image-skill 0.1.49 → 0.1.51

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package/CHANGELOG.md CHANGED
@@ -4,6 +4,24 @@ This changelog tracks the public `image-skill` CLI package and public skill
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  mirror. The npm package metadata remains the authority for tarball integrity and
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  provenance; this file is the human- and agent-readable release map.
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+ ## 0.1.51 - 2026-06-14
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+ - Release (activation/self-fund): publish the post-0.1.50 public mirror payload
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+ under an unpublished package version so `image-skill@latest` can include the
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+ quota-wall `error.recovery.top_up.quote_command` handoff for browserless x402
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+ quote preparation. No payment caps, provider routing, wallet action, provider
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+ spend, media spend, hosted deploy, or production write changed in this release
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+ bump.
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+ ## 0.1.50 - 2026-06-14
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+ - Release (activation/self-fund): publish the post-0.1.49 public mirror payload
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+ under an unpublished package version so `image-skill@latest` can include
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+ `create --guide` ready-stage `data.self_fund_preparation` for pre-wall
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+ browserless x402 quote preparation, plus the matching public contract docs.
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+ No payment caps, provider routing, wallet action, provider spend, or media
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+ spend changed in this release bump.
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  ## 0.1.49 - 2026-06-13
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  - Release (activation/self-fund): publish the post-0.1.48 public mirror payload
package/SKILL.md CHANGED
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  npm_config_update_notifier=false npx -y image-skill@latest create --guide --prompt "a compact field camera on a stainless workbench"
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  ```
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- The guide is a free, zero-spend planning call. Given current auth, quota, and payment state, it returns `data.next_command`, `data.next_command_copy_runnable`, `data.next_command_missing_inputs`, `data.stage`, `data.guide_warning`, `data.next_command_effect`, `data.auth_ready`, `data.no_spend_evaluation`, `data.guide_recovery`, `data.recommended_no_spend_command` (alias of `data.no_spend_next_command`), `data.no_spend_next_command_effect`, `data.self_fund_next_command`, `data.self_fund_handoff`, `data.auth_handoff`, and `data.mutation`. It also preserves `data.checks.quota.top_up`, the same quota top-up recommendation returned by `usage quota`, so wallet-capable agents can see whether a browserless x402 top-up is recommended before the hard wall. Read `data.guide_warning` before running `data.next_command`: `next_command_safety` names whether the command is no-spend setup, read-only inspection, live-money payment action, or live media create. Run that next command only when `data.next_command_copy_runnable` is `true` and the warning says it is safe for your spend policy; when it is `false`, fill `data.next_command_missing_inputs` first. Prefer `data.guide_recovery` for no-doc recovery loops: it names the safest no-spend command and field, the live create or payment field that would spend, and the double-spend guard to check before any live retry. Repeat until `data.stage` is `ready_to_create`. At `ready_to_create`, `data.auth_ready.ready` and `data.auth_ready.next_command_auth_ready` are `true`: the returned create can reuse saved config, env token, or stdin token context without exposing a raw token. When `data.guide_warning.next_command_safety` is `live_media_create_credit_debit` and `data.no_spend_evaluation.stop_here` is `true`, `data.next_command` is the live create: run it only if media spend is allowed, otherwise stop before it and run `data.recommended_no_spend_command` for no-spend proof. The no-spend command is an authenticated hosted dry-run: it may create a recoverable `job.planned` receipt, but it has no provider call, credit debit, downloadable asset, or media write.
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+ The guide is a free, zero-spend planning call. Given current auth, quota, and payment state, it returns `data.next_command`, `data.next_command_copy_runnable`, `data.next_command_missing_inputs`, `data.stage`, `data.guide_warning`, `data.next_command_effect`, `data.auth_ready`, `data.no_spend_evaluation`, `data.guide_recovery`, `data.recommended_no_spend_command` (alias of `data.no_spend_next_command`), `data.no_spend_next_command_effect`, `data.self_fund_next_command`, `data.self_fund_handoff`, `data.self_fund_preparation`, `data.auth_handoff`, and `data.mutation`. It also preserves `data.checks.quota.top_up`, the same quota top-up recommendation returned by `usage quota`, so wallet-capable agents can see whether a browserless x402 top-up is recommended before the hard wall. Read `data.guide_warning` before running `data.next_command`: `next_command_safety` names whether the command is no-spend setup, read-only inspection, live-money payment action, or live media create. Run that next command only when `data.next_command_copy_runnable` is `true` and the warning says it is safe for your spend policy; when it is `false`, fill `data.next_command_missing_inputs` first. Prefer `data.guide_recovery` for no-doc recovery loops: it names the safest no-spend command and field, the live create or payment field that would spend, and the double-spend guard to check before any live retry. Repeat until `data.stage` is `ready_to_create`. At `ready_to_create`, `data.auth_ready.ready` and `data.auth_ready.next_command_auth_ready` are `true`: the returned create can reuse saved config, env token, or stdin token context without exposing a raw token. Read `data.self_fund_preparation` in this stage before spending the remaining free allowance: when `available` and `recommended` are true, `quote_command` creates an authenticated live-money quote/payment object but does not pay, settle a wallet transfer, debit credits, call a provider, or write media. Only a later buy/payment step can spend money. When `data.guide_warning.next_command_safety` is `live_media_create_credit_debit` and `data.no_spend_evaluation.stop_here` is `true`, `data.next_command` is the live create: run it only if media spend is allowed, otherwise stop before it and run `data.recommended_no_spend_command` for no-spend proof. The no-spend command is an authenticated hosted dry-run: it may create a recoverable `job.planned` receipt, but it has no provider call, credit debit, downloadable asset, or media write.
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- and copy-runnable quote/buy/status command templates. When `create --guide`
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+ `quote_command`, and copy-runnable quote/buy/status command templates. When
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+ quota/payment errors return `error.recovery.top_up`, prefer its
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+ `quote_command` when delegated live-money quoting is allowed; use
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+ `error.recovery.suggested_command` for no-spend payment-method inspection. When
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+ `create --guide`
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+ When `create --guide` reaches `ready_to_create`, inspect
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+ `data.self_fund_preparation` before consuming the remaining free allowance. If
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+ it is available and recommended, `quote_command` is the pre-wall browserless
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+ without paying, settling a wallet transfer, debiting credits, calling a
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+ provider, or writing media. Only follow the later buy/status/wallet-settlement
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+ commands when delegated spend is allowed.
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  import { pipeline } from "node:stream/promises";
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- const VERSION = "0.1.49";
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+ const VERSION = "0.1.51";
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  const PACKAGE_NAME = "image-skill";
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  const DEFAULT_API_BASE_URL = "https://api.image-skill.com";
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  const DEFAULT_DOCS_BASE_URL = "https://image-skill.com";
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+ const selfFundPreparation = createGuideSelfFundPreparation(stage, {
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+ quotaTopUp: quota?.envelope.data?.top_up ?? null,
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+ The guide is a free, zero-spend planning call. Given current auth, quota, and payment state, it returns `data.next_command`, `data.next_command_copy_runnable`, `data.next_command_missing_inputs`, `data.stage`, `data.guide_warning`, `data.next_command_effect`, `data.auth_ready`, `data.no_spend_evaluation`, `data.guide_recovery`, `data.recommended_no_spend_command` (alias of `data.no_spend_next_command`), `data.no_spend_next_command_effect`, `data.self_fund_next_command`, `data.self_fund_handoff`, `data.self_fund_preparation`, `data.auth_handoff`, and `data.mutation`. It also preserves `data.checks.quota.top_up`, the same quota top-up recommendation returned by `usage quota`, so wallet-capable agents can see whether a browserless x402 top-up is recommended before the hard wall. Read `data.guide_warning` before running `data.next_command`: `next_command_safety` names whether the command is no-spend setup, read-only inspection, live-money payment action, or live media create. Run that next command only when `data.next_command_copy_runnable` is `true` and the warning says it is safe for your spend policy; when it is `false`, fill `data.next_command_missing_inputs` first. Prefer `data.guide_recovery` for no-doc recovery loops: it names the safest no-spend command and field, the live create or payment field that would spend, and the double-spend guard to check before any live retry. Repeat until `data.stage` is `ready_to_create`. At `ready_to_create`, `data.auth_ready.ready` and `data.auth_ready.next_command_auth_ready` are `true`: the returned create can reuse saved config, env token, or stdin token context without exposing a raw token. Read `data.self_fund_preparation` in this stage before spending the remaining free allowance: when `available` and `recommended` are true, `quote_command` creates an authenticated live-money quote/payment object but does not pay, settle a wallet transfer, debit credits, call a provider, or write media. Only a later buy/payment step can spend money. When `data.guide_warning.next_command_safety` is `live_media_create_credit_debit` and `data.no_spend_evaluation.stop_here` is `true`, `data.next_command` is the live create: run it only if media spend is allowed, otherwise stop before it and run `data.recommended_no_spend_command` for no-spend proof. The no-spend command is an authenticated hosted dry-run: it may create a recoverable `job.planned` receipt, but it has no provider call, credit debit, downloadable asset, or media write.
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+ The guide is a free, zero-spend planning call. Given current auth, quota, and payment state, it returns `data.next_command`, `data.next_command_copy_runnable`, `data.next_command_missing_inputs`, `data.stage`, `data.guide_warning`, `data.next_command_effect`, `data.auth_ready`, `data.no_spend_evaluation`, `data.guide_recovery`, `data.recommended_no_spend_command` (alias of `data.no_spend_next_command`), `data.no_spend_next_command_effect`, `data.self_fund_next_command`, `data.self_fund_handoff`, `data.self_fund_preparation`, `data.auth_handoff`, and `data.mutation`. It also preserves `data.checks.quota.top_up`, the same quota top-up recommendation returned by `usage quota`, so wallet-capable agents can see whether a browserless x402 top-up is recommended before the hard wall. Read `data.guide_warning` before running `data.next_command`: `next_command_safety` names whether the command is no-spend setup, read-only inspection, live-money payment action, or live media create. Run that next command only when `data.next_command_copy_runnable` is `true` and the warning says it is safe for your spend policy; when it is `false`, fill `data.next_command_missing_inputs` first. Prefer `data.guide_recovery` for no-doc recovery loops: it names the safest no-spend command and field, the live create or payment field that would spend, and the double-spend guard to check before any live retry. Repeat until `data.stage` is `ready_to_create`. At `ready_to_create`, `data.auth_ready.ready` and `data.auth_ready.next_command_auth_ready` are `true`: the returned create can reuse saved config, env token, or stdin token context without exposing a raw token. Read `data.self_fund_preparation` in this stage before spending the remaining free allowance: when `available` and `recommended` are true, `quote_command` creates an authenticated live-money quote/payment object but does not pay, settle a wallet transfer, debit credits, call a provider, or write media. Only a later buy/payment step can spend money. When `data.guide_warning.next_command_safety` is `live_media_create_credit_debit` and `data.no_spend_evaluation.stop_here` is `true`, `data.next_command` is the live create: run it only if media spend is allowed, otherwise stop before it and run `data.recommended_no_spend_command` for no-spend proof. The no-spend command is an authenticated hosted dry-run: it may create a recoverable `job.planned` receipt, but it has no provider call, credit debit, downloadable asset, or media write.
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- 5. At any guide stage, read data.checks.quota.top_up. When recommended is true, it includes recommendation_reason, preferred_payment_method, and copy-runnable quote/buy/status command templates for the browserless x402 top-up path. If data.stage is quota_required, data.guide_warning.next_command_safety is live_money_payment_action and data.guide_warning.payment_top_up_path summarizes the live-money path. Run data.self_fund_next_command to start the top-up. It aliases data.next_command and is the first payment command, usually an x402 or Stripe quote. First read data.checks.payments.preferred_method_summary.top_up_path: browserless_agent_self_fund means a wallet-equipped agent can complete the preferred live-money rail without a browser; human_payment_handoff means the agent can create the payment attempt but a human/browser step must complete before credits are granted. If the guide authenticated from env or stdin, prefer data.self_fund_handoff.auth.next_command.with_env or data.self_fund_handoff.auth.next_command.with_stdin so auth follows the payment command. Then follow data.self_fund_handoff.payment_commands.buy and status, and rerun data.self_fund_handoff.after_next once credits are granted. One Image Skill credit is $0.01. Credit quotes grant prepaid value units; create/edit operations debit model-priced credits reported as cost.credit_pricing. Starter preview currently gives bounded free-preview credits plus a four-job daily cap.
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+ 5. At any guide stage, read data.checks.quota.top_up. When recommended is true, it includes recommendation_reason, preferred_payment_method, quote_command, quote_command_copy_runnable, quote_command_effect, and quote/buy/status command templates for the browserless x402 top-up path. On quota/payment recovery errors, read error.recovery.top_up: when delegated live-money quoting is allowed, prefer error.recovery.top_up.quote_command to open the top-up path, and use error.recovery.suggested_command for no-spend payment-method inspection. If data.stage is quota_required, data.guide_warning.next_command_safety is live_money_payment_action and data.guide_warning.payment_top_up_path summarizes the live-money path. Run data.self_fund_next_command to start the top-up. It aliases data.next_command and is the first payment command, usually an x402 or Stripe quote. First read data.checks.payments.preferred_method_summary.top_up_path: browserless_agent_self_fund means a wallet-equipped agent can complete the preferred live-money rail without a browser; human_payment_handoff means the agent can create the payment attempt but a human/browser step must complete before credits are granted. If the guide authenticated from env or stdin, prefer data.self_fund_handoff.auth.next_command.with_env or data.self_fund_handoff.auth.next_command.with_stdin so auth follows the payment command. Then follow data.self_fund_handoff.payment_commands.buy and status, and rerun data.self_fund_handoff.after_next once credits are granted. If data.stage is ready_to_create, inspect data.self_fund_preparation before consuming the remaining free allowance. When available and recommended are true, data.self_fund_preparation.quote_command is the pre-wall browserless x402 quote: it creates an authenticated live-money quote/payment object, but data.self_fund_preparation.quote_command_effect must show no provider call, no hosted create, no credit debit, no media write, and no wallet settlement until a later buy/payment step. One Image Skill credit is $0.01. Credit quotes grant prepaid value units; create/edit operations debit model-priced credits reported as cost.credit_pricing. Starter preview currently gives bounded free-preview credits plus a four-job daily cap.
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  6. If data.stage is ready_to_create, data.next_command is the first bounded live create. data.guide_warning.next_command_safety must be live_media_create_credit_debit, data.guide_warning.no_spend_safe must be false, data.guide_warning.spend_required must be true, and data.guide_warning.recommended_command_field must be recommended_no_spend_command. data.auth_ready.ready and data.auth_ready.next_command_auth_ready must be true; data.auth_ready.next_command_requires_auth must be true, and the command can reuse saved config, IMAGE_SKILL_TOKEN, or --token-stdin context without exposing a raw token. data.next_command_effect.label must be live_media_create_credit_debit and its provider_call, hosted_create, credit_debit, and media_write flags are true. data.no_spend_evaluation.stop_here must be true, data.no_spend_evaluation.next_command_is_live_create must be true, and data.no_spend_evaluation.recommended_command_field must be recommended_no_spend_command. Run data.next_command only when media spend is allowed. In no-spend evaluations, or when you only need to prove readiness without media/provider work, stop before data.next_command and run data.recommended_no_spend_command instead. data.recommended_no_spend_command must equal data.no_spend_next_command. data.no_spend_next_command_effect.label must be dry_run_planned_job_no_provider_call_no_credit_debit_no_media_write: no_spend, hosted_create_dry_run, planned_job, and plan_receipt are true; activity_event is job.planned; provider_call, credit_debit, and media_write are false. This dry-run may create a recoverable planned job/activity receipt but no provider execution, debit, downloadable asset, or media write. If the guide authenticated from env or stdin, prefer data.auth_handoff.next_command.with_env or data.auth_handoff.next_command.with_stdin so auth follows the live create. In guide cost output, cost.estimated_usd_per_image and cost.estimated_debit_usd_per_image are the Image Skill debit dollars for one output; cost.estimated_provider_usd_per_image is only the upstream provider estimate. Use the guide's returned max_estimated_usd_per_image because it is sized to the credit debit the agent funds. Add --output-count N only after models show confirms the selected create model supports more than one output; credit_pricing.credits_required is the total debit across outputs, while max_estimated_usd_per_image remains a per-image Image Skill debit guard.
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  7. After create, prefer data.next_actions when present: inspect_job and inspect_asset are copy-runnable no-spend recovery commands, iterate_edit is the reusable-asset edit template, and self_fund is the promoted top-up quote handoff when quota.top_up.recommended is true. self_fund.quote_command is copy-runnable and omits --idempotency-key so the public CLI generates and returns one for retry safety; follow the quote response into buy/status. Otherwise use image-skill jobs show JOB_ID to recover status, cost, safety, timestamps, and final assets; image-skill assets get ASSET_URL_OR_ID --output ./result.png to fetch the generated asset without repeating provider work; and image-skill activity list --subject JOB_ID to find ledger events, trace, usage, and asset links to cite.
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  8. Leave image-skill feedback create if the first-run flow is confusing, blocked, missing an affordance, or easier through a direct provider than through Image Skill. Feedback auth uses saved config from default signup, IMAGE_SKILL_TOKEN, or --token-stdin; if signup or guide already saved config, run feedback create normally and do not copy a raw token. Never paste tokens into feedback title, body, evidence, issues, or logs. Use image-skill activity show FEEDBACK_ID only when you need to confirm the feedback entered the hosted ledger.