Codex ImageGen Bridge

Generate AI images from Claude Code by delegating to Codex CLI's built-in image_gen.imagegen tool (powered by OpenAI gpt-image-2). This avoids the need for a separate OPENAI_API_KEY — Codex uses its own authentication.

How it works

Claude Code has no built-in image generation tool, but Codex CLI does. This skill bridges the gap:

Claude Code  →  codex exec (Bash)  →  Codex's image_gen.imagegen  →  image file  →  Claude Code reads it

Prerequisites

Before generating, verify Codex is ready:

codex --version 2>/dev/null