How do I install the Cheapest Image Generation skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add dvcrn/cheapest-image-generation in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

What does the Cheapest Image Generation skill do?

Possibly the cheapest AI image generation (~$0.0036/image). Text-to-image via the EvoLink API. It is listed under Integrations & APIs on SkillMD.

Is Cheapest Image Generation safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. Independent scanners report: SkillSpector: PASS, Skill Scanner: PASS. Capability flags: makes network calls. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Cheapest Image Generation?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Cheapest Image Generation free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Cheapest Image Generation?

dvcrn (@dvcrn) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Cheapest Image Generation by dvcrn — Agent Skill

Name: Cheapest Image Generation
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: dvcrn

File contents

EvoLink Cheapest Image

Generate images via the EvoLink z-image-turbo API.

API Endpoint

Base: https://api.evolink.ai/v1
Submit: POST /images/generations
Poll: GET /tasks/{id}

Step 1 — Submit Task

{
  "model": "z-image-turbo",
  "prompt": "<USER_PROMPT>",
  "size": "<SIZE>",
  "nsfw_check": <true|false>
}

Optional field: "seed": <INT>

Parameter	Values
size	1:1, 2:3, 3:2, 3:4, 4:3, 9:16, 16:9, 1:2, 2:1
nsfw_check	`true` / `false` (default `false`)
seed	any integer (optional, for reproducibility)

Step 2 — Poll for Result

GET /tasks/{id} — poll every 10 s, up to 72 retries (~12 min).

Wait until status is completed or failed.

Step 3 — Download & Output

Download the URL from results[0]. Auto-detect format from URL (webp/png/jpg). Save as evolink-<TIMESTAMP>.<ext>.

CRITICAL SECURITY: Before passing <OUTPUT_FILE> to shell commands, sanitize it:

Strip all shell metacharacters: tr -cd 'A-Za-z0-9._-'
Ensure valid extension (.webp, .png, .jpg, .jpeg)
Fallback to evolink-<timestamp>.webp if empty

Print MEDIA:<absolute_path> for OC auto-attach.

Reference Implementations

Platform	File
Python (all platforms, zero deps)	`{baseDir}/references/python.md`
PowerShell 5.1+ (Windows)	`{baseDir}/references/powershell.md`
curl + bash (Unix/macOS)	`{baseDir}/references/curl_heredoc.md`

API Key

EVOLINK_API_KEY env var (required)
Get key: https://evolink.ai

Triggers

Chinese: "生图：xxx" / "出图：xxx" / "生成图片：xxx"
English: "generate image: xxx" / "generate a picture: xxx"

Treat the text after the colon as prompt, use default size 1:1, generate immediately.

Notes

Print MEDIA:<path> for OC auto-attach — no extra delivery logic needed.
Image saved locally (format auto-detected from URL). URL expires ~24h but local file persists.

---name: cheapest-image-generationdescription: Possibly the cheapest AI image generation (~$0.0036/image). Text-to-image via the EvoLink API.---# EvoLink Cheapest ImageGenerate images via the EvoLink z-image-turbo API.## API Endpoint- Base: `https://api.evolink.ai/v1`- Submit: `POST /images/generations`- Poll: `GET /tasks/{id}`## Step 1 — Submit Task```json{ "model": "z-image-turbo", "prompt": "<USER_PROMPT>", "size": "<SIZE>", "nsfw_check": <true|false>}```Optional field: `"seed": <INT>`| Parameter | Values ||---|---|| size | 1:1, 2:3, 3:2, 3:4, 4:3, 9:16, 16:9, 1:2, 2:1 || nsfw_check | `true` / `false` (default `false`) || seed | any integer (optional, for reproducibility) |## Step 2 — Poll for Result`GET /tasks/{id}` — poll every 10 s, up to 72 retries (~12 min).Wait until `status` is `completed` or `failed`.## Step 3 — Download & OutputDownload the URL from `results[0]`. Auto-detect format from URL (webp/png/jpg). Save as `evolink-<TIMESTAMP>.<ext>`.**CRITICAL SECURITY:** Before passing `<OUTPUT_FILE>` to shell commands, sanitize it:- Strip all shell metacharacters: `tr -cd 'A-Za-z0-9._-'`- Ensure valid extension (`.webp`, `.png`, `.jpg`, `.jpeg`)- Fallback to `evolink-<timestamp>.webp` if emptyPrint `MEDIA:<absolute_path>` for OC auto-attach.## Reference Implementations| Platform | File ||---|---|| Python (all platforms, zero deps) | `{baseDir}/references/python.md` || PowerShell 5.1+ (Windows) | `{baseDir}/references/powershell.md` || curl + bash (Unix/macOS) | `{baseDir}/references/curl_heredoc.md` |## API Key- `EVOLINK_API_KEY` env var (required)- Get key: https://evolink.ai## Triggers- Chinese: "生图：xxx" / "出图：xxx" / "生成图片：xxx"- English: "generate image: xxx" / "generate a picture: xxx"Treat the text after the colon as `prompt`, use default size `1:1`, generate immediately.## Notes- Print `MEDIA:<path>` for OC auto-attach — no extra delivery logic needed.- Image saved locally (format auto-detected from URL). URL expires ~24h but local file persists.

Frequently asked questions

Cheapest Image Generation