| name | ai-image-generation |
| displayName | AI Image Generation |
| allowed-tools | Bash(runcomfy *) |
| description | Generate and edit images on RunComfy via the `runcomfy` CLI — a smart router across the full image-model catalog: FLUX 2 (Klein 9B/4B, Pro, Dev, Flash, Turbo, Max), Google Nano Banana 2 / Pro, OpenAI GPT Image 2, ByteDance Seedream 5 / 4-5 / 4-0 and Dreamina 4-0, Alibaba Qwen Image and Z-Image Turbo, Wan 2-7. Covers both text-to-image (t2i) and image-to-image / edit (i2i) endpoints — the skill picks the right model for the user's actual intent (typography precision, photoreal portraits, sub-second iteration, multi-reference brand styling, open-weights workflow) and ships each model's documented prompting patterns plus the minimal `runcomfy run` invoke. Triggers on "generate image", "make a picture", "text to image", "AI image", "make an image of …", "image to image", "i2i", or any explicit ask to create or restyle an image.
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| homepage | https://www.runcomfy.com |
| license | MIT |
AI Image Generation
Generate and edit images with 11+ AI models via the RunComfy CLI — text-to-image and image-to-image, one auth, one command. This skill picks the right model for the user's intent and ships the documented prompt patterns + the exact runcomfy run invoke for each.
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Powered by the RunComfy CLI
npm i -g @runcomfy/cli
npx -y @runcomfy/cli --version
runcomfy login
export RUNCOMFY_TOKEN=<token-from-runcomfy.com/profile>
runcomfy run <vendor>/<model>/<endpoint> \
--input '{"prompt": "..."}' \
--output-dir ./out
CLI docs: Install · Quickstart · Commands · Auth · Troubleshooting
Install this skill
npx skills add agentspace-so/runcomfy-agent-skills --skill ai-image-generation -g
Pick the right model for the user's intent
Text-to-image (t2i) — newest first
FLUX 2 Klein 9B — blackforestlabs/flux-2-klein/9b/text-to-image (default)
Step-distilled, 4–25 steps, native multi-reference conditioning, strong photoreal + illustration all-rounder.
Pick for: intent unclear, fast iteration, multi-ref styling, general-purpose.
Avoid for: in-image text — use GPT Image 2.
FLUX 2 Klein 4B — blackforestlabs/flux-2-klein/4b/text-to-image
Sub-second variant of Klein 9B, same field set.
Pick for: storyboard, moodboard, batch concepting at speed.
Avoid for: final delivery — slight quality drop vs 9B.
FLUX 2 Pro / Dev / Flash / Turbo / Max — blackforestlabs/flux-2/max, flux-2-dev, flux-2-flash, flux-2-turbo
Higher-fidelity tiers of the FLUX 2 base. Cinematic + brand work, hero shots.
Pick for: production polish, brand campaigns.
Avoid for: sub-second speed — use Klein 4B.
Nano Banana Pro — google/nano-banana-pro/text-to-image
Highest-quality Nano Banana tier. Gemini-grounded, optional web search for real-world references (products, landmarks).
Pick for: NB-style instruction-following at higher fidelity.
Avoid for: cost-sensitive iteration — drop to Nano Banana 2.
Nano Banana 2 — google/nano-banana-2/text-to-image
Flash-tier latency, predictable framing, enable_web_search flag for real-product / real-person grounding.
Pick for: speed iteration, 4-up batch, real-world grounded prompts.
Avoid for: long compositional instructions — use GPT Image 2.
GPT Image 2 — openai/gpt-image-2/text-to-image
Best-in-class in-image text rendering (Japanese kana, Cyrillic, Arabic). Layout-precise instruction following.
Pick for: posters, ads, multi-line copy, multilingual creatives, exact-text headlines.
Avoid for: photoreal portraits — Seedream 5 wins on skin tones and lighting.
Seedream 5 Lite — bytedance/seedream-5/lite/text-to-image
Latest ByteDance Seedream tier. Photoreal skin tones, natural lighting, strong East Asian aesthetic.
Pick for: photoreal portraits, product shots, fashion / lifestyle.
Avoid for: typography precision — use GPT Image 2.
Seedream 4-5 — bytedance/seedream-4-5/text-to-image
Previous Seedream flagship, still strong on photoreal.
Pick for: identity-stable batches between Seedream-5 generations; cheaper Seedream tier.
Avoid for: new work — prefer Seedream 5 Lite.
Dreamina 4-0 — bytedance/dreamina-4-0/text-to-image
ByteDance illustration / concept-art lean, stylized characters.
Pick for: concept art, illustrated heroes, painterly assets.
Avoid for: photoreal — use Seedream.
Qwen Image 2512 — qwen/qwen-image/qwen-image-2512
Alibaba Qwen latest, open-weights, LoRA-compatible (/lora variant).
Pick for: open-weights workflow, Qwen-aligned LoRA chains.
Avoid for: closed-weights polish — use FLUX 2 or GPT Image 2.
Wan 2-7 — wan-ai/wan-2-7/text-to-image, wan-ai/wan-2-7/pro/text-to-image
Open-weights, pairs natively with Wan 2-7 video models for unified-stack workflows.
Pick for: Wan-stack pipelines (image + video same brand), open-weights requirement.
Avoid for: top-tier image-only quality.
Z-Image Turbo — tongyi-mai/z-image/turbo
Sub-second open-weights, native LoRA /lora variant.
Pick for: LoRA-customized open-weights workflow at speed.
Avoid for: closed-weights polish.
Image-to-image / edit (i2i) — newest first
Nano Banana Pro Edit — google/nano-banana-pro/edit
Highest-quality Nano Banana edit tier. Identity-preserving, multi-ref.
Pick for: premium NB edit work, identity-locked variants.
Avoid for: cost-sensitive iteration — drop to Nano Banana 2 Edit.
Nano Banana 2 Edit — google/nano-banana-2/edit (default i2i)
1–20 input images per call, identity-preserving by default, spatial-language honored ("upper-right", "the left object").
Pick for: default i2i, batch identity-preserving, background swap, directional object remove/add.
Avoid for: precise mask region — use the image-edit skill (Z-Image Inpaint).
GPT Image 2 Edit — openai/gpt-image-2/edit
Up to 10 reference images, multilingual in-image text rewrite, layout-precise repositioning.
Pick for: multilingual headline swap, multi-ref composition, layout repositioning, brand-locked identity across translations.
Avoid for: mask-driven inpainting — use image-edit skill.
Seedream 5 Lite Edit — bytedance/seedream-5/lite/edit
Latest Seedream edit tier, photoreal preservation.
Pick for: photoreal edits that started from a Seedream t2i (identity holds across the pair).
Avoid for: multilingual text rewrite.
Seedream 4-5 Edit — bytedance/seedream-4-5/edit
Previous Seedream edit.
Pick for: identity-stable batches between 4-5 generations.
Avoid for: new work — prefer Seedream 5 Lite Edit.
Dreamina 4-0 Edit — bytedance/dreamina-4-0/edit
ByteDance illustration edit.
Pick for: editing a Dreamina-generated illustration.
Avoid for: photoreal subjects.
Qwen Image Edit 2511 — qwen/qwen-image/qwen-image-edit-2511
Alibaba open-weights edit.
Pick for: open-weights edit pipeline.
Avoid for: closed-weights polish.
Wan 2.6 i2i — wan-ai/wan-v2.6/image-to-image
Wan ecosystem image-to-image.
Pick for: Wan-stack pipeline integration.
Avoid for: new work — older generation; prefer NB or GPT Image 2.
FLUX Kontext Pro — blackforestlabs/flux-1-kontext/pro/edit
Single-ref single-instruction, highest preservation fidelity ("keep everything except X").
Pick for: single-image precise local edit ("change only her umbrella to orange").
Avoid for: batch work, multi-ref composition, mask-driven inpainting.
Need mask-driven inpainting, controlled outpainting, or the full edit treatment? → use the image-edit skill.
t2i Route 1: FLUX 2 Klein — default
Models: blackforestlabs/flux-2-klein/9b/text-to-image (default), blackforestlabs/flux-2-klein/4b/text-to-image (sub-second)
Catalog: 9B · 4B
Schema (both variants)
| Field | Type | Required | Default | Notes |
|---|
prompt | string | yes | — | Up to ~512 tokens; longer degrades. Subject-first declarative |
steps | int | no | 25 (9B) / 4 (4B) | Step-distilled; 4–8 enough for ideation, ~25 for polish, >25 buys little |
width | int | no | 1024 | 512–1536 typical, max ~2K total. Aspect cap 16:9 |
height | int | no | 1024 | Match width's aspect intent |
Up to 4 reference images supported on the same endpoint for style transfer / guided composition. Field name documented on the model page.
Invoke
Polish / final (9B):
runcomfy run blackforestlabs/flux-2-klein/9b/text-to-image \
--input '{
"prompt": "A small purple cat sitting on a moss-covered stone, golden hour rim light, shallow depth of field, photoreal",
"steps": 25,
"width": 1536,
"height": 864
}' \
--output-dir ./out
Sub-second concepting (4B):
runcomfy run blackforestlabs/flux-2-klein/4b/text-to-image \
--input '{"prompt": "A small purple cat at sunset, photoreal"}' \
--output-dir ./out
Prompting tips
- Subject first, scene second, modifiers last. "A small purple cat … on a moss stone … golden hour, shallow DoF."
- Step strategy: 4–8 for ideation, ~25 for polish. Don't crank past 28 — diminishing returns.
- 9B vs 4B: default 9B; drop to 4B only when you need sub-second batch concepting.
- Multi-ref: 1–4 reference URLs; describe roles in prompt (
"subject from ref 1, palette from ref 2").
t2i Route 2: GPT Image 2 — typography & in-image text
Model: openai/gpt-image-2/text-to-image
Catalog: runcomfy.com/models/openai/gpt-image-2
Schema
| Field | Type | Required | Default | Notes |
|---|
prompt | string | yes | — | Quote in-image text exactly with "…" |
size | enum | no | 1024_1024 | 1024_1024 (1:1), 1024_1536 (2:3 portrait), 1536_1024 (3:2 landscape) — only these three |
Invoke
Logo / poster with exact headline:
runcomfy run openai/gpt-image-2/text-to-image \
--input '{
"prompt": "Minimal product poster. Centered bold headline reads exactly \"AURORA — Spring 2026\" in clean white sans-serif on a deep navy background. Below the headline a small line in monospace reads \"runs on water\". 3:2 layout.",
"size": "1536_1024"
}' \
--output-dir ./out
Multilingual:
runcomfy run openai/gpt-image-2/text-to-image \
--input '{
"prompt": "Japanese magazine cover. Vertical headline reads exactly \"今日のおすすめ\" in bold Japanese kana, right-edge alignment, photoreal portrait of a woman in a kimono.",
"size": "1024_1536"
}' \
--output-dir ./out
Prompting tips
- Quote in-image text exactly.
"the sign reads exactly 'CLOSED'" — without the literal quote the model paraphrases.
- Name the script for non-Latin text:
"Japanese kana", "Cyrillic", "Arabic right-to-left". Without this it falls back to romanization.
- Layout language honored:
"top-left", "centered", "two-line stacked", "baseline aligned".
- Only 3 sizes. Don't pass arbitrary widths.
t2i Route 3: Nano Banana 2 — speed iteration
Model: google/nano-banana-2/text-to-image
Catalog: runcomfy.com/models/google/nano-banana-2 · nano-banana collection
Schema
| Field | Type | Required | Default | Notes |
|---|
prompt | string | yes | — | Subject-first description |
num_images | int | no | 1 | 1–4. Use 4 for ideation rounds |
seed | int | no | 0 | Reuse for reproducibility |
aspect_ratio | enum | no | auto | auto, 21:9, 16:9, 3:2, 4:3, 5:4, 1:1, 4:5, 3:4, 2:3, 9:16 |
resolution | enum | no | 1K | 0.5K (drafts), 1K (default), 2K (final), 4K (max) |
output_format | enum | no | png | png, jpeg, webp |
safety_tolerance | int | no | 4 | 1 (strict) – 6 (permissive) |
enable_web_search | bool | no | false | Adds web grounding (extra cost + latency) |
Invoke
Default draft:
runcomfy run google/nano-banana-2/text-to-image \
--input '{"prompt": "A coffee mug on marble counter, top-down warm morning light"}' \
--output-dir ./out
4-up batch for ideation:
runcomfy run google/nano-banana-2/text-to-image \
--input '{
"prompt": "Three product photos of a ceramic coffee mug on a marble counter, warm morning light, top-down angle, minimal styling",
"num_images": 4,
"aspect_ratio": "1:1",
"resolution": "0.5K"
}' \
--output-dir ./out
Prompting tips
- Subject-first declarative. "A coffee mug on marble" beats "Generate a creative shot of a mug".
enable_web_search: true when the prompt names a real product, place, or person whose appearance must match reality (logos, landmarks).- Drop to
0.5K for ideation, jump to 2K+ only for finals — 4K ~16× the cost of 0.5K.
t2i Route 4: Seedream 5 / 4-5 — photoreal flagship
Models: bytedance/seedream-5/lite/text-to-image · bytedance/seedream-4-5/text-to-image
Collection: seedream
Invoke
runcomfy run bytedance/seedream-5/lite/text-to-image \
--input '{"prompt": "85mm portrait of a woman by a window, soft natural light, shallow depth of field, photoreal"}' \
--output-dir ./out
Field schema is on the model page — pass through the CLI verbatim.
When to pick Seedream
- Photoreal portraits / product — realistic skin tones and natural lighting
- East Asian aesthetic / fashion — strong on these subject categories
- Cinematic frames — picks up lens and lighting language well
- vs FLUX 2: Seedream skews more photoreal; FLUX skews more design/illustration
t2i Route 5: Open-weights & specialty models
For workflows that want open-weights / LoRA support, or alternative aesthetics:
Schemas live on each model page — pass field set through the CLI verbatim.
i2i — image-to-image / edit (compact)
For one-shot edits, this skill ships three core routes; for the full edit treatment (mask-driven inpainting, batch-edit, all the side schemas), use the dedicated image-edit skill.
i2i Route A: Nano Banana 2 Edit — default
runcomfy run google/nano-banana-2/edit \
--input '{
"prompt": "Keep the subject identity, pose, and clothing unchanged. Convert the background into a rainy neon cyberpunk street.",
"image_urls": ["https://.../portrait.jpg"]
}' \
--output-dir ./out
Schema: prompt, image_urls (1–20), number_of_images (1–4), aspect_ratio (auto default), resolution, output_format, seed, enable_web_search. Lead the prompt with preservation goals, end with the change.
i2i Route B: GPT Image 2 Edit — multilingual + multi-ref
runcomfy run openai/gpt-image-2/edit \
--input '{
"prompt": "Keep the photo and layout exactly as in the input. Replace only the headline with \"今日のおすすめ\" in bold Japanese kana.",
"images": ["https://.../poster-en.jpg"],
"size": "auto"
}' \
--output-dir ./out
Schema: prompt, images (up to 10 HTTPS refs; image 1 is primary), size (auto / 1024_1024 / 1024_1536 / 1536_1024). size: "auto" preserves input ratio.
i2i Route C: FLUX Kontext Pro — single-shot precise
runcomfy run blackforestlabs/flux-1-kontext/pro/edit \
--input '{
"prompt": "Keep the person'\''s face, pose, and clothing unchanged. Add an orange umbrella in her left hand and a slight smile.",
"image": "https://.../portrait.jpg"
}' \
--output-dir ./out
Schema: prompt, image (single URL only — no array), aspect_ratio, seed. One declarative instruction per call; iterate compound edits in passes.
Other i2i endpoints in the catalog
Same-brand t2i→i2i pairs let you generate then refine without leaving the brand:
| Brand | t2i endpoint | i2i / edit endpoint |
|---|
| Seedream 5 Lite | bytedance/seedream-5/lite/text-to-image | bytedance/seedream-5/lite/edit |
| Seedream 4-5 | bytedance/seedream-4-5/text-to-image | bytedance/seedream-4-5/edit |
| Dreamina 4-0 | bytedance/dreamina-4-0/text-to-image | bytedance/dreamina-4-0/edit |
| Nano Banana Pro | google/nano-banana-pro/text-to-image | google/nano-banana-pro/edit |
| Qwen Image | qwen/qwen-image/qwen-image-2512 | qwen/qwen-image/qwen-image-edit-2511 |
| Wan 2-7 / 2.6 | wan-ai/wan-2-7/text-to-image | wan-ai/wan-v2.6/image-to-image |
For the full "best image-editing models" curated list with side-by-side capability notes, see the best-image-editing-models collection.
Common patterns
Brand campaign poster
- Headline must read exactly X → Route 2 (GPT Image 2),
size: "1536_1024" for landscape
- Use form:
"the headline reads exactly '…' in [font weight] [font family]"
Photoreal portrait
- Route 4 (Seedream 5 Lite) for skin tones; or Route 1 (FLUX 2 Klein 9B) with
steps: 25 and explicit lens/lighting language
Storyboard frame batch (10+ concepts)
- Route 1 (FLUX 2 Klein 4B),
steps: 6, fixed seed per character to keep identity drift low
Multilingual launch creatives (same layout, multiple languages)
- Route 2 (GPT Image 2), one call per language, identical layout phrasing, swap only the quoted headline string
Concept moodboard (10 quick variants)
- Route 3 (Nano Banana 2),
resolution: "0.5K", num_images: 4, vary seed across runs
Generate then refine (same brand)
- Route 4 (Seedream 5 Lite t2i) → Seedream 5 Lite edit for follow-up tweaks. Identity stays consistent across the pair.
Logo with locked brand colors
- Route 2 (GPT Image 2) for the headline, then Nano Banana 2 Edit (i2i Route A) for color-correction passes if the hex isn't exact
Browse the full catalog
This skill covers the high-traffic models. Full RunComfy image catalog by use case:
Every model page has an API tab with the exact JSON schema; pass field set through the CLI verbatim.
Exit codes
| code | meaning |
|---|
| 0 | success |
| 64 | bad CLI args |
| 65 | bad input JSON / schema mismatch |
| 69 | upstream 5xx |
| 75 | retryable: timeout / 429 |
| 77 | not signed in or token rejected |
Full reference: docs.runcomfy.com/cli/troubleshooting.
How it works
The skill classifies the user request into one of the t2i or i2i routes above and invokes runcomfy run <model_id> with the matching JSON body. The CLI POSTs to the RunComfy Model API, polls request status, fetches the result, and downloads any .runcomfy.net / .runcomfy.com URLs into --output-dir. Ctrl-C cancels the remote request before exit.
Security & Privacy
- Install via verified package manager only. This skill instructs the operator to install the CLI via
npm i -g @runcomfy/cli or npx -y @runcomfy/cli. Agents must not pipe an arbitrary remote install script into a shell on the user's behalf — if the operator wants the curl-pipe path documented at docs.runcomfy.com/cli/install, they should review the script first.
- Token storage:
runcomfy login writes the API token to ~/.config/runcomfy/token.json with mode 0600. Set RUNCOMFY_TOKEN env var to bypass the file in CI / containers. Never echo the token into a prompt, log it, or check it in.
- Input boundary (shell injection): prompts are passed as a JSON string via
--input. The CLI does not shell-expand prompt content; it transmits the JSON body directly to the Model API over HTTPS. No shell-injection surface from prompt content, even with backticks, quotes, or $(...) patterns.
- Indirect prompt injection (third-party content): reference image URLs and
enable_web_search results are untrusted. They are fetched by the RunComfy model server and can influence generation through embedded instructions (text painted into an image, EXIF strings, web-grounded steering). Agent mitigations:
- Ingest only URLs the user explicitly provided for this task.
- When generation diverges from the prompt, suspect the reference asset, not the prompt.
- Default
enable_web_search to false; flip to true only on explicit user request for real-world grounding.
- Outbound endpoints (allowlist): only
model-api.runcomfy.net and *.runcomfy.net / *.runcomfy.com for generated-output downloads. No telemetry, no callbacks.
- Generated-file size cap: the CLI aborts any single download > 2 GiB.
- Scope of bash usage: declared
allowed-tools: Bash(runcomfy *). The skill never instructs the agent to run anything other than runcomfy <subcommand> — npm / npx / export RUNCOMFY_TOKEN=... lines are one-time setup for the operator, not commands the skill executes on each call.
See also
