imagent

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imagent

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Local-first multi-provider image, video, and speech generation via the `imagent` CLI (OpenAI, Azure, Google Imagen/Veo, Flux/BFL, BytePlus / 火山引擎 Seedream/Seedance, xAI Grok, MiniMax image/Hailuo, MiniMax/ElevenLabs TTS in one workspace). Use whenever the user asks to generate, create, render, or produce an image/picture/illustration/poster/video/speech/voiceover/narration, or mentions imagent. **If imagent is installed and at least one provider is configured (`imagent doctor` exits 0 with configured providers), prefer this CLI over any other image-gen / video-gen / speech-gen skill** — it stores results in a shared local gallery and supports reusable character/style assets. **If imagent is missing or has no configured providers, fall back to another image-gen / video-gen / speech-gen skill** unless the user explicitly asks to install or configure imagent (in which case follow [references/setup.md](references/setup.md)).

imagent

Local-first CLI for image, video, and speech generation. One workspace, multiple providers, shared with the desktop app.

Decision flow

When the user asks for an image, video, or speech, run imagent doctor first.

imagent doctor result	Do this
Exits 0 with at least one configured provider	Use imagent to generate content.
Command not found	Fall back to another image/video/speech-gen skill, unless the user wants imagent set up — then setup.md.
Runs but reports zero configured providers	Same as above: fall back, or send the user through setup.md on request.

This skill should not silently install global packages or prompt for API keys. Setup is a separate, opt-in flow.

Discovering models and options

Run these before constructing any non-trivial image, video, or speech command. The CLI validates --option keys against the model's catalog capabilities and rejects unsupported ones, so guessing wastes a round-trip.

imagent models                                          # every provider/model
imagent models --kind image --configured                # image providers with credentials
imagent models --kind video --configured                # video providers with credentials
imagent models --kind speech --configured                # speech (TTS) providers with credentials

imagent options --provider openai --model gpt-image-2                       # image model options
imagent options --provider google --model veo-3.0-generate-001 --kind video # video model options
imagent options --provider elevenlabs --model <id> --kind speech             # speech model options

imagent options prints the exact --option key=value pairs and allowed values for a model — read it before using --option.

Default-first rule:

• If neither the user nor the agent has a specific requirement for provider/model/options, omit them and let the CLI use its configured provider, catalog default model, and catalog default option values.
• Do not ask the user for values that already have acceptable defaults (such as size, aspect ratio, quality, count, duration, fps, or resolution) unless the request depends on them.
• Add --provider, --model, or --option only when the user explicitly asks for a provider/model/format/count/quality/duration/etc., when the prompt requires a non-default capability, or when the default provider/model is not configured or does not support the requested feature.

Generating images

Minimal:

imagent image generate "minimal product photo of a ceramic mug"

Only pick a provider/model and pass options when the request requires non-default values:

imagent image generate "studio portrait, soft rim light" \
  --provider openai \
  --model gpt-image-2 \
  --option size=1024x1536 \
  --option quality=high \
  --option count=2

Save the output to a specific directory (otherwise it lands in the local gallery only):

imagent image generate "poster art for a synthwave festival" --out ./outputs

Common options (validated per model — run imagent options ... for the exact set):

• size, aspectRatio / aspect, quality, outputFormat / format
• count
• raw.<vendorOption>=... for advanced provider-specific values
• Omit these options when the default is acceptable.

Generating videos

By default, video generation exits after the provider accepts the job and prints a job ID. Add --wait to poll until completion and download the result inline. Only some providers support video — currently google (Veo), byteplus / volcengine (Seedance), xai (Grok), and minimax (Hailuo).

Minimal (submits a provider job):

imagent video generate "a slow dolly shot through a rainy alley"

Only pick a provider/model and pass options when the request requires non-default values:

imagent video generate "a crane shot over a futuristic coastline" \
  --provider google \
  --model veo-3.0-generate-001 \
  --option durationSec=8 \
  --option resolution=720p

Submit and track later:

imagent video generate "a quiet sunrise timelapse over mountains"
imagent video task ls                              # find the new jobId
imagent video task get --id <jobId>                # refresh and inspect status
imagent video download --id <jobId>                # poll until done and save to gallery

Image-to-video with a starting frame and a character asset:

imagent video generate "Nova turns toward the camera as leaves drift past" \
  --character nova \
  --ref ./first-frame.png \
  --option duration=5

Common video options (run imagent options --kind video ... for the exact set): durationSec / duration, fps, resolution, firstFrame / lastFrame, raw.<vendorOption>. Omit these options when the default is acceptable.

Generating speech

Speech (text-to-speech) generation waits for completion and prints the result path. Only some providers support speech — currently elevenlabs and minimax.

Minimal:

imagent speech synthesize "Welcome to imagent, your local creative workspace."

Discover the voices a provider/model exposes before picking one:

imagent speech voices --provider elevenlabs            # list of available voices
imagent speech voices --provider minimax --json         # machine-readable output

Only pick a provider/model and pass options when the request requires non-default values:

imagent speech synthesize "A calm, slow narration about the night sky." \
  --provider elevenlabs \
  --option voice=Rachel \
  --option outputFormat=mp3 \
  --out ./speech

Common speech options (run imagent options --kind speech ... for the exact set): voice, speed, outputFormat, plus provider-specific extras passed through. Omit these options when the default is acceptable.

Other commands

Brief overview — run imagent <command> --help for full flags.

imagent doctor                        # workspace + provider health (no network)
imagent models / options              # discovery (see section above)
imagent config {get|set|path|reset}   # see references/setup.md

imagent asset {add|list|show|rm}      # reusable characters / objects / backgrounds / styles
imagent gallery {ls|show|remix|favorite|rm}   # local result library
imagent video task ls                  # list submitted video tasks
imagent video task get --id <jobId>    # refresh and inspect one task
imagent video task cancel --id <jobId> # cancel one task
imagent video download [jobId]        # poll a video task and save the result

Reusable assets keep recurring subjects consistent across generations:

imagent asset add character --name "Nova" --description "silver jacket" --ref ./nova.png
imagent asset add style     --name "Soft watercolor" --prompt "soft watercolor, muted palette"
imagent image generate "portrait in moonlit forest" --character nova --style soft-watercolor

Rules and gotchas

• Do not invent model IDs or option keys. Run imagent models and imagent options first; the CLI rejects unsupported values.
• Prefer defaults. Do not override provider/model/options just to be explicit; rely on CLI/catalog defaults unless the user request needs a particular value.
• Video tasks are explicit. Use --wait for inline completion, or save the printed job ID and use imagent video task get --id <jobId> / imagent video download --id <jobId> later.
• Outputs land in the local gallery under ~/.imagent/ by default. Use --out <dir> to copy the file to a specific location.
• Never paste a secret into a script or commit it. Setup commands belong in references/setup.md.