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Create an image

Generates images from a text prompt; GPT image models return them base64-encoded.

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Updated Sep 26, 2026Available asCLIAPI

create-image.md

Create an image

Generates images from a text prompt; GPT image models return them base64-encoded.

Set up

Use the first option your agent supports.

CLI (official)

Install the command, then confirm it runs.

brew install openai/tools/openai
openai --version

Run openai images generate.

Set $OPENAI_API_KEY in your environment first (get a key: https://platform.openai.com/api-keys).

API (official)

Before doing anything else, make one read-only call to confirm access.

Rules

  • Ask the user before anything that sends messages, costs money, or changes data.
  • Never print API keys.

Built from these files in the repository

The layout and the rules come from lib/catalog/render-markdown.ts, the set-up wording from lib/catalog/render-access.ts.

Ways in

RouteSourceCallRequiredDocs
CLIOfficialopenai images generateAPI key in $OPENAI_API_KEYDocs
APIOfficialPOST /images/generationsAPI key in $OPENAI_API_KEYDocs

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