Character Design with genmedia
fal-ai-community/skills
Builds consistent characters, reference and expression sheets, outfit variations and character-to-video shots with the genmedia CLI while keeping identity stable.
Prompt ByteDance's Seedream 4 and 5 image line — the six-layer brief it reads in order, the word budget past which it starts dropping clauses, quoting in-image copy and placing it, pinning what must…
Install Seedream Prompting
$ npx skills add nodetool-ai/nodetool --skill seedream-prompting -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install nodetool-ai/nodetool seedream-prompting --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/nodetool-ai/nodetool.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/packages/system-skills/seedream-prompting .claude/skills/seedream-prompting && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "seedream-prompting" agent skill from https://github.com/nodetool-ai/nodetool/tree/main/packages/system-skills/seedream-prompting into .claude/skills/seedream-prompting/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "seedream-prompting", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/nodetool-ai/nodetool/tree/main/packages/system-skills/seedream-promptingType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add nodetool-ai/nodetool --skill seedream-prompting -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install nodetool-ai/nodetool seedream-prompting --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/nodetool-ai/nodetool.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/packages/system-skills/seedream-prompting .agents/skills/seedream-prompting && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "seedream-prompting" agent skill from https://github.com/nodetool-ai/nodetool/tree/main/packages/system-skills/seedream-prompting into .agents/skills/seedream-prompting/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "seedream-prompting", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add nodetool-ai/nodetool --skill seedream-prompting -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install nodetool-ai/nodetool seedream-prompting --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/nodetool-ai/nodetool.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/packages/system-skills/seedream-prompting .cursor/skills/seedream-prompting && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "seedream-prompting" agent skill from https://github.com/nodetool-ai/nodetool/tree/main/packages/system-skills/seedream-prompting into .cursor/skills/seedream-prompting/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "seedream-prompting", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/nodetool-ai/nodetool.git --path packages/system-skills/seedream-prompting--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add nodetool-ai/nodetool --skill seedream-prompting -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install nodetool-ai/nodetool seedream-prompting --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/nodetool-ai/nodetool.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/packages/system-skills/seedream-prompting .gemini/skills/seedream-prompting && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "seedream-prompting" agent skill from https://github.com/nodetool-ai/nodetool/tree/main/packages/system-skills/seedream-prompting into .gemini/skills/seedream-prompting/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "seedream-prompting", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install nodetool-ai/nodetool seedream-promptingInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add nodetool-ai/nodetool --skill seedream-prompting -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/nodetool-ai/nodetool.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/packages/system-skills/seedream-prompting .github/skills/seedream-prompting && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "seedream-prompting" agent skill from https://github.com/nodetool-ai/nodetool/tree/main/packages/system-skills/seedream-prompting into .github/skills/seedream-prompting/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "seedream-prompting", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add nodetool-ai/nodetool --skill seedream-prompting -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install nodetool-ai/nodetool seedream-prompting --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/nodetool-ai/nodetool.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/packages/system-skills/seedream-prompting .opencode/skills/seedream-prompting && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "seedream-prompting" agent skill from https://github.com/nodetool-ai/nodetool/tree/main/packages/system-skills/seedream-prompting into .opencode/skills/seedream-prompting/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "seedream-prompting", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
seedream-prompting- GitHub stars
- 560
- Token cost
- ~1.4k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 748 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 127
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
At a glance
Prompt ByteDance's Seedream 4 and 5 image line — the six-layer brief it reads in order, the word budget past which it starts dropping clauses, quoting in-image copy and placing it, pinning what must…
- Works in 6 steps: Format — the deliverable. "Fashion… → Subject — identity, wardrobe, materials,… → Composition — where things sit and how… → …
- The model id names Seedream 4
- SKILL.md covers Six layers, in this order, Word budget, Text in the image and Editing: pin before you change, plus 2 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Seedream Prompting is an agent skill from nodetool-ai/nodetool. Prompt ByteDance's Seedream 4 and 5 image line — the six-layer brief it reads in order, the word budget past which it starts dropping clauses, quoting in-image copy and placing it, pinning what must not change before an edit, addressing up to ten references by content instead of by index, and the size to iterate at versus the size to deliver. Use whenever the model id names Seedream 4 or 5 (bytedance/seedream/v5/pro/text-to-image, bytedance/seedream/v5/lite/edit, fal-ai/bytedance/seedream/v4.5/edit…
Its SKILL.md is about 1.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Media & Creative, covering Image generation and Image editing. It works with fal. The repository describes itself as: Agent-first Creative Workspace. The licence is AGPL-3.0.
When your agent uses it
- The model id names Seedream 4
- 5 (bytedance/seedream/v5/pro/text-to-image
- Bytedance/seedream/v5/lite/edit
- Fal-ai/bytedance/seedream/v4.5/edit
Example prompts
- “/seedream-prompting”
Workflow steps
6 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Format — the deliverable. "Fashion editorial magazine cover", "packshot
- Subject — identity, wardrobe, materials, styling. Concrete beats
- Composition — where things sit and how the frame is cut. "Subject on the
- Lighting — direction and quality. "Hard key from camera left, deep
- In-image text — the exact copy, in quotes, with its position.
- Style — the aesthetic anchor. "Editorial photorealism, 85mm, shallow
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 339f069. 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.
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):
fal.airunware.ai
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
Seedream Prompting loads about 1.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 196 tokens; SKILL.md has 748 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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
The full file from nodetool-ai/nodetool at commit 339f069, republished under its AGPL-3.0 licence (© nodetool-ai). 748 words, ~1,429 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/seedream-prompting/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- seedream-prompting
- description
- Prompt ByteDance's Seedream 4 and 5 image line — the six-layer brief it reads in order, the word budget past which it starts dropping clauses, quoting in-image copy and placing it, pinning what must not change before an edit, addressing up to ten references by content instead of by index, and the size to iterate at versus the size to deliver. Use whenever the model id names Seedream 4 or 5 (bytedance/seedream/v5/pro/text-to-image, bytedance/seedream/v5/lite/edit, fal-ai/bytedance/seedream/v4.5/edit, fal-ai/bytedance/seedream/v4/text-to-image, bytedance/seedream-v5.0-pro/edit, bytedance/seedream-v4.5, seedream/5-pro-image-to-image, seedream/4.5-text-to-image, bytedance/seedream-4.5) on generate_image, edit_image or a TextToImage node. Not for Seedream 3.
Seedream → a production brief, not a caption
Seedream rewards a brief written the way you would hand one to a retoucher: what the deliverable is, who is in it, where everything sits, how it is lit, what it says, and what it looks like. Captions get caption results.
Reach it with find_model for text_to_image or image_to_image, then
generate_image / edit_image.
Six layers, in this order
Earlier clauses carry more weight, so the order is part of the instruction.
- Format — the deliverable. "Fashion editorial magazine cover", "packshot on plain white", "streaming poster".
- Subject — identity, wardrobe, materials, styling. Concrete beats flattering: "a woman in her 40s, close-cropped grey hair, oversized charcoal wool coat" over "a stylish woman".
- Composition — where things sit and how the frame is cut. "Subject on the left vertical third, product centred at the lower edge, generous headroom".
- Lighting — direction and quality. "Hard key from camera left, deep falloff, one bounce card filling the shadow side".
- In-image text — the exact copy, in quotes, with its position.
- Style — the aesthetic anchor. "Editorial photorealism, 85mm, shallow focus, muted film grade".
An omitted layer is a decision handed to the model's defaults, and its defaults are centred, evenly lit and generic.
Word budget
Aim for 30–100 words on Seedream 4.x. Seedream 5 accepts a much longer brief and starts scattering attention past roughly 600 English words. Specificity buys more than length: past the budget the model drops clauses, and which ones it drops is not yours to choose.
Text in the image
Put the literal copy in quotation marks and say where it goes. Anything you describe rather than quote, the model writes for you.
Fashion editorial cover, 3:4. Masthead "ATRIUM" in tall thin capitals across the top edge, one cover line "The Quiet Season" in small italics at the lower left. A model in a raw-edged linen coat against a bare plaster wall, three- quarter turn, looking off-frame right. Soft north light from the left, long shadow across the plaster. Editorial photorealism, medium format, muted palette. No other text.
Closing with "no other text" is what stops the model filling the margins with
invented lettering. Quote copy only when it belongs to the deliverable itself;
a keyframe for a timeline or a video clip keeps its titles and supers off the
image and gets them as text clips afterwards (caption-titles), where they
stay editable.
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Editing: pin before you change
Reference-guided editing takes up to ten images — send more and only the last ten are used. The failure mode is not the edit — it is everything you did not mention drifting. State the pins:
Change only the bottle's label to matte black with "SERIES 04" in white sans-serif capitals. Keep the exact bottle silhouette, the exact camera angle, the exact backdrop and the exact studio lighting from the reference.
Address references by what they contain, not by position: "the tan leather journal", not "the second image". Content descriptions survive re-ordering and disambiguate two references that look alike. For product identity, feed packshots on white — a lifestyle photo carries a scene the model will try to keep.
Seedream 5 Pro adds region-precise editing and layer separation, which is what makes it the pick when one element must change and the rest of the frame must be provably untouched.
Size and tiers
image_size runs from 1024×1024 to 2048×2048 total pixels, aspect ratios 1:16
to 16:1, and defaults to auto_2K. Work the composition at the smaller tier
while you iterate and render the deliverable at 2K. Match the ratio to the
brief rather than defaulting to square: 3:4 for a cover, 9:16 for a poster, 4:3
for a still life.
Symptoms
| What went wrong | What to change |
|---|---|
| Subject differs from what you described | Move the subject description earlier and make its defining features concrete |
| An unwanted illustrative style | Name the style you want and negate the one you got explicitly |
| Elements land in the wrong place | State spatial relationships; cut the number of things in the frame |
| Copy is paraphrased or invented | Quote it exactly, place it, and close with "no other text" |
| An untouched region changed in an edit | Add the pins — silhouette, angle, backdrop, lighting |
| Clauses at the end were ignored | You are over budget; cut to the layers that matter |
Grade the result with critique_image and score_image_adherence rather than
eyeballing it, and compare_images when you are choosing between candidates.
Adapted from fal's Seedream v4.5 prompt guide and Runware's Seedream 5.0 Pro prompting guide: https://fal.ai/learn/devs/seedream-v4-5-prompt-guide https://runware.ai/docs/models/bytedance-seedream-5-0-pro/guides/prompting
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Files
Just SKILL.md in packages/system-skills/seedream-prompting of nodetool-ai/nodetool.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 339f069
Compare with similar skills
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seedream Prompting this skillnodetool-ai/nodetool | 560 | — | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | AGPL-3.0 | |
| Character Design with genmediafal-ai-community/skills | 251 | — | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Remix Graphic Ad From Referencegooseworks-ai/goose-skills | 1.2k | 1 repos | ~4.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| fal.ai Models Catalogfal-ai-community/skills | 251 | — | ~717 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Image Generation Gatewayscalesthio/generative-media-skills | 197 | — | ~20k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Fal AIhoodini/ai-agents-skills | 282 | — | ~2.1k | Automated safety check: Notes | None |
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Questions about Seedream Prompting
What does Seedream Prompting do?
Prompt ByteDance's Seedream 4 and 5 image line — the six-layer brief it reads in order, the word budget past which it starts dropping clauses, quoting in-image copy and placing it, pinning what must…. Seedream Prompting is an agent skill from nodetool-ai/nodetool. Prompt ByteDance's Seedream 4 and 5 image line — the six-layer brief it reads in order, the word budget past which it starts dropping clauses, quoting in-image copy and placing it, pinning what must not change before an edit, addressing up to ten references by content instead of by index, and the size to iterate at versus the size to deliver.
When should I use Seedream Prompting?
Seedream Prompting fits situations like: the model id names Seedream 4; 5 (bytedance/seedream/v5/pro/text-to-image; bytedance/seedream/v5/lite/edit; fal-ai/bytedance/seedream/v4.5/edit.
How do I install Seedream Prompting in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add nodetool-ai/nodetool --skill seedream-prompting -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (packages/system-skills/seedream-prompting in nodetool-ai/nodetool) into .claude/skills/seedream-prompting in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Seedream Prompting in Codex?
Run `npx skills add nodetool-ai/nodetool --skill seedream-prompting -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (packages/system-skills/seedream-prompting in nodetool-ai/nodetool) into .agents/skills/seedream-prompting in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Seedream Prompting 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 nodetool-ai/nodetool --skill seedream-prompting -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/seedream-prompting, .gemini/skills/seedream-prompting, .github/skills/seedream-prompting and .opencode/skills/seedream-prompting in your project.
What does Seedream Prompting need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Seedream Prompting is instructions for the agent only.
Does Seedream Prompting access the network?
SKILL.md names 2 domains. As links in the text: fal.ai and runware.ai. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Seedream Prompting 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 Seedream Prompting use?
Seedream Prompting is published under the AGPL-3.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Seedream Prompting use?
About 1.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.7k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Seedream Prompting?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Seedream Prompting: Character Design with genmedia (fal-ai-community/skills, 251 stars), Remix Graphic Ad From Reference (gooseworks-ai/goose-skills, 1.2k stars), fal.ai Models Catalog (fal-ai-community/skills, 251 stars) and Image Generation Gateways (calesthio/generative-media-skills, 197 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Seedream Prompting?
nodetool-ai (a GitHub organization) maintains it in nodetool-ai/nodetool, which has 560 GitHub stars. The repository holds 127 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 10, 2026.
Source: nodetool-ai/nodetool on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.