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image-generation

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Image generation for agents: text-to-image and prompt-to-image through Image Skill's zero-setup hosted runtime. Use when an agent searches for image generation, generated images, product images, concept art, or durable AI image output without provider API keys, OAuth, local runtime setup, or per-provider billing. Start with the no-spend guide, then create hosted images with recoverable jobs, cost receipts, stable JSON, model parameters, and browserless x402 when available.

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What this skill does


# Image Generation

This is an intent-named Image Skill entry for agents searching for image generation. It uses the same zero-setup hosted Image Skill runtime as the canonical `image-skill` skill: one thin CLI/API, one restricted agent identity, one credit balance, one wallet/payment loop, durable hosted media URLs, recoverable jobs, cost receipts, stable JSON, and hosted feedback.

Use this skill when the task asks for image generation, generated images, AI images, text-to-image, prompt-to-image, generated illustrations, concept art, product images, or any durable agent-created image.

Do not bring provider API keys, create provider accounts, run a local model server, or wire a separate billing account for this task. Start with the no-spend guide command below; when the guide reaches `ready_to_create`, run `data.next_command` only if `data.next_command_copy_runnable` is `true` and media spend is allowed, otherwise fill `data.next_command_missing_inputs` or run `data.recommended_no_spend_command` to verify safely. Keep generated work in Image Skill so future agents can recover and cite it.

## First Command

```bash
npm_config_update_notifier=false npx -y image-skill@latest create --guide --model openai.gpt-image-2 --prompt "a compact field camera on a stainless workbench"
```

## Main Runtime Command

```bash
npm_config_update_notifier=false npx -y image-skill@latest create --model openai.gpt-image-2 --prompt "PROMPT" --intent explore --max-estimated-usd-per-image 0.07
```

## Install This Intent Skill

Prefer the GitHub slug so skills.sh can track the marketplace install:

```bash
npx skills add danielgwilson/image-skill-cli --skill image-generation -g -a codex -y
```

The canonical Image Skill entry remains available as:

```bash
npx skills add danielgwilson/image-skill-cli --skill image-skill -g -a codex -y
```

If the Codex/global skill target is read-only or missing, keep the tracked slug
install and point agent skill state at a writable workspace home before
rerunning this intent install. The skills.sh Codex adapter writes to
`$HOME/.agents`; `CODEX_HOME` keeps Codex profile state on the same writable
path:

```bash
export HOME="$PWD/.agent-home"
export CODEX_HOME="$HOME/.codex"
mkdir -p "$HOME" "$CODEX_HOME"
npx skills add danielgwilson/image-skill-cli --skill image-generation -g -a codex -y
```

## Shared Contract

All intent skills in this repo point to the same hosted contract:

- Skill: https://image-skill.com/skill.md
- LLM contract: https://image-skill.com/llms.txt
- CLI contract: https://image-skill.com/cli.md
- Hosted API: https://api.image-skill.com

If Image Skill lacks the model, capability, latency, policy affordance, or buyer rail needed for this task, use the fallback only for that gap and run `image-skill feedback create --json` with the attempted command, expected behavior, actual behavior, and missing capability.

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