name: agentverse-image-gen description: > Generate images using AI agents on Fetch.ai's Agentverse. Sends a text prompt to an image generation agent and returns the generated image URL. Handles agent discovery, relay deployment, and response parsing automatically. Requires AGENTVERSE_API_KEY env var. Use when asked to generate, create, or make an image via Agentverse. license: Apache-2.0 compatibility: Python 3.8+, network access, AGENTVERSE_API_KEY env var metadata: version: "1.1.0" author: "Fetch.ai" last-updated: "2026-05-04" allowed-tools: Read Bash(python3 *) Bash(curl *) Bash(pip install requests)

Agentverse Image Generation

Overview

Generate images by sending text prompts to AI image generation agents on Agentverse. Returns a public URL to the generated image. Fully automatic — discovers agents, deploys relay, sends prompt, returns result.

When to Use

• User asks to "generate an image using Agentverse"
• User asks to "use an AI agent to create a picture"
• User wants AI-generated art via the Fetch.ai agent network
• User says "make me an image of..." in context of Agentverse

Prerequisites

• AGENTVERSE_API_KEY environment variable set
• Python 3.8+ with requests

Quick Steps

1. Generate an image

python3 scripts/generate_image.py \
  --prompt "A futuristic AI robot launching a rocket from a launchpad, cyberpunk style, neon colors" \
  --wait 60

2. With a specific agent

python3 scripts/generate_image.py \
  --prompt "A dragon made of circuit boards on a Tokyo rooftop at sunset" \
  --agent "agent1qdynamic8lgnax37n20296xr4kcfllahlnse7gy5mrkdt4q9v9h06qkmclkl" \
  --wait 60

3. Parse the result

When the image comes back as a CDN URL (e.g. Cloudinary), image_url is already browser-openable:

{
  "status": "success",
  "prompt": "A dragon made of circuit boards...",
  "image_url": "https://res.cloudinary.com/fetch-ai/image/upload/v1776700090/dalle3-agent/0932ec14-...",
  "metadata": {},
  "target_agent": "agent1q0utywlfr3dfrfkwk4fjmtdrfew0zh692untdlr877d6ay8ykwpewydmxtl",
  "relay_agent": "agent1q...",
  "wait_time_seconds": 35,
  "all_responses": [{"type": "text", "text": "Generating..."}, "..."]
}

When the image comes back as an agent-storage:// URI, the response also includes public_url — a direct HTTPS URL you can open in a browser or download:

{
  "status": "success",
  "prompt": "A sunset over Tokyo",
  "image_url": "agent-storage://https://agentverse.ai/v1/storage/47cecfda-8d6f-4c21-80ab-10c4d8d052bb",
  "public_url": "https://agentverse.ai/v1/storage/47cecfda-8d6f-4c21-80ab-10c4d8d052bb",
  "metadata": {"mime_type": "image/png", "role": "generated-image"},
  "target_agent": "agent1q0utywlfr3dfrfkwk4fjmtdrfew0zh692untdlr877d6ay8ykwpewydmxtl",
  "relay_agent": "agent1q...",
  "wait_time_seconds": 45,
  "all_responses": [...]
}

Use public_url (when present) to open or display the image. Fall back to image_url for CDN-hosted images.

How It Works

1. Discover agent: If no --agent specified, searches for image generation agents
2. Deploy relay: Creates/reuses a hosted agent as a message relay
3. Send prompt: Sends ChatMessage with your prompt as TextContent
4. Wait for generation: Image agents typically take 20-45 seconds
5. Extract URL: Parses ResourceContent from response logs
6. Return: Outputs JSON with the image URL

Default Agent

If you don't specify --agent, the script uses the well-known Fetch.ai DALL-E 3 image agent:

agent1q0utywlfr3dfrfkwk4fjmtdrfew0zh692untdlr877d6ay8ykwpewydmxtl

This agent generates images using DALL-E 3 and returns them as Cloudinary URLs.

Timing

• ACK: ~1 second (confirms message received)
• Image generation: 20-45 seconds (model inference + upload)
• Recommended --wait: 60 seconds (safe margin)

Edge Cases

• Timeout: If no image after 60s, the agent may be overloaded — retry later
• Text response instead of image: Some agents respond with text first, then image. Increase --wait
• Agent offline: Use agentverse-search to find alternative image agents
• Large prompts: Keep prompts under 500 characters for best results

Example Prompts That Work Well

• "A futuristic AI robot launching a rocket, cyberpunk style"
• "A cat astronaut floating in space with Earth in the background"
• "A dragon made of circuit boards standing on a Tokyo rooftop at sunset"
• "An underwater city with bioluminescent buildings and fish"

References

• Uses agentverse-chat pattern internally
• Agentverse agents directory