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Engineer Kit

/ak:ai-artist

Nano Banana prompt-to-image workflow

Turns a visual concept into generated assets through a mandatory validation interview, 129 curated Nano Banana prompts, search/creative/wild modes, and rendering routed through ai-multimodal providers.

Validate brief

Search prompt bank

Adapt prompt

Apply mode

Rule 01

Prompt quality starts with validation; --skip is an explicit bypass, not the default.

Rule 02

Search mode is safest, creative mode remixes evidence, wild mode deliberately explores.

Rule 03

Rendering is delegated through ai-multimodal providers; this skill owns prompt selection and validation.

Rule 04

Use curated visual genres intentionally: product, infographic, social, artistic, avatar, or character.

Execution Map

Core lanes from input to output, aligned with the command's real execution path.

Start

Input, scope, route

1 Validate brief Interview for subject, purpose, audience, style, mood, colors, text, aspect ratio, output intent, and constraints unless --skip explicitly bypasses validation.
2 Search prompt bank Rank the concept against the 129-prompt database covering avatars, infographics, social media, product shots, art styles, and characters.

Work

Agent / skill execution

3 Adapt prompt Replace source placeholders with the concept and add negative constraints when the matched prompt does not already include them.
4 Apply mode Use search for the closest curated prompt, creative to remix top matches, wild for a random artistic transform, or all for three variations.

Verify

Gate, review, validation

5 Resolve provider Choose auto, google, or openrouter plus the requested model so rendering uses direct Google or OpenRouter-backed Google image generation.
6 Render or dry-run Generate the requested PNG output path, or use --dry-run / --verbose to inspect the assembled prompt and matched prompt details without committing to pixels.

Report, handoff, artifact

7 Return evidence Report final prompt evidence when requested, selected mode, provider, model, output paths, failures, and visual review notes.

Syntax, arguments, subcommands

How to invoke the skill: syntax, positional arguments, shared options, then each subcommand with its own syntax and outcome.

Syntax

Arguments

[concept] Required

Visual concept

Subject, use case, audience, style, mood, palette, composition, aspect ratio, exact in-image text, exclusions, and output location for the asset to generate.

/ak:ai-artist "16:9 launch banner for a developer CLI, dark steel-blue terminal geometry, no logos, no people, no text"

Shared options

--mode search|creative|wild|all

Generation mode

Select search for the closest curated prompt, creative to remix top matches, wild for one random artistic transform, or all for three variations.

/ak:ai-artist "AI workshop hero image" --mode creative

--provider auto|google|openrouter

Provider route

Choose automatic provider resolution, direct Google generation, or OpenRouter-backed Google generation. Does not supply credentials or approve spend.

/ak:ai-artist "tech conference banner" --provider openrouter

-ar, --aspect-ratio

Aspect ratio

Pass a supported ratio such as 1:1, 16:9, or 9:16 to the renderer. The concept should still state composition needs.

/ak:ai-artist "product showcase" -ar 1:1

--size 1K|2K|4K

Image size

Select provider image size. The documented default is 2K, and provider availability still applies.

/ak:ai-artist "hero image" --size 2K

--model

Model alias

Choose flash2, flash, or pro for the renderer. flash2 is the script default; provider availability and cost still apply.

/ak:ai-artist "premium product render" --model pro

-v, --verbose

Verbose evidence

Show matched prompt details, provider, and model evidence. Does not approve the generated pixels.

/ak:ai-artist "social launch graphic" --mode search -v

--dry-run

Prompt only

Build and print the final prompt without calling the image provider or writing an image file.

/ak:ai-artist "campaign banner" --dry-run

--skip

Skip validation interview

Bypass the required style, mood, color, and intent interview only when the brief is already precise or the user explicitly accepts the bypass.

/ak:ai-artist "minimal hardware wallet showcase" --mode wild --skip

Composable flags

How options work together on one invocation. This does not replace the option cards above.

--mode accepts search, creative, wild, or all.

--provider accepts auto, google, or openrouter.

-ar/--aspect-ratio, --size, --model, -v/--verbose, and --dry-run pass through to the generation script;

--skip belongs to the Skill invocation and bypasses the required validation interview.

Modes / Routes

--mode search

Best prompt match

Research:: Default mode
Review:: Grounds output in curated prompt bank
Validate:: One final image from closest match

--mode creative

Prompt remix

Research:: Uses top three matches
Review:: Combines rather than wanders
Validate:: One synthesized creative image

--mode wild

Experimental transform

Research:: Random artistic transformation
Review:: Higher novelty and less predictability
Validate:: One exploratory image

--mode all

All variations

Research:: Runs search, creative, and wild
Review:: More cost and review surface
Validate:: Three comparison outputs

Special Operations

129 curated prompts

The prompt bank covers commercial, social, infographic, avatar, artistic, and character styles.

Wild transforms

Ukiyo-e, Bento grid, patent document, cyberpunk, chalkboard, diorama, poster, vaporwave, and more.

Sample Prompt

Concrete invocations for each flag, subcommand, mode, or route available in the live workflow.

Search-mode campaign banner Recommended

/ak:ai-artist "16:9 launch banner for a developer CLI, dark steel-blue terminal geometry, no logos, no people, no text" --mode search

Use when:: Use when you want the safest curated-prompt match and are willing to answer the validation interview.
Expected:: Runs the validation interview, ranks the concept against the curated prompt bank, adapts the closest match, renders one PNG, and reports the selected prompt/provider evidence.

Creative remix through OpenRouter

/ak:ai-artist "AI workshop hero image with collaborative agents, bright but professional, no readable text" --mode creative --provider openrouter

Use when:: Use when the visual should combine hints from the top prompt matches and generation should route through OpenRouter-backed Google models.
Expected:: Uses creative mode to remix elements from the top three matching prompts, keeps the Nano Banana prompt workflow, and routes rendering through the requested provider.

Wild style exploration

/ak:ai-artist "minimal product showcase for a privacy-first hardware wallet, dramatic shadows, premium materials" --mode wild --skip

Use when:: Use only when the brief is already precise or the user explicitly accepts bypassing the validation interview for a more random style transform.
Expected:: Bypasses the interview, applies one random wild transformation such as Ukiyo-e, Bento grid, cyberpunk, cinematic poster, or vintage patent, then returns the generated file path.

All-mode comparison set

/ak:ai-artist "futuristic city skyline for a product keynote, optimistic, clean, high contrast" --mode all --provider google

Use when:: Use when comparing the closest match, a creative remix, and a wild transform is worth three generated variations.
Expected:: Runs search, creative, and wild modes for the same concept, producing three comparison outputs and reporting which mode produced each returned file path.

Handled Scope

Validate brief
Search prompt bank
Adapt prompt
Apply mode
Resolve provider
Render or dry-run