# adobe-batch-edit-photos

Keeps a set of photos visually consistent with shared adjustments. Use it for folders of images that need one look despite mixed lighting.

- skill · `type=skill` · Codex, ChatGPT · ★ 7604
- Author: Adobe Inc · official OpenAI repository
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/openai/plugins/tree/HEAD/plugins/adobe/skills/adobe-batch-edit-photos/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-08
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/adobe-batch-edit-photos

## What it does

This skill processes a group of images with shared editing choices. It can straighten shots, apply automatic tone correction, use a preset, and set colour, brightness, and contrast adjustments. Optional steps cover cropping, subject selection, and background blur. Available presets are checked through `image_list_presets` before the look is applied.

The workflow shows a before-and-after sample, then produces a preview for the edited set. It returns direct URLs for the finished images and can create a Firefly Board with the outputs. Adobe sign-in is required. On Codex, widget tools are unavailable, so file upload and preview use the text-based fallback flow.

## Install

### Codex (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add openai/plugins --skill adobe-batch-edit-photos -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/adobe-batch-edit-photos/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Claude Code

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add openai/plugins --skill adobe-batch-edit-photos -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/adobe-batch-edit-photos/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/adobe-batch-edit-photos/

### Cursor

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/adobe-batch-edit-photos/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install openai/plugins adobe-batch-edit-photos
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/adobe-batch-edit-photos/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/openai/plugins --path plugins/adobe/skills/adobe-batch-edit-photos
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/adobe-batch-edit-photos/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/openai/plugins/tree/HEAD/plugins/adobe/skills/adobe-batch-edit-photos/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- give a photo set one consistent look
- apply a selected preset across images
- balance shots taken under mixed lighting
- review edited files in a preview grid
- collect finished images in a Firefly Board

## Example prompts
- Edit every photo in the uploaded folder with one warm, golden look and show the preview.
- Choose a suitable preset for this set, align the tone across the images, and return the finished image URLs.
- Make these travel photos feel cinematic, and blur backgrounds only when I explicitly ask for it.

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---
name: "adobe-batch-edit-photos"
description: >
  Apply consistent photo adjustments across a set of images so they look
  like they were edited together. Use this skill whenever the user says
  "make my photos look cohesive", "give all these the same style", "apply
  a warm and golden feel to all of these", "make this cinematic", "match
  the look across my photos", "edit all my travel photos the same way",
  "batch edit these", "make these consistent", "fix my phone photos",
  or uploads a folder of photos and wants a unified, polished result.
  Also triggers for requests like "apply a preset to all of these",
  "make these look professional", or "they were shot in mixed lighting
  — can you fix them all". Outputs direct final image URLs plus an in-chat
  preview grid and optional Firefly Board link.
  Access: 🔐 Signed-In required | Gen AI: ❌
license: Apache-2.0
compatibility: "Runs on both widget-capable surfaces (e.g. Claude Cowork, which supports the asset_add_file picker and asset_preview_file preview widgets) and non-UI agents (e.g. Codex, where those widgets are unavailable). The default flow uses the widgets; each widget step has a text-only fallback. Local files reach Creative Cloud via the asset_add_file picker or (no-widget) asset_initialize_file_upload -> PUT -> asset_finalize_file_upload; raw local paths are never passed to image tools."
allowed-tools: adobe_mandatory_init image_list_presets asset_add_file read_widget_context asset_initialize_file_upload asset_finalize_file_upload image_auto_straighten image_apply_auto_tone image_apply_adjustments image_apply_preset image_select_subject image_apply_gaussian_blur image_crop_and_resize asset_preview_file create_firefly_board
metadata:
  version: 3.1.0
  visibility: public
  surface: [claude, codex]
---

# Adobe Batch Edit Photos

A batch editing pipeline focused on **visual cohesion** — making a set of
photos look like they were edited together. The user picks a look (or
describes one), and the agent applies it consistently across every image using
Adobe creativity tools.

The core insight: users who want "cohesion" care less about per-image
perfection and more about the whole set reading as intentional. Prioritize
consistency of tone and color over squeezing the best out of any single image.

> **Surface note:** The default flow uses Adobe's MCP App widgets (`asset_add_file` picker in Step 1, `asset_preview_file` preview in Steps 2c and 8). Follow it as written. Only if a widget tool is **not available on this surface** (e.g. Codex) use the *No-widget fallback* attached to that step. Present `AskUserQuestion` prompts as plain-text labeled options wherever no question widget exists.

---

## Tool Reference

| Step                | Tool                                              | Notes                                          |
| ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| Ingest              | `asset_add_file` (+ `read_widget_context`)        | Interactive file picker; resolve picker results via `read_widget_context` |
| Ingest *(no-widget fallback)* | `asset_initialize_file_upload` + `asset_finalize_file_upload` | Only when `asset_add_file` is unavailable — stage local files to CC programmatically |
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