gpt-image-2

name: gpt-image-2 description: Full OpenAI-compatible GPT Image 2 coverage across images/generations, images/edits, and responses with the image_generation tool. Use when the one-shot image helper is not enough - text-to-image, mask edits, multi-image batches, streaming, partial_images, and mixed text+image Responses flows. Reads .env and respects process environment variables; works with any OpenAI-compatible gateway.

GPT Image 2

A single Python entrypoint that covers every GPT Image 2 route, with strict pre-flight validation of the model's size, aspect, and feature constraints.

Workflow

1. Open references/config.md to pick environment variables and defaults.
2. Open references/api-surface.md to choose between generations, edits, and responses.
3. Prefer OPENAI_BASE_URL=https://api.openai.com/v1 unless the user asks for a different OpenAI-compatible endpoint.
4. Use gpt-image-2 for generations and edits; use a text-capable Responses model such as gpt-5.4 for responses.
5. Run scripts/gpt_image.py with one of the three subcommands.
6. Add --dry-run first when the payload shape is the main risk.
7. Add --save-response <path> when the raw JSON body or SSE event stream needs to be kept for debugging.

Commands

Text-to-image through the public Images API:

python .\skills\gpt-image-2\scripts\gpt_image.py generations `
  --prompt "A bold product hero image for a developer tool homepage" `
  --output .\out\hero.png `
  --size 1536x1024 `
  --quality high `
  --format png

Multi-image batch with a filename pattern:

python .\skills\gpt-image-2\scripts\gpt_image.py generations `
  --prompt "A cinematic city skyline at night" `
  --output .\out\skyline-{index}.webp `
  --n 3 `
  --format webp `
  --compression 90

Image edits with two inputs plus a mask:

python .\skills\gpt-image-2\scripts\gpt_image.py edits `
  --prompt "Blend the two references into one clean marketing illustration" `
  --image .\refs\subject.png `
  --image .\refs\background.png `
  --mask .\refs\mask.png `
  --output .\out\edit-{index}.png `
  --image-field-style brackets `
  --n 2

Responses API with streaming and partial previews:

python .\skills\gpt-image-2\scripts\gpt_image.py responses `
  --input-text "Generate a poster for an AI developer summit" `
  --model gpt-5.4 `
  --output .\out\poster-{index}.png `
  --stream `
  --partial-images 2 `
  --save-response .\out\poster-events.json

Responses API edit with a local image plus a mask:

python .\skills\gpt-image-2\scripts\gpt_image.py responses `
  --input-text "Turn this product shot into a clean studio ad" `
  --model gpt-5.4 `
  --input-image .\refs\product.png `
  --mask .\refs\mask.png `
  --output .\out\studio.png `
  --action edit

Inspect the built request without sending it:

python .\skills\gpt-image-2\scripts\gpt_image.py generations `
  --prompt "A minimal cover image" `
  --output .\out\cover.png `
  --dry-run

Rules

• Use generations for public text-to-image calls.
• Use edits for multipart image edits and mask uploads.
• Use responses for advanced flows: streaming, mixed text + image input, previous_response_id, tool_choice, action, and optional tool_model.
• Process environment variables override .env; CLI flags override both.
• Never print secrets.
• --output takes either a single path or a pattern such as image-{index}.png for multi-image or streaming flows.
• responses uses a top-level Responses model separate from the image model; default it to gpt-5.4 unless you need another text-capable model.
• quality on Responses tool flows is passed through, but final behavior still depends on the hosted image tool.
• On OpenAI GPT image models, omit response_format; image data already comes back as base64.
• Fail fast on unsupported gpt-image-2 combinations: transparent background, invalid size, partial_images outside 0..3, or stream=true with n>1 on public Images routes.

Resources

• Script: scripts/gpt_image.py
• Config reference: references/config.md
• API surface reference: references/api-surface.md