Zimage Skill — AI skill for Claude Code

Z-Image Skill - AI Image Generation for Claude Code

Generate beautiful images with natural language in Claude Code!

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What is this?

Z-Image Skill is a Claude Code skill plugin that lets you generate AI images using simple natural language descriptions.

**Just say things like:**

• "Generate a picture of a golden cat"
• "Draw a sunset over mountains"
• "Create a cute cartoon avatar"

And Claude Code will automatically generate the image for you!

Demo

You: Generate a cyberpunk style city at night

Claude: I'll generate that image for you...
        Task started: xxx
        Image saved to: cyberpunk_city.jpg

        Done! The image has been saved to cyberpunk_city.jpg

Installation

All steps can be completed using natural language in Claude Code - no manual commands needed!

Step 1: Get Your Free API Key

1. Visit ModelScope
2. Click "Login/Register" in the top right corner
3. After logging in, go to API Token page
4. Click "Create Token" and copy your API Key

Step 2: Install the Skill

Open Claude Code and simply say:

Install zimage-skill from https://github.com/yizhiyanhua-ai/zimage-skill

Claude will automatically:

• Download the skill to the correct directory
• Install the required Python dependencies

Step 3: Configure API Key

In Claude Code, say:

Configure MODELSCOPE_API_KEY environment variable with value ms-xxxxxxxx (replace with your API Key)

Or you can say:

Add MODELSCOPE_API_KEY environment variable to ~/.claude/settings.json with value ms-xxxxxxxx

Step 4: Verify Installation

After restarting Claude Code, simply say:

Generate a test image for me

If you see an image generated successfully, you're all set!

Usage Examples

Basic Usage

You: Generate a cute Shiba Inu pi