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September 14, 2026

Crevisto CLI: A Developer's Guide to Terminal-Based AI Image Generation

Most AI image tools live in the browser. That's fine for casual use, but developers need something different: scriptable, pipeable, automatable. The Crevisto CLI brings 100 AI image tools to the terminal.

Installation

curl -fsSL https://crevisto.com/install.sh | sh

Single binary, no runtime, no dependencies. Works on Linux, macOS, and Windows.

Quick start

# Start a free trial (5 credits, no credit card)
crevisto trial

# List all 100 tools
crevisto tools

# Generate an action figure from a photo
crevisto generate action-figure --input photo=./selfie.jpg --output ./result.webp

# Generate a Ghibli-style image
crevisto generate ghibli-style --input photo=./landscape.jpg --output ./ghibli.webp

# Generate a LinkedIn headshot
crevisto generate linkedin-avatar --input photo=./selfie.jpg --output ./headshot.webp

BYOK: Unlimited generations at cost

Plug in your OpenRouter API key and generate unlimited images at the model's actual cost. Zero credit consumption from Crevisto.

# Set your OpenRouter API key
crevisto config set openrouter_key sk-or-v1-...

# Generate with BYOK (no credits consumed)
crevisto generate action-figure --input photo=./selfie.jpg --byok

Scripting and automation

The CLI outputs JSON, making it easy to script:

# Generate and parse the result
RESULT=$(crevisto generate logo-maker --input text="MyBrand" --output ./logo.webp --json)
echo $RESULT | jq '.output_url'

# Batch process a directory
for photo in ./photos/*.jpg; do
  crevisto generate ghibli-style --input photo="$photo" --output "./output/$(basename "$photo" .jpg).webp"
done

Available tools

100 niche tools, each pre-tuned for a specific use case:

Documentation

Full CLI docs at crevisto.com/docs. Source on GitHub.

Get started

curl -fsSL https://crevisto.com/install.sh | sh
crevisto trial

5 free credits, no credit card, no subscription. Credits never expire.

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