AI Image Commander (aic) CLI Tool

AI Image Commander (aic) is a command-line tool for generating AI images interactively. aic is built with the AI SDK by Vercel and supports a variety of providers and models.

Features

• Interactive Prompts: Generate images by simply entering a text prompt.
• Configuration Wizard: Easily manage your API key and settings via aic config.
• Provider & Model Selection: Choose from available providers and image models during image generation.

Installation

pnpm install -g ai-image-commander

Configuration

The first time you run aic it will automatically create a configuration file at ~/.aic.conf and guide you through setting up your API keys for various providers. See aic.conf.example for the API key names.

To import existing API keys from a .env file:

aic --from .env

To view or update your settings at any time:

aic config
aic config --from .env  # to import again

Running the CLI Tool

You can launch the CLI tool with:

aic [OPTIONS]

Available Options

• -d, --dir <directory>: Directory where generated images will be stored (default: saved-images).
• --from <file>: Path to an existing .env or config file to import settings from. This is useful for first-time setup or when running aic config.

Interactive Commands

The CLI offers several interactive commands you can enter at the main prompts:

• Prompt Text: Enter prompt text to generate an AI image.
• next/n: Show the next image in the store.
• open/o: Open the last generated image.
• help/h/?: Display this help message.
• exit/e: Exit the application.

Sample Prompt Test

Try these for fun:

A Japanese bobtail cat eating ramen in Kyoto at dusk.
A day gecko in the afternoon sun in Kauai in the style of a watercolor painting.
A Northern white rhino on a clifftop looking out toward the Mozambique channel.

Author

Walter Korman · GitHub · X · LinkedIn

License

AI Image Commander is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.