# nano-banana-2

A skill that drives the Nano Banana 2 API to generate and edit images, with control over resolution and aspect ratio.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 869 installs · ★ 298
- Author: intellectronica
- License: CC0-1.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/intellectronica/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/nano-banana-2/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-04-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/intellectronica-nano-banana-2

## What it does

The skill wraps the `gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview` model in a single script, `scripts/generate_image.py`. You pass a prompt and a filename; the script writes a PNG into the current project directory and returns the full path. To edit, add `--input-image` — up to 14 references when you need to keep a character's face or a logo intact.

Resolution comes from `--resolution`: `512px`, `1K`, `2K` or `4K`, with `1K` as the default. Aspect ratio is set with `--aspect-ratio`, from `1:1` and `9:16` up to `21:9` and `8:1`. Leave it out and the model's default behaviour applies.

Run the script from your project's working directory rather than the skill folder, or the output lands in the wrong place. It needs a key: either the `--api-key` flag or a `GEMINI_API_KEY` environment variable. Without one the script stops with an error. Invocation goes through `uv run`, so `uv` has to be installed.

The skill does not use `gemini-3-pro-image-preview` — if that model is what you need, look elsewhere.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add intellectronica/agent-skills --skill nano-banana-2 -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add intellectronica/agent-skills --skill nano-banana-2 -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add intellectronica/agent-skills --skill nano-banana-2 -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/nano-banana-2/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install intellectronica/agent-skills nano-banana-2
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/nano-banana-2/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add intellectronica/agent-skills --skill nano-banana-2 -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/intellectronica/agent-skills --path skills/nano-banana-2
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/nano-banana-2/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add intellectronica/agent-skills --skill nano-banana-2 -a opencode
```

### 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/intellectronica/agent-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/nano-banana-2/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- generate an image from a text description and save it into the project
- edit an existing image while keeping a logo and a character's face
- combine several visual references into one output
- draft fast at 512px, then re-render the same shot at 4K
- pin an exact aspect ratio for a banner, slide or vertical reel

## Example prompts
- generate a neon city at night, 4K, 16:9
- edit this logo into a campaign banner, 2K, 4:5
- make a quick 512px draft thumbnail, square

## Source text · SKILL.md · CC0-1.0

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name: nano-banana-2
description: Generate and edit images using Google's Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) API. This skill should be used when the user asks to create or modify images, especially when they need fast iteration, explicit aspect-ratio control, or resolution control from 512px to 4K.
---

# Nano Banana 2 Image Generation & Editing

Generate new images or edit existing images with Nano Banana 2 (`gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview`).

## Usage

Run the script using absolute or workspace-relative path (do NOT cd into the skill directory first):

**Generate new image:**
```bash
uv run ./.agents/skills/nano-banana-2/scripts/generate_image.py --prompt "your image description" --filename "output-name.png" [--resolution 512px|1K|2K|4K] [--aspect-ratio RATIO] [--api-key KEY]
```

**Edit image(s) with references:**
```bash
uv run ./.agents/skills/nano-banana-2/scripts/generate_image.py --prompt "editing instructions" --filename "output-name.png" --input-image "path/to/input1.png" [--input-image "path/to/input2.png" ...] [--resolution 512px|1K|2K|4K] [--aspect-ratio RATIO] [--api-key KEY]
```

Always run from the user's current working directory so outputs are saved in the active project context.

## Model

Use model code:
- `gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview` (Nano Banana 2)

Do not use `gemini-3-pro-image-preview` in this skill.

## Resolution Options

Nano Banana 2 supports:
- `512px` (fastest, low-latency iteration)
- `1K` (default)
- `2K`
- `4K`

Map common user language:
- "quick draft", "thumbnail", "tiny", "512", "0.5K" → `512px`
- no resolution mention → `1K`
- "2K", "medium", "normal" → `2K`
- "4K", "high-res", "ultra", "print quality" → `4K`

Use uppercase `K` for `1K`, `2K`, `4K`.

## Aspect Ratios

Supported aspect ratios:
- `1:1`, `1:4`, `1:8`, `2:3`, `3:2`, `3:4`, `4:1`, `4:3`, `4:5`, `5:4`, `8:1`, `9:16`, `16:9`, `21:9`

Map common requests:
- square post / icon → `1:1`
- phone wallpaper / vertical reel → `9:16`
- widescreen / slide / hero image → `16:9`
- cinematic wide → `21:9`
- portrait print → `2:3` or `3:4`
- panorama banner → `4:1` or `8:1`

If unspecified, let the model default behavior apply.

## Reference Images (New in Gemini 3 Image workflows)

Provide up to 14 reference images when needed by repeating `--input-image`:
- preserve character consistency
- preserve object fidelity
- combine multiple visual references into one output

Use one image for simple edits; use multiple images for composition or consistency-sensitive tasks.

## API Key

Resolve API key in this order:
1. `--api-key` argument
2. `GEMINI_API_KEY` environment variable

If no key is available, stop and report a clear error.

## Filename Generation
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