image-pipeline

name	image-pipeline
version	1.0.0
description	Use this skill when generating images from markdown prompts, creating blog illustrations from text descriptions, or running an end-to-end image generation and optimization pipeline. Takes a markdown file with image prompts, generates via Gemini, uploads to Cloudinary, returns optimized URLs.
tags	["image-generation","gemini","cloudinary","pipeline","blog","illustrations","ai-images"]
triggers	{"keywords":["generate blog images","image pipeline","generate images from markdown","create blog illustrations","image prompts to cloudinary","generate and upload images"],"explicit":["/image-pipeline","/gen-images"]}
tools	["Read","Task"]
composes	["gemini-api-dev","cloudinary"]

Image Pipeline

Generate images from markdown prompts, upload to Cloudinary, and return optimized URLs. Composes gemini-api-dev for generation and cloudinary for CDN delivery.

Behavioral Classification

Type: Guided Decision

Directive: ASK, THEN EXECUTE

Ask the user for the markdown file, article slug, style preferences, and output directory before executing the pipeline. Then run the full workflow autonomously.

Execution

When triggered, immediately:

1. Read ~/.claude/skills/image-pipeline/agent-prompt.md
2. Spawn a single Task with subagent_type: "general-purpose" passing the agent-prompt content as the prompt
3. Include in the prompt: the user's request, the markdown file path, article slug, any style/brand guide, and current working directory
4. Wait for the agent to complete
5. Present the agent's summary to the user (Cloudinary URLs and metadata)

Do NOT execute the pipeline workflow in this session. The subagent handles everything including Gemini API calls, file I/O, Cloudinary uploads, and URL generation.

Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Sensitive	Description
GEMINI_API_KEY	Yes	Yes	Google Gemini API key for image generation
CLOUDINARY_URL	Yes	Yes	Cloudinary connection string

Both injected via varlock run --.

Quick Reference

# Full pipeline: generate + upload + get URLs
/image-pipeline docs/articles/my-post.md --slug my-post

# With brand guide
/image-pipeline docs/articles/my-post.md --slug my-post --style brand-guide.md

# Generate only (no upload)
/image-pipeline docs/articles/my-post.md --generate-only --output ./tmp/images

Changelog

v1.0.0

• Initial release with thin dispatcher pattern
• Composes gemini-api-dev + cloudinary
• Supports IMAGE REQUIREMENT comment blocks in markdown
• Style/brand guide support