ERNIE-Image Generation — AMD Radeon Cloud Edition

FREE ERNIE-Image text-to-image generation, powered by AMD Radeon Cloud. No API key required.

Generate images with ERNIE-Image and ERNIE-Image-Turbo models running on AMD Radeon hardware. No sign-up, no API key, no token — completely free.

Safety Boundary

• The default AMD Radeon Cloud endpoint uses HTTP (not HTTPS). Prompts are sent without transport encryption. Only use non-sensitive prompts with this service.

• If AI_STUDIO_API_KEY is set in your environment, it will not be sent to the default HTTP endpoint — API keys are only forwarded to HTTPS endpoints configured via ERNIE_BASE_URL.

• For confidential or business-related prompts, configure a trusted HTTPS endpoint via ERNIE_BASE_URL.

• Use this skill only for explicit image-generation requests.

• Prompts and parameters are sent to AMD Radeon Cloud. Do not include secrets, credentials, private personal data, or confidential business data in prompts.

• Decline unsafe, deceptive, exploitative, or rights-violating image requests.

• Generated files are written locally. Confirm the output directory when the user has not specified one.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.11+ with uv installed
• No API key required — AMD Radeon Cloud provides free inference

Prefer ERNIE-Image-Turbo, 1024x1024, n=1, and b64_json unless the user asks for different parameters.

Models

Chinese prompts usually work especially well with these models.

Generation Workflow

Step 1 -- Compose the prompt

Write a descriptive prompt (max 1024 characters, ~150 words). Chinese and English both work well. Be specific about subject, style, composition, and mood.

Good: "A golden retriever puppy sitting in a sunflower field at sunset, warm golden light, shallow depth of field, professional photography" Bad: "dog"

Step 2 -- Choose parameters

Select size based on content: portraits and posters use vertical (768x1376, 848x1264, 896x1200), landscapes and covers use horizontal (1376x768, 1264x848, 1200x896), general use 1024x1024.

Step 3 -- Run the generation script

Execute the bundled script with uv run:

uv run scripts/generate.py "\x3CPROMPT>" --model ERNIE-Image-Turbo --size 1024x1024

For batch generation:

uv run scripts/generate.py "\x3CPROMPT>" --n 4 --output ./output_dir

For higher quality with more inference steps and stronger guidance:

uv run scripts/generate.py "\x3CPROMPT>" --model ERNIE-Image --steps 16 --guidance 3.5

For reproducible results:

uv run scripts/generate.py "\x3CPROMPT>" --seed 42

Step 4 -- Output

The script saves images as PNG files to the output directory and prints:

Saved: ernie_20260430_110100.png (1.7 MB)
MEDIA:/absolute/path/to/ernie_20260430_110100.png

The MEDIA: line enables automatic image attachment in compatible environments.

The script avoids overwriting existing files by adding a numeric suffix when needed.

For JSON output, add --json to get structured results:

{
  "success": true,
  "model": "ERNIE-Image-Turbo",
  "files": [{"path": "/abs/path/ernie_20260430_110100.png", "size_bytes": 1715660}],
  "prompt": "...",
  "parameters": {"size": "1024x1024", "seed": 42}
}

Quick Triggers

When the user says any of these, treat the text after the trigger as the prompt and generate immediately with defaults:

• Chinese: "生成图片：xxx" / "文生图：xxx" / "ERNIE生图：xxx" / "AI画图：xxx" / "AI绘图：xxx" / "出图：xxx" / "画画：xxx"
• English: "generate image: xxx" / "ernie image: xxx" / "radeon image: xxx" / "create image: xxx" / "text-to-image: xxx" / "AI art: xxx" / "make a picture: xxx" / "draw: xxx"

Defaults: model=ERNIE-Image-Turbo, size=1024x1024, n=1, b64_json format.

Configuration

No configuration required! This skill uses the AMD Radeon Cloud free ERNIE-Image endpoint by default. It works out of the box.

Optional overrides (via environment variables):

• ERNIE_BASE_URL — Custom API endpoint URL (overrides the default Radeon Cloud URL)
• AI_STUDIO_API_KEY — API key (only needed if using a custom endpoint that requires authentication)
• ERNIE_TIMEOUT — Request timeout in seconds (default: 120)

Notes

• Images are saved locally as PNG files with MEDIA:/absolute/path/to/file.png for auto-attach.
• Chinese prompts work particularly well with ERNIE models.
• Prompt enhancement (--use-pe) lets the model expand simple prompts into richer descriptions before generation. Enable for short prompts, disable for precise control.
• Use --quiet to suppress progress output; only MEDIA: lines (or JSON with --json) are printed. Recommended when calling from agent workflows to reduce context noise.
• For full API reference, prompt guidance, and troubleshooting, read references/api-guide.md.

About

This skill is a fork of ernie-image-gen, modified for AMD Radeon Cloud which provides free ERNIE-Image inference. No API key or registration is required.