How do I install the Image Hosting skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add modbender/image-hosting 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.

Is Image Hosting safe to use?

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Which AI agents work with Image Hosting?

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 Image Hosting free to use?

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

Who published Image Hosting?

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

Image Hosting by modbender — Agent Skill

Name: Image Hosting
Rating: 4.666666666666667 (3 reviews)
Author: modbender

Image Hosting

Upload images to img402.dev and get a public URL. Free tier: 1MB max, 7-day retention, no auth. Use when the agent needs a hosted image URL — for sharing in messages, embedding in documents, posting to social platforms, or any context that requires a public link to an image file.

modbender Updated Sep 9, 2026 12 repo stars

File contents

Image Hosting — img402

Upload an image to img402.dev and get a public URL. No account, no API key, no config.

Quick reference

# Upload (multipart)
curl -s -X POST https://img402.dev/api/free -F image=@/path/to/image.png

# Response
# {"url":"https://i.img402.dev/aBcDeFgHiJ.png","id":"aBcDeFgHiJ","contentType":"image/png","sizeBytes":182400,"expiresAt":"2026-02-17T..."}

Workflow

Get image: Use an existing file, or generate/download one.

Check size: Must be under 1MB. If larger, resize:

sips -Z 1600 /path/to/image.png    # macOS — scale longest edge to 1200px
convert /path/to/image.png -resize 1600x1600 /path/to/image.png  # ImageMagick

Upload:

curl -s -X POST https://img402.dev/api/free -F image=@/path/to/image.png

Use the URL: The url field in the response is a public CDN link. Embed it wherever needed.

Constraints

Max size: 1MB
Retention: 7 days
Formats: PNG, JPEG, GIF, WebP
Rate limit: 1,000 free uploads/day (global)
No auth required

Paid tier

For images that need to persist longer (1 year, 5MB max), use the paid endpoint at $0.01 USDC via x402:

# Step 1: Get an upload token (requires x402 payment)
POST https://img402.dev/api/upload/token
# → {"token": "a1b2c3...", "expiresAt": "..."}

# Step 2: Upload with the token
curl -s -X POST https://img402.dev/api/upload \
  -H "X-Upload-Token: a1b2c3..." \
  -F image=@/path/to/image.png

See https://img402.dev/blog/paying-x402-apis for details on x402 payment.

---name: image-hostingdescription: Upload images to img402.dev and get a public URL. Free tier: 1MB max, 7-day retention, no auth. Use when the agent needs a hosted image URL — for sharing in messages, embedding in documents, posting to social platforms, or any context that requires a public link to an image file.--- # Image Hosting — img402 Upload an image to img402.dev and get a public URL. No account, no API key, no config. ## Quick reference ```bash # Upload (multipart) curl -s -X POST https://img402.dev/api/free -F image=@/path/to/image.png # Response # {"url":"https://i.img402.dev/aBcDeFgHiJ.png","id":"aBcDeFgHiJ","contentType":"image/png","sizeBytes":182400,"expiresAt":"2026-02-17T..."} ``` ## Workflow 1. **Get image**: Use an existing file, or generate/download one. 2. **Check size**: Must be under 1MB. If larger, resize: ```bash sips -Z 1600 /path/to/image.png # macOS — scale longest edge to 1200px convert /path/to/image.png -resize 1600x1600 /path/to/image.png # ImageMagick ``` 3. **Upload**: ```bash curl -s -X POST https://img402.dev/api/free -F image=@/path/to/image.png ``` 4. **Use the URL**: The `url` field in the response is a public CDN link. Embed it wherever needed. ## Constraints - **Max size**: 1MB - **Retention**: 7 days - **Formats**: PNG, JPEG, GIF, WebP - **Rate limit**: 1,000 free uploads/day (global) - **No auth required** ## Paid tier For images that need to persist longer (1 year, 5MB max), use the paid endpoint at $0.01 USDC via x402: ```bash # Step 1: Get an upload token (requires x402 payment) POST https://img402.dev/api/upload/token # → {"token": "a1b2c3...", "expiresAt": "..."} # Step 2: Upload with the token curl -s -X POST https://img402.dev/api/upload \ -H "X-Upload-Token: a1b2c3..." \ -F image=@/path/to/image.png ``` See https://img402.dev/blog/paying-x402-apis for details on x402 payment.

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