +20,48 @@ image = Image.from_file("path/to/your/image.jpg")
 response = model.query(image.data, "What do you see in this image?")
 print(response)
 ```
+
+## Moondream Hosted Model
+
+The `MoondreamHostedVlModel` class provides access to the hosted Moondream API for fast vision-language tasks.
+
+**Prerequisites:**
+
+You must export your API key before using the model:
+```bash
+export MOONDREAM_API_KEY="your_api_key_here"
+```
+
+### Capabilities
+
+The model supports four modes of operation:
+
+1. **Caption**: Generate a description of the image.
+2. **Query**: Ask natural language questions about the image.
+3. **Detect**: Find bounding boxes for specific objects.
+4. **Point**: Locate the center points of specific objects.
+
+### Example Usage
+
+```python
+from dimos.models.vl.moondream_hosted import MoondreamHostedVlModel
+from dimos.msgs.sensor_msgs import Image
+
+model = MoondreamHostedVlModel()
+image = Image.from_file("path/to/image.jpg")
+
+# 1. Caption
+print(f"Caption: {model.caption(image)}")
+
+# 2. Query
+print(f"Answer: {model.query(image, 'Is there a person in the image?')}")
+
+# 3. Detect (returns ImageDetections2D)
+detections = model.query_detections(image, "person")
+for det in detections.detections:
+    print(f"Found person at {det.bbox}")
+
+# 4. Point (returns list of (x, y) coordinates)
+points = model.point(image, "person")
+print(f"Person centers: {points}")
+```
diff --git a/dimos/models/vl/__init__.py b/dimos/models/vl/__init__.py
index 8cb0a7944b..3ea4a28453 100644
--- a/dimos/models/vl/__init__.py
+++ b/dimos/models/vl/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 from dimos.models.vl.base import VlModel
+from dimos.models.vl.moondream import MoondreamVlModel
+from dimos.models.vl.moondream_hosted import MoondreamHostedVlModel
 from dimos.models.vl.qwen import QwenVlModel
diff --git a/dimos/models/vl/moondream_hosted.py b/dimos/models/vl/moondream_hosted.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1bf0f43e67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dimos/models/vl/moondream_hosted.py
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+import os
+import warnings
+from functools import cached_property
+
+import moondream as md
+import numpy as np
+from PIL import Image as PILImage
+
+from dimos.models.vl.base import VlModel
+from dimos.msgs.sensor_msgs import Image
+from dimos.perception.detection.type import Detection2DBBox, ImageDetections2D
+
+
+class MoondreamHostedVlModel(VlModel):
+    _api_key: str | None
+
+    def __init__(self, api_key: str | None = None) -> None:
+        self._api_key = api_key
+
+    @cached_property
+    def _client(self) -> md.vl:
+        api_key = self._api_key or os.getenv("MOONDREAM_API_KEY")
+        if not api_key:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "Moondream API key must be provided or set in MOONDREAM_API_KEY environment variable"
+            )
+        return md.vl(api_key=api_key)
+
+    def _to_pil_image(self, image: Image | np.ndarray) -> PILImage.Image:
+        if isinstance(image, np.ndarray):
+            warnings.warn(
+                "MoondreamHostedVlModel should receive standard dimos Image type, not a numpy array",
+                DeprecationWarning,
+                stacklevel=3,
+            )
+            image = Image.from_numpy(image)
+        
+        rgb_image = image.to_rgb()
+        return PILImage.fromarray(rgb_image.data)
+
+    def query(self, image: Image | np.ndarray, query: str, **kwargs) -> str:
+        pil_image = self._to_pil_image(image)
+        
+        result = self._client.query(pil_image, query)
+        return result.get("answer", str(result))
+
+    def caption(self, image: Image | np.ndarray, length: str = "normal") -> str:
+        """Generate a caption for the image.
+        
+        Args:
+            image: Input image
+            length: Caption length ("normal", "short", "long")
+        """
+        pil_image = self._to_pil_image(image)
+        result = self._client.caption(pil_image, length=length)
+        return result.get("caption", str(result))
+
+    def query_detections(self, image: Image, query: str, **kwargs) -> ImageDetections2D:
+        """Detect objects using Moondream's hosted detect method.
+
+        Args:
+            image: Input image
+            query: Object query (e.g., "person", "car")
+            max_objects: Maximum number of objects to detect (not directly supported by hosted API args in docs, 
+                         but we handle the output)
+
+        Returns:
+            ImageDetections2D containing detected bounding boxes
+        """
+        pil_image = self._to_pil_image(image)
+        
+        # API docs: detect(image, object) -> {"objects": [...]}
+        result = self._client.detect(pil_image, query)
+        objects = result.get("objects", [])
+
+        # Convert to ImageDetections2D
+        image_detections = ImageDetections2D(image)
+        height, width = image.height, image.width
+
+        for track_id, obj in enumerate(objects):
+            # Expected format from docs: Region with x_min, y_min, x_max, y_max
+            # Assuming normalized coordinates as per local model and standard VLM behavior
+            x_min_norm = obj.get("x_min", 0.0)
+            y_min_norm = obj.get("y_min", 0.0)
+            x_max_norm = obj.get("x_max", 1.0)
+            y_max_norm = obj.get("y_max", 1.0)
+
+            x1 = x_min_norm * width
+            y1 = y_min_norm * height
+            x2 = x_max_norm * width
+            y2 = y_max_norm * height
+
+            bbox = (x1, y1, x2, y2)
+
+            detection = Detection2DBBox(
+                bbox=bbox,
+                track_id=track_id,
+                class_id=-1,
+                confidence=1.0,
+                name=query,
+                ts=image.ts,
+                image=image,
+            )
+
+            if detection.is_valid():
+                image_detections.detections.append(detection)
+
+        return image_detections
+
+    def point(self, image: Image, query: str) -> list[tuple[float, float]]:
+        """Get coordinates of specific objects in an image.
+        
+        Args:
+            image: Input image
+            query: Object query
+            
+        Returns:
+            List of (x, y) pixel coordinates
+        """
+        pil_image = self._to_pil_image(image)
+        result = self._client.point(pil_image, query)
+        points = result.get("points", [])
+        
+        pixel_points = []
+        height, width = image.height, image.width
+        
+        for p in points:
+            x_norm = p.get("x", 0.0)
+            y_norm = p.get("y", 0.0)
+            pixel_points.append((x_norm * width, y_norm * height))
+            
+        return pixel_points
+
diff --git a/dimos/models/vl/test_moondream_hosted.py b/dimos/models/vl/test_moondream_hosted.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dd18b993a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dimos/models/vl/test_moondream_hosted.py
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+import os
+import time
+import pytest
+from dimos.models.vl.moondream_hosted import MoondreamHostedVlModel
+from dimos.msgs.sensor_msgs import Image
+from dimos.perception.detection.type import ImageDetections2D
+
+# Skip all tests in this module if API key is missing
+pytestmark = pytest.mark.skipif(
+    not os.getenv("MOONDREAM_API_KEY"), 
+    reason="MOONDREAM_API_KEY not set"
+)
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def model():
+    return MoondreamHostedVlModel()
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def test_image():
+    image_path = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "assets/test.png")
+    if not os.path.exists(image_path):
+        pytest.skip(f"Test image not found at {image_path}")
+    return Image.from_file(image_path)
+
+def test_caption(model, test_image):
+    """Test generating a caption."""
+    print("\n--- Testing Caption ---")
+    caption = model.caption(test_image)
+    print(f"Caption: {caption}")
+    assert isinstance(caption, str)
+    assert len(caption) > 0
+
+def test_query(model, test_image):
+    """Test querying the image."""
+    print("\n--- Testing Query ---")
+    question = "Is there an xbox controller in the image?"
+    answer = model.query(test_image, question)
+    print(f"Question: {question}")
+    print(f"Answer: {answer}")
+    assert isinstance(answer, str)
+    assert len(answer) > 0
+    # The answer should likely be positive given the user's prompt
+    assert "yes" in answer.lower() or "controller" in answer.lower()
+
+def test_query_latency(model, test_image):
+    """Test that a simple query returns in under 1 second."""
+    print("\n--- Testing Query Latency ---")
+    question = "What is this?"
+    
+    # Warmup (optional, but good practice if first call establishes connection)
+    # model.query(test_image, "warmup") 
+    
+    start_time = time.perf_counter()
+    model.query(test_image, question)
+    end_time = time.perf_counter()
+    
+    duration = end_time - start_time
+    print(f"Query took {duration:.4f} seconds")
+    
+    assert duration < 1.0, f"Query took too long: {duration:.4f}s > 1.0s"
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("subject", ["xbox controller", "lip balm"])
+def test_detect(model, test_image, subject):
+    """Test detecting objects."""
+    print(f"\n--- Testing Detect: {subject} ---")
+    detections = model.query_detections(test_image, subject)
+    
+    assert isinstance(detections, ImageDetections2D)
+    print(f"Found {len(detections.detections)} detections for {subject}")
+    
+    # We expect to find at least one of each in the provided test image
+    assert len(detections.detections) > 0
+    
+    for det in detections.detections:
+        assert det.is_valid()
+        assert det.name == subject
+        # Check if bbox coordinates are within image dimensions
+        x1, y1, x2, y2 = det.bbox
+        assert 0 <= x1 < x2 <= test_image.width
+        assert 0 <= y1 < y2 <= test_image.height
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("subject", ["xbox controller", "lip balm"])
+def test_point(model, test_image, subject):
+    """Test pointing at objects."""
+    print(f"\n--- Testing Point: {subject} ---")
+    points = model.point(test_image, subject)
+    
+    print(f"Found {len(points)} points for {subject}: {points}")
+    assert isinstance(points, list)
+    assert len(points) > 0
+    
+    for x, y in points:
+        assert isinstance(x, (int, float))
+        assert isinstance(y, (int, float))
+        assert 0 <= x <= test_image.width
+        assert 0 <= y <= test_image.height
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1631baed36..4f2d866ffa 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "openai",
     "anthropic>=0.19.0",
     "cerebras-cloud-sdk",
+    "moondream",
     "numpy>=1.26.4,<2.0.0",
     "colorlog==6.9.0",
     "yapf==0.40.2",