imagegen
Creates and edits images for projects. It can generate interface mockups, icons, illustrations, and social media cards.
What it does
This tool creates and edits images. You can use it to make drawings, icons, illustrations, or social media images, like a designer.
When to use it
- ✓Need a quick logo for a project.
- ✓Want to create an image for a blog post.
- ✓Wish to visualize an idea with a picture.
Example of what to ask your AI
“Create an icon of a cat wearing a party hat.”
Want more? Open the sections below.
How to use
The easiest way: copy the message below and paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI. It reads the skill and follows the instructions.
Skill link
Ready-to-paste message
How it works
You describe the image you want, and the tool uses OpenAI's technology to create it. It can also modify images you already have.
Installation
Easiest way: copy the skill link and paste it into Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor asking it to follow the instructions.
In the terminal (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor), in your project folder:
npx skills add nexu-io/open-design --skill imagegenOr download just the file:
curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nexu-io/open-design/main/skills/imagegen/SKILL.md -o SKILL.mdTechnical content (original SKILL.md)
Original text by the author, straight from GitHub.
imagegen
Curated from OpenAI's skills repository.
What it does
Generate and edit images using OpenAI's Image API for project assets — UI mockups, icons, illustrations, social cards, and visual references.
Source
- Upstream: https://github.com/openai/skills
- Category:
image-generation
How to use
This catalogue entry advertises the skill in OpenDesign so the agent discovers it during planning. To run the full upstream workflow with its original assets, scripts, and references, install the upstream bundle into your active agent's skills directory:
# Inspect the upstream README for exact paths
open https://github.com/openai/skills
Then ask the agent to invoke this skill by name (imagegen) or with
one of the trigger phrases listed in this skill's frontmatter.
FAQ
Do I need to know how to draw to use it?
No, you just need to describe what you want in words.
Can I edit my own photos?
The tool is more focused on creating and editing images for projects, like illustrations or mockups, not personal photo editing.
What kind of images can I create?
You can create anything from icons and logos to illustrations and social media images.
Details
Original description by the author
Generate and edit images using OpenAI's Image API for project assets — UI mockups, icons, illustrations, social cards, and visual references.
repo: nexu-io/open-design
Popularity
- GitHub stars
- 101k
- Ranking position
- #734
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Updated
- 10/16/2026
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