cli-hub-matrix-image-design

name cli-hub-matrix-image-design description Capability-based multi-tool matrix for image and graphic design: AI generation, raster/vector editing, UI mockups, diagrams, upscaling, photo library, and publishing. Image & Graphic Design Matrix (S5 — v2 capability-based) Scenario S5 . Deepest creation coverage after S2 — raster (GIMP + Krita), vector (Inkscape), AI (ComfyUI + Jimeng + 7 APIs), diagram (drawio + mermaid). Figma is the headline gap (also affects S7). Schema: docs/cli-matrix/matrix_registry.schema.md . Matrix plan: docs/cli-matrix/cli-matrix-plan.md . Install cli-hub matrix install image-design cli-hub matrix info image-design cli-hub matrix preflight image-design --json Provider selection constraints Use preflight as an availability report, not as a provider selector. Treat provider order as documentation order only. Choose from user requirements, output quality bar, offline needs, credential state, install cost, and provider notes. Escalate to paid or metered APIs only when credentials are already present or the user explicitly consents. AI image is paid-API-diverse, so ask which provider the user wants when several credentialed choices are available. Offline context? GIMP, Krita, Inkscape, and local diffusers cover almost everything offline. Preflight Run cli-hub matrix preflight image-design --json first. Use the manual block below for extra probes or older cli-hub versions. cli-hub list --json python - << 'PY' import importlib.util for m in ( "PIL" , "cv2" , "skimage" , "rembg" , "svgwrite" , "cairosvg" , "svgpathtools" , "vpype" , "diffusers" , "replicate" , "rawpy" ): print (m, importlib.util.find_spec(m) is not None) PY for b in inkscape gimp krita drawio magick convert exiftool upscayl darktable-cli \ rawtherapee-cli graphviz dot mermaid plantuml hugo mkdocs; do command -v " $b " >/dev/null && echo " $b : yes" || echo " $b : no" done for e in OPENAI_API_KEY STABILITY_API_KEY IDEOGRAM_API_KEY RECRAFT_API_KEY \ GOOGLE_API_KEY MIDJOURNEY_TOKEN FIGMA_TOKEN CANVA_API_KEY PENPOT_TOKEN \ REPLICATE_API_TOKEN TOPAZ_API_KEY REMOVE_BG_API_KEY FIREFLY_TOKEN; do [ -n " ${!e} " ] && echo " $e : set" || echo " $e : unset" done Suggest-to-user template To enable <capability> via <provider>, please set <ENV_VAR>. Cost: <cost notes> Quality: <quality tier> Reply 'skip' to fall back to <next provider>. Examples: To enable sota AI image generation via OpenAI GPT-Image-1, please set OPENAI_API_KEY . Cost: metered per-image. Quality: sota for photoreal + text rendering. Reply 'skip' to fall back to local comfyui (FLUX/SDXL). To round-trip UI mockups with Figma, please set FIGMA_TOKEN . Cost: free tier works for most users. Quality: sota (design system aware). Reply 'skip' to fall back to sketch or drawio wireframes. Capabilities visual.generate — AI image generation Provider Kind Requires Cost Quality Offline cli-anything-comfyui harness-cli ComfyUI + weights free high yes jimeng public-cli dreamina bin metered high no diffusers (SD/SDXL/FLUX) python pkg + weights + GPU free good-high yes replicate python REPLICATE_API_TOKEN metered high no OpenAI GPT-Image-1 api OPENAI_API_KEY metered sota no Ideogram api IDEOGRAM_API_KEY metered sota no Stability AI api STABILITY_API_KEY metered high no Recraft api RECRAFT_API_KEY paid sota no Google Imagen / Nano Banana api GOOGLE_API_KEY metered high no Midjourney (Discord bridge) api MIDJOURNEY_TOKEN paid sota no Adobe Firefly api FIREFLY_TOKEN paid high no visual.edit.raster — raster editing Provider Kind Requires Cost Quality Offline cli-anything-gimp harness-cli GIMP installed free sota yes cli-anything-krita harness-cli Krita installed free sota yes Pillow python pkg free good yes opencv-python python pkg free high yes scikit-image python pkg free high yes rembg (background removal) python pkg free high yes remove.bg api REMOVE_BG_API_KEY metered sota no Adobe Firefly api FIREFLY_TOKEN paid sota no Cutout.pro api token metered high no visual.edit.vector — vector editing Provider Kind Requires Cost Quality Offline cli-anything-inkscape harness-cli Inkscape installed free sota yes svgwrite python pkg free good yes cairosvg python pkg free good yes svgpathtools python pkg free high yes vpype (vector post-processing) python pkg free high yes visual.mockup — UI / mockup / wireframe Provider Kind Requires Cost Quality Offline cli-anything-sketch harness-cli Sketch installed (macOS) paid app sota yes cli-anything-drawio harness-cli drawio installed free high yes drawio-desktop native binary free high yes penpot native binary / self-host free high yes Figma API api FIGMA_TOKEN free tier sota no Canva API api CANVA_API_KEY paid high no Penpot API api PENPOT_TOKEN free high no Known gap — Figma is the cross-scenario gap (S5 and S7). visual.diagram — diagrams / flowcharts Provider Kind Requires Cost Quality Offline cli-anything-drawio harness-cli drawio free sota yes cli-anything-mermaid harness-cli mermaid-cli free high yes graphviz ( dot ) native binary free high yes plantuml native binary + java free high yes visual.upscale — super-resolution Provider Kind Requires Cost Quality Offline Real-ESRGAN python pkg + weights free high yes GFPGAN (faces) python pkg + weights free high yes upscayl native binary free high yes Topaz api TOPAZ_API_KEY paid sota no Replicate upscalers python REPLICATE_API_TOKEN metered high no photo.library — DAM / photo organization Provider Kind Requires Cost Quality Offline exiftool + Pillow native+python binary+pkg free high yes digikam native binary free high yes photoprism native binary / self-host free high yes Google Photos API api OAuth free tier high no photo.develop — RAW processing Provider Kind Requires Cost Quality Offline rawpy python pkg free high yes darktable-cli native binary free sota yes rawtherapee-cli native binary free sota yes Adobe Lightroom API api Adobe creds paid sota no publish.cms — publish images / articles to a CMS Provider Kind Requires Cost Quality Offline contentful public-cli bin + token metered high no sanity public-cli bin + token metered high no hugo / mkdocs native/python binary/pkg free high yes WordPress REST api app password free high no Recipes social-card — generate + compose a social sharing image. Uses: visual.generate , visual.edit.raster , publish.cms . logo-set — design a logo + size variants. Uses: visual.edit.vector , visual.edit.raster (rasterize), batch export. ui-wireframe — mockup a UI flow. Uses: visual.mockup , optional visual.edit.vector polish. photo-batch — RAW ingest → develop → edit → library → publish. Uses: photo.develop , visual.edit.raster , photo.library , publish.cms . icon-pack — systematic icon production. Uses: visual.edit.vector , batch rasterize via cairosvg . thumbnail-set — thumbnails for a video/article series. Uses: visual.generate (hero imagery), visual.edit.raster (layout, type), batch variant export. ai-concept-art — generate → upscale → touch up. Uses: visual.generate , visual.upscale , visual.edit.raster . Known gaps Figma — cross-scenario gap (UI/UX loop for S5 and S7). API escalation works but we lack a native harness. photo.library / photo.develop — strong native CLIs, no harness. Midjourney — Discord bridge only; no clean API. Agent guidance Match generation provider to intent. GPT-Image-1 for text-in-image and photoreal; Ideogram for poster/typography; FLUX for artistic; Midjourney for stylized beauty shots; Stability for control+speed. Vector-first for design systems — logos, icons, illustrations start in visual.edit.vector , rasterize last. Preserve color profiles. exiftool + Pillow handles ICC; when moving between rawpy and Pillow , convert to sRGB at the boundary. AI + edit chain. Agents should plan: generate → background removal ( rembg ) → composite ( visual.edit.raster ) → export. Skipping cleanup is the most common visible defect. Workspace discipline. Keep generation seeds + prompts in a manifest alongside output PNGs so variations are reproducible.