hive.image-generation

hive.image-generation is an open-source design skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by aden-hive. Its author describes it as: “Required before calling image_generate. Create and edit images from a prompt — generate an image, make a picture / logo / illustration / icon / banner / poster / thumbnail / hero image / mockup / product shot / social…”. The project has 11k stars on GitHub and is available under the Apache-2.0 license. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/aden-hive/hive ~/.claude/skills/image-generation`.

What hive.image-generation does

`image_generate` turns a text prompt into an image (and can edit existing images). It routes through the Hive image service to OpenAI's **gpt-image-2**; the cost is billed to the user's Hive credits exactly like an LLM call, so there is **no API key to configure**. Each generated image is also saved to disk.

Installation

Add hive.image-generation to your agent with:

git clone https://github.com/aden-hive/hive ~/.claude/skills/image-generation

Always review a skill's source before installing it. This command comes from the skill's public repository; the linked repo is the source of truth for exact setup steps.

What's inside

The SKILL.md for hive.image-generation is organised into these sections:

• The call
• Writing the prompt
• Reference-image editing
• How it runs — start, then collect (it's asynchronous)
• Show the user
• Failure modes
• End-to-end example

When to use it

Reach for hive.image-generation when you want design help from your agent without writing the same instructions every session. Load the skill and the agent picks it up automatically for relevant tasks.

Strengths

• Clear Apache-2.0 license — safe to read and adapt
• Ships in aden-hive/hive, an established project with 10,923 GitHub stars
• Actively maintained (recent commits)

Topics

Frequently asked questions

What does hive.image-generation do?

Required before calling image_generate. Create and edit images from a prompt — generate an image, make a picture / logo / illustration / icon / banner / poster / thumbnail / hero image / mockup / product shot / social graphic, or edit / restyle / combine existing images from reference images. Uses OpenAI gpt-image-2 through the Hive image service, billed to the user's Hive credits like an LLM call (no API key needed). Teaches the exact call shape, the quality/cost tradeoff (quality="low" is the default and cheapest), reference-image editing, how to show the result to the user with attach_file, and the failure modes (out of credits, model unavailable, moderation).

How do I install hive.image-generation?

Run git clone https://github.com/aden-hive/hive ~/.claude/skills/image-generation in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/aden-hive/hive before installing.

Is hive.image-generation free to use?

Yes. hive.image-generation is free and open source under the Apache-2.0 license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.

Where does hive.image-generation come from?

hive.image-generation ships inside aden-hive/hive, a repository that contains 25 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 10,923 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.