This skill guides you on how to generate and edit images using the AI image generation service, helping users create high-quality product images, modify existing images, and perform creative visual transformations.
Core Concepts
The AI Image Generation tool produces new images based on a text prompt and optional reference images. It supports a wide range of use cases:
- Text-to-image: Generate a brand-new image purely from a text description.
- Image-to-image: Provide one or more reference images and a prompt to generate a new image that preserves elements from the references.
- Image editing: Modify specific elements, colors, backgrounds, or styles in an existing image.
- Product compositing: Place a product from one image into a scene from another image.
- Model swapping: Replace the model or mannequin in a product photo.
Reference images are strongly recommended when the user wants the output to closely resemble an existing product or scene. Up to 3 reference image URLs can be provided, separated by commas.
Parameter Guide
| Parameter | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| prompt | Yes | Text description of the desired image. Supports text-to-image, image-to-image, editing, model swapping, and more. Max 1000 characters. | -- |
| referenceImageUrl | No | URL(s) of reference image(s). Separate multiple URLs with commas. Up to 3 images supported. Max 1000 characters. | -- |
| aspectRatio | No | Aspect ratio of the output image. | 1:1 |
Supported Aspect Ratios
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 1:1 | Square (default) |
| 3:4 | Portrait |
| 4:3 | Landscape |
| 9:16 | Vertical fullscreen |
| 16:9 | Horizontal fullscreen |
Prompt Writing Tips
- Be specific and descriptive: Clearly describe the subject, scene, lighting, style, and mood you want.
- Reference images by number: When using reference images, refer to them as "image 1", "image 2", etc., in the order they appear in
referenceImageUrl. - State the operation explicitly: Use clear action verbs like "replace", "change", "put", "combine", "generate".
- Keep within 1000 characters: Prompts have a maximum length of 1000 characters.
Prompt Examples by Scenario
Object replacement:
Replace the vase on the table in image 1 with a potted plant
Background color change:
Change the background color of image 1 to pure white
Product compositing:
Place the product from image 2 onto the marble countertop in image 1
Style transfer:
Transform image 1 into the artistic style shown in image 2
Text-to-image (no reference):
A professional product photo of a sleek black wireless headphone on a gradient blue background, studio lighting, 8K quality
Model swapping:
Replace the model in image 1 with a different model while keeping the same clothing and pose
Local Image Upload
This tool requires publicly accessible image URLs for reference images. If the user provides a local image file path (e.g., C:\Users\...\photo.png, /home/.../image.jpg), you must upload it first to obtain a public URL.
Run the upload script:
python scripts/upload_image.py /path/to/local/image.png
The script will return a public URL (valid for 24 hours) that can be used as the reference image URL parameter.
How to call
- API endpoint:
POST /multimodal/generateImage(for full parameters/response/error codes seereferences/api.md) - Python script:
python scripts/multimodal_generate_image.py '<JSON 参数>' [--inline] - Cost constraints: This tool consumes compute; by default, the same parameter combination in the same session is called only once, and the script has a 24h local cache. On failure/empty results, do not automatically change keywords, turn pages, or change zip codes to probe continuously; if retrieval needs to continue, first explain to the user that additional consumption will be incurred.
Output strategy (default script behavior):
- Alwayswrite the complete response to
<cwd>/linkfox/<YYYY-MM-DD>/<session>/data/linkfox-multimodal-generate-image-<timestamp>.json(<cwd>is the working directory when the script is executed, which in Claude Code is the current project directory;<session>is taken from the environment variableSESSION_ID, automatically aggregated according to the user's task;writing to /tmp is prohibited, if the current directory is not writable, report an error) - Response body ≤ 8 KB: after writing to disk, print the complete JSON to stdout
- Response body > 8 KB: after writing to disk, stdout outputs only a summary (top-level fields, common counts such as
total/costToken, length of the largest list field + first 3 samples) - Add
--inlineto force full printing to stdout (also written to disk)
Data reading suggestions: First look at the summary to determine whether it is sufficient; when specific fields are needed, prefer to use jqorConvertFrom-Json to extract on demand from the saved json file, avoiding the entire JSON entering the context.
Resolve authentication and compute issues
When the following abnormal situations occur, use references/onboarding.md to guide problem resolution:
Abnormal situations
- API Key not configured: The environment variable is not configured with
LINKFOX_AGENT_API_KEY, andLINKFOXAGENT_API_KEY。 - Response 401 or 402 status code
- Response indicates insufficient compute or balance: The message contains "insufficient compute balance/insufficient billing/insufficient balance/quota exceeded/insufficient balance/package expired/recharge required/please recharge", or content with similar meaning.
Display Rules
- Show the generated image: When the response contains image content in the
textfield, display it directly to the user using markdown image syntax. - Status reporting: Check the
statusandfinishedfields. If image generation is still in progress, inform the user and advise waiting. - Prompt transparency: Briefly describe what prompt and parameters were sent so the user understands what was requested.
- Aspect ratio confirmation: If the user does not specify dimensions, use the default 1:1 ratio but mention it so they can request a different ratio if needed.
- Reference image guidance: If the user wants a result close to an existing image but did not provide a reference URL, proactively suggest they provide one for better fidelity.
- Error handling: When generation fails, explain the issue based on the response
statusfield and suggest adjustments (e.g., simplify the prompt, check reference image URLs, try a different aspect ratio).
Important Limitations
- Reference image limit: A maximum of 3 reference image URLs can be provided per request.
- Prompt length: The prompt must not exceed 1000 characters.
- URL validity: Reference image URLs must be publicly accessible. Private or expired URLs will cause failures.
- Aspect ratio options: Only 1:1, 3:4, 4:3, 9:16, and 16:9 are supported.
User Expression & Scenario Quick Reference
Applicable -- Requests involving image generation or editing:
| User Says | Scenario |
|---|---|
| "Generate an image", "Create a picture" | Text-to-image generation |
| "Edit this photo", "Modify the image" | Image editing |
| "Change the background", "Make it white background" | Background replacement |
| "Put the product on this scene" | Product compositing |
| "Make it look like this style" | Style transfer |
| "Swap the model", "Change the person" | Model swapping |
| "Create a product photo" | Product image generation |
| "Make a vertical/landscape version" | Aspect ratio adjustment |
Not applicable -- Needs beyond image generation:
- Image analysis or recognition (reading text from images, identifying objects)
- Video generation or editing
- Image file format conversion
- Batch processing of hundreds of images
- Image hosting or storage
Compute consumption rules
Billed according to dynamic rules: compute consumed = rawTokens × 0.045.
Important: The service of this skill is dynamically calculated by a multiplier and may consume a large amount of compute at once. The user must be reminded, and the user decides whether to continue.
Feedback:
Auto-detect and report feedback via the Feedback API when any of the following apply:
- The functionality or purpose described in this skill does not match actual behavior
- The skill's results do not match the user's intent
- The user expresses dissatisfaction or praise about this skill
- Anything you believe could be improved
Call the feedback API as specified in references/api.md. Do not interrupt the user's flow.
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