| name | nano-banana-pro |
| description | Generate or edit a single image via OpenRouter (google/gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview by default). Accepts a text prompt and optional --input-image for image-to-image editing. Trigger when the user asks for an AI image, illustration, concept art, product render, or wants to modify an existing image. |
| provenance | {"origin":"clawhub-mit0","license":"MIT-0","upstream_url":"https://clawhub.ai/steipete/nano-banana-pro","upstream_version":"1.0.1","maintained_by":"OpenSquilla","modifications":"Rewired from Google Gemini SDK to OpenRouter /v1/chat/completions; pure-stdlib HTTP client."} |
| metadata | {"opensquilla":{"risk":"medium","capabilities":["network-read","filesystem-write"],"requires":{"anyBins":["python","python3"],"envAny":["OPENROUTER_API_KEY"]}}} |
| entrypoint | {"command":"python {baseDir}/scripts/generate_image.py","args":["--prompt","{{ with.prompt }}","--filename","{{ with.filename }}","--aspect-ratio","{{ with.aspect_ratio | default('1:1') }}","--image-size","{{ with.image_size | default('1K') }}","--model","{{ with.model | default('google/gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview') }}","--max-retries","{{ with.max_retries | default(0) }}","--fallback-model","{{ with.fallback_model | default('') }}","--placeholder-on-fail","{{ with.placeholder_on_fail | default('no') }}"],"parse":"text","timeout":600} |
nano-banana-pro — single-image generator via OpenRouter
Generates one PNG from a text prompt (optionally seeded with an input
image for editing). Used by meta-short-drama for per-shot first-frame
generation, but standalone for any single-image request.
Inputs (with:)
| key | required | default | notes |
|---|
prompt | yes | — | Plain English prompt. Append --ar 9:16 etc. as text. |
filename | yes | — | Output path. Relative resolves against process cwd. |
aspect_ratio | no | 1:1 | One of 1:1, 3:2, 2:3, 4:3, 3:4, 16:9, 9:16. |
image_size | no | 1K | 1K, 2K, 4K. Higher = slower + costlier. |
model | no | google/gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview | Any OpenRouter image-capable model. |
max_retries | no | 0 | Extra retries on the primary model before moving on to fallback_model. |
fallback_model | no | "" | Tried ONCE after the primary exhausts retries. Empty disables it. Common pick: google/gemini-3-pro-image-preview. |
placeholder_on_fail | no | no | yes / no. When every model refuses, write a 720x1280 solid-colour PNG with a "Scene placeholder" label so a downstream merge step still has a file in this slot. |
To pass an input image for edit mode, invoke the script directly with
--input-image PATH. The meta-skill engine does not route input images
through with: by convention; for edit workflows call the script.
Auth
API-key resolution order (first hit wins):
--api-key CLI argument (rarely used; meta-skills don't pass it)OPENROUTER_API_KEY environment variable (gateway injects from .env)OPENSQUILLA_LLM_API_KEY environment variable, only when the
effective OpenSquilla LLM provider resolves to openrouter.llm.api_key or llm.api_key_env from the selected OpenSquilla TOML
config file. Config discovery matches GatewayConfig.load: explicit
OPENSQUILLA_GATEWAY_CONFIG_PATH first; otherwise
./opensquilla.toml, then default_opensquilla_home()/config.toml.
OPENSQUILLA_STATE_DIR changes default_opensquilla_home(), so a
state-dir profile does not fall through to ~/.opensquilla.
Config-file credentials are consumed only when the selected config's
llm.provider is openrouter or omitted.
No Google Gemini key needed — OpenRouter routes the request to the
Gemini image model on the user's behalf.
Output
Prints the absolute path of the saved PNG on stdout. Non-zero exit on
any error; stderr carries the diagnostic.
Cost / latency
- 1K ~ 4-8s
- 2K ~ 8-15s
- 4K ~ 20-40s
- Use 1K for draft, 4K only when the prompt is locked.
Common failures
no OpenRouter API key found → set OPENROUTER_API_KEY, pass
--api-key, or configure [llm] provider = "openrouter" with
api_key / api_key_env in the selected OpenSquilla config.OpenRouter returned no image → the model rejected the prompt
(content moderation or unsupported request). Rewrite prompt; check
IP-safety rules in ai-video-script.OpenRouter HTTP 402 / 429 → out of credits / rate-limited.
