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Main Authors: Yu, Zhaocheng, Chen, Xiang, Li, Runzhe, Geng, Zihan, Sun, Guanglu, Li, Haipeng, Jiang, Kui
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Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.11866
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author Yu, Zhaocheng
Chen, Xiang
Li, Runzhe
Geng, Zihan
Sun, Guanglu
Li, Haipeng
Jiang, Kui
author_facet Yu, Zhaocheng
Chen, Xiang
Li, Runzhe
Geng, Zihan
Sun, Guanglu
Li, Haipeng
Jiang, Kui
contents While deep learning has advanced single-image deraining, existing models suffer from a fundamental limitation: they employ a static inference paradigm that fails to adapt to the complex, coupled degradations (e.g., noise artifacts, blur, and color deviation) of real-world rain. Consequently, restored images often exhibit residual artifacts and inconsistent perceptual quality. In this work, we present Derain-Agent, a plug-and-play refinement framework that transitions deraining from static processing to dynamic, agent-based restoration. Derain-Agent equips a base deraining model with two core capabilities: 1) a Planning Network that intelligently schedules an optimal sequence of restoration tools for each instance, and 2) a Strength Modulation mechanism that applies these tools with spatially adaptive intensity. This design enables precise, region-specific correction of residual errors without the prohibitive cost of iterative search. Our method demonstrates strong generalization, consistently boosting the performance of state-of-the-art deraining models on both synthetic and real-world benchmarks.
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spellingShingle Derain-Agent: A Plug-and-Play Agent Framework for Rainy Image Restoration
Yu, Zhaocheng
Chen, Xiang
Li, Runzhe
Geng, Zihan
Sun, Guanglu
Li, Haipeng
Jiang, Kui
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
While deep learning has advanced single-image deraining, existing models suffer from a fundamental limitation: they employ a static inference paradigm that fails to adapt to the complex, coupled degradations (e.g., noise artifacts, blur, and color deviation) of real-world rain. Consequently, restored images often exhibit residual artifacts and inconsistent perceptual quality. In this work, we present Derain-Agent, a plug-and-play refinement framework that transitions deraining from static processing to dynamic, agent-based restoration. Derain-Agent equips a base deraining model with two core capabilities: 1) a Planning Network that intelligently schedules an optimal sequence of restoration tools for each instance, and 2) a Strength Modulation mechanism that applies these tools with spatially adaptive intensity. This design enables precise, region-specific correction of residual errors without the prohibitive cost of iterative search. Our method demonstrates strong generalization, consistently boosting the performance of state-of-the-art deraining models on both synthetic and real-world benchmarks.
title Derain-Agent: A Plug-and-Play Agent Framework for Rainy Image Restoration
topic Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.11866