# scenario-ideogram

A skill for generating and editing images with Ideogram models on Scenario over MCP: in-image text, transparent PNGs, background removal.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 381 installs · ★ 1141
- Author: scenario-labs
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/scenario-labs/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/scenario-ideogram/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/scenario-ideogram

## What it does

This skill covers working with the Ideogram family on Scenario over MCP. It is not one model with modes but a set of single-purpose members: 4.5 for generation where in-image text must read, 4.5 Precise Edit for changing one thing and leaving the rest alone, V3 Generate Transparent for native alpha, V3 Layerize Text for turning a flat graphic into editable text layers, Character for one identity across scenes, and Remove Background for cutouts. V4 still answers searches but was tagged deprecated in favor of 4.5.

Mechanics barely agree between members: the same concept changes name, casing, and allowed values. So the skill tells you to discover each one with `search` and treat its `model_schema_get` as the contract. Masks flip too: on 4.5 and Precise Edit white marks the region to edit, on Character black repaints and white stays. Only V3 Transparent takes a `negativePrompt`.

Edits that keep the canvas get their own section. `aspectRatio: "source"` on 4.5 and every Precise Edit run return the source's exact pixel size, even one outside the ratio list. That matters when the edited file has to drop back into a layout or a sprite sheet unchanged. A headline swap needs no mask on Precise Edit: maskless at the medium default left the rest of the scene untouched. Note that 2K tops out near 3072 on the long edge and there is no 4K. Check price with `dry_run`: 4.5 defaults to high, its most expensive tier, while Precise Edit defaults to medium.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add scenario-labs/skills --skill scenario-ideogram -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add scenario-labs/skills --skill scenario-ideogram -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add scenario-labs/skills --skill scenario-ideogram -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install scenario-labs/skills scenario-ideogram
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add scenario-labs/skills --skill scenario-ideogram -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/scenario-labs/skills --path skills/scenario-ideogram
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add scenario-labs/skills --skill scenario-ideogram -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/scenario-labs/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/scenario-ideogram/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- generate a poster with exact text inside the image
- change one detail without touching the rest of the scene
- get a transparent PNG without manual cutout work
- remove a background while keeping hair and glass edges
- turn a flat graphic into editable text layers

## Example prompts
- make a poster with the headline "Grand Opening" using Ideogram 4.5
- swap the headline on this image with Precise Edit and keep the source size
- remove the background from this photo and save a transparent PNG

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: scenario-ideogram
description: "Use when generating or editing images with Ideogram models on Scenario via MCP: posters, logos, menus, packaging, or signage with exact in-image text, editing an image in place while keeping its exact size, transparent PNG generation, background removal that keeps hair and glass edges, editable text layers for localization, or one consistent character from a reference. Keywords: Ideogram 4.5, Precise Edit, V4, V3, typography, aspect ratio, layerize, character reference, inpainting."
license: MIT
---

# Scenario Ideogram Image

## Overview

Ideogram's image family on Scenario is a set of single-purpose members, not one model with modes:
4.5 for generation where in-image text must read and for reference-guided edits, 4.5 Precise Edit
for changing one thing and leaving the rest alone, V3 Generate Transparent for native alpha output,
V3 Layerize Text for turning a flat graphic into editable text layers, Character for one identity
held across scenes, and Remove Background for cutouts. V4 still answers searches but was tagged
deprecated in favor of 4.5 at authoring time. The members agree on almost nothing mechanically: the
same concept changes name, casing, and allowed values between them, so discover each with `search`
and treat its `model_schema_get` as the contract.

Connection and the core loop: see the `scenario` skill in this repo; model-agnostic image work
(sizing families, reference cardinality, masks): the `scenario-image` skill; running a bake-off
against another family: `scenario-model-comparison`. If a sibling skill named here is missing from
your available skills, ask the user to install it
(`npx skills add scenario-labs/skills --skill <name>`); unattended, proceed from tool schemas and
flag the gap.

## Quick reference

Pick the member by the job (names from the live schemas, caps at authoring time):

| Member                  | Job                              | Inputs that matter                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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