creo-image-generation

name	creo-image-generation
description	Generate marketing images using DALL-E 3 or ComfyUI (Stable Diffusion XL). Batch generation, optimization, cost estimation. Requires image-generation extension. Triggers on: /creo image-generation, generate images, DALL-E, ComfyUI.
allowed-tools	["Read","Grep","Glob","Bash","WebFetch"]

Creo Image Generation

Generate, optimize, and manage marketing images using AI (DALL-E 3 or ComfyUI with Stable Diffusion XL).

Commands

Command	Description
/creo image-generation generate	Generate all images using DALL-E 3
/creo image-generation generate --seo-only	Generate only SEO/OG images
/creo image-generation generate --optimize-only	Optimize existing images (resize, compress)
/creo image-generation estimate	Show cost estimation without generating
/creo image-generation optimize	Optimize all images in output directory
/creo image-generation comfyui	Generate images using local ComfyUI (SDXL)
/creo image-generation comfyui landing	Generate only landing page images via ComfyUI

How It Works

DALL-E 3 (Cloud)

1. Reads image configuration from paths.js (or uses defaults)
2. Loads prompts from a prompts.js file (set via PROMPTS_FILE env var)
3. Generates images via the OpenAI DALL-E 3 API
4. Skips images that already exist on disk
5. Optionally generates SEO overlay images
6. Optimizes all images (resize, compress with sharp)

ComfyUI (Local)

1. Requires a running ComfyUI instance (see comfyui/SETUP.md)
2. Sends workflows to ComfyUI via its REST/WebSocket API
3. Uses Stable Diffusion XL models for photorealistic output
4. Supports batch generation by category

Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Description
OPENAI_API_KEY	Yes (DALL-E)	OpenAI API key for DALL-E 3 generation
IMAGE_CONFIG_DIR	No	Directory containing paths.js config
IMAGE_OUTPUT_DIR	No	Output directory for generated images
PROMPTS_FILE	No	Path to prompts.js with generation prompts
APP_NAME	No	Application name for SEO image overlays
COMFYUI_URL	No	ComfyUI server URL (default: http://127.0.0.1:8000)

Cost Reference (DALL-E 3)

Quality	Size	Cost per Image
Standard	1024x1024	$0.040
HD	1792x1024	$0.080

Always run --estimate first to review costs before generating.

Library Reference

The extension code lives in the lib/ directory:

• lib/ImageGenerator.js -- Main generator class. Handles DALL-E 3 API calls, SEO image generation, and optimization.
• lib/PathManager.js -- Manages image path generation from configuration. Supports dynamic config parsing.
• lib/ConfigParser.js -- Parses TypeScript image configuration files to extract categories and image types.
• lib/utils.js -- Utility functions: file existence checks, cost calculation, file stats, sleep.
• comfyui/generate-batch.js -- ComfyUI batch generator. Sends workflows via WebSocket, supports category filtering.

Usage Examples

Generate with cost estimate first

# Check cost
node index.js generate --estimate

# Generate all
OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-... node index.js generate

# Generate HD quality
OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-... node index.js generate --quality=hd

ComfyUI local generation

# Start ComfyUI first, then:
node comfyui/generate-batch.js
node comfyui/generate-batch.js landing
node comfyui/generate-batch.js features audio

Optimize existing images

node index.js generate --optimize-only