Agent skill

fal.ai Models Catalog

by fal-ai-community in fal-ai-community/skills

Routes image, video, 3D, audio and text-extraction tasks to a suitable fal.ai endpoint using per-modality reference lists instead of blind model searches.

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Install fal.ai Models Catalog

skills CLI
$ npx skills add fal-ai-community/skills --skill fal-models-catalog -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install fal-ai-community/skills fal-models-catalog --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/fal-ai-community/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/fal-models-catalog .claude/skills/fal-models-catalog && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
fal-models-catalog
GitHub stars
251
Token cost
~717 tokens
SKILL.md length
245 words
Files
11 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
16
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Routes image, video, 3D, audio and text-extraction tasks to a suitable fal.ai endpoint using per-modality reference lists instead of blind model searches.

  • Works in 5 steps: Pick the endpoint ID from the right… → Verify it: genmedia models --endpoint_id… → Inspect it: genmedia schema --json. → …
  • Choosing a fal.ai model when you have not named one
  • SKILL.md covers Endpoint-first rule, Modality references and Utility endpoints
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

The skill follows an endpoint-first rule. The agent picks an endpoint ID from the reference file that matches the task, confirms it with `genmedia models --endpoint_id`, reads its input format with `genmedia schema`, and checks cost with `genmedia pricing` when that matters. Free-text search with `genmedia models` or `genmedia docs` is allowed only when the routed endpoint is missing, deprecated or rejected, or the task is not covered. Inventing endpoint IDs is explicitly forbidden.

Ten reference files sit in the `references` folder: text-to-image, image-to-image, text-to-video, image-to-video, video-to-video, text-to-3d, image-to-3d, text-to-audio, audio-to-text and image-to-text. Each groups curated picks by use case, such as premium realism, fast and cheap, 4K or specialized, and the agent loads only the one that fits. All calls run through the genmedia CLI, which has its own skill for command syntax. Utility endpoints for resizing, compositing, masks, audio merging and subtitles are listed in the separate fal-workflow skill.

When your agent uses it

  • Choosing a fal.ai model when you have not named one
  • Finding an endpoint for image editing, upscaling or background removal
  • Picking between fast and premium text-to-video endpoints
  • Selecting a speech-to-text or OCR endpoint on fal.ai

Example prompts

  • “Which fal.ai model should I use to generate a photorealistic product shot?”
  • “I need to turn this still frame into a short video with lip-sync, what endpoint fits?”
  • “Find the cheapest fal endpoint for removing the background from a batch of photos.”
  • “What should I use on fal for transcribing a podcast with speaker labels?”

Requirements

  • The genmedia CLI, set up once with `genmedia init`

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Pick the endpoint ID from the right modality reference.
  2. Verify it: genmedia models --endpoint_id --json.
  3. Inspect it: genmedia schema --json.
  4. Check cost when relevant: genmedia pricing --json.
  5. Use text search only if the routed endpoint is missing, deprecated, rejected, or the role is not covered here

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9ca8504. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are bash).

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • github.com

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

fal.ai Models Catalog loads about 717 tokens when it runs, and up to ~8.2k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 83 tokens; SKILL.md has 245 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~83
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~717
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~8.2k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 245 words (~717 tokens).

“Endpoint-first navigation for fal.ai production work. Each modality reference lists curated picks organized by use case (premium realism / fast & cheap / 4K / specialized). Before reaching for free-text search, consult the modality reference that matches the task.”

— opening of SKILL.md by fal-ai-community
name
fal-models-catalog

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 10 other files (references) in skills/fal-models-catalog of fal-ai-community/skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/audio-to-text.md
  • references/image-to-3d.md
  • references/image-to-image.md
  • references/image-to-text.md
  • references/image-to-video.md
  • references/text-to-3d.md
  • references/text-to-audio.md
  • references/text-to-image.md
  • references/text-to-video.md
  • references/video-to-video.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9ca8504

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Works with

Questions about fal.ai Models Catalog

What does fal.ai Models Catalog do?

Routes image, video, 3D, audio and text-extraction tasks to a suitable fal.ai endpoint using per-modality reference lists instead of blind model searches. The skill follows an endpoint-first rule. The agent picks an endpoint ID from the reference file that matches the task, confirms it with `genmedia models --endpoint_id`, reads its input format with `genmedia schema`, and checks cost with `genmedia pricing` when that matters.

When should I use fal.ai Models Catalog?

fal.ai Models Catalog fits situations like: choosing a fal.ai model when you have not named one; finding an endpoint for image editing, upscaling or background removal; picking between fast and premium text-to-video endpoints; selecting a speech-to-text or OCR endpoint on fal.ai.

How do I install fal.ai Models Catalog in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add fal-ai-community/skills --skill fal-models-catalog -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/fal-models-catalog in fal-ai-community/skills) into .claude/skills/fal-models-catalog in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install fal.ai Models Catalog in Codex?

Run `npx skills add fal-ai-community/skills --skill fal-models-catalog -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/fal-models-catalog in fal-ai-community/skills) into .agents/skills/fal-models-catalog in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use fal.ai Models Catalog in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add fal-ai-community/skills --skill fal-models-catalog -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/fal-models-catalog, .gemini/skills/fal-models-catalog, .github/skills/fal-models-catalog and .opencode/skills/fal-models-catalog in your project.

What does fal.ai Models Catalog need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: fal.ai Models Catalog is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: The genmedia CLI, set up once with `genmedia init`.

Does fal.ai Models Catalog access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: github.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is fal.ai Models Catalog safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does fal.ai Models Catalog use?

No licence was found for fal.ai Models Catalog or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does fal.ai Models Catalog use?

About 717 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.9k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 7.5k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to fal.ai Models Catalog?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with fal.ai Models Catalog: Image Generation Gateways (calesthio/generative-media-skills, 197 stars), Fal AI (hoodini/ai-agents-skills, 282 stars), Forge Media Route Layer (0x0funky/agent-sprite-forge, 4.4k stars) and Gc Still Image Motion Director (LiamGvchi/gc-still-image-motion-director, 152 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains fal.ai Models Catalog?

fal-ai-community (a GitHub organization) maintains it in fal-ai-community/skills, which has 251 GitHub stars. The repository holds 16 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 29, 2026.

Source: fal-ai-community/skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.