Claude Code · Anthropic CLI for coding with Claude

Image generation and voice cloning for Claude Code.

Claude Code is the fastest-growing agent for power users. Gathos is the unified image + TTS API that plugs into Claude Code with a single install command. This page shows the install, a sample session, and the pre-built skills most teams install first.

Install
curl -sL https://gathos.com/install.sh | bash

A sample session

You
Generate a YouTube thumbnail for a video titled "72 hours to build an app". Orange background, big yellow "72 HOURS" text.
Claude Code
I will use the Gathos image-gen skill. Calling /skills/youtube-thumbnails with width 1280, height 720, text-in-image enabled.
Claude Code
→ POST /api/v1/image-generation ... 4.1s
Claude Code
Done. thumbnail-01.png saved. Want three variants?
You
yes, three variants with different color schemes
Claude Code
Running 3 parallel calls... thumbnail-02.png (blue), thumbnail-03.png (green), thumbnail-04.png (red). All saved.

Why pair Gathos with Claude Code

01
One install, both APIs
Gathos gives you image generation and text-to-speech behind the same key. You don't install two SDKs and juggle two usage dashboards. Ask Claude Code for a thumbnail and it calls image-gen; ask for a voiceover and it calls TTS.
02
Agent-native skills, not raw API calls
Each Gathos skill is a markdown file shaped like a recipe. Claude Code reads it, understands the job-to-be-done, and wires the right API call. You ask for "20 vertical clips from this episode" instead of writing a loop over a transcript.
03
Flat $18/month means no usage anxiety
When your agent is writing code that calls an API in a loop, per-request pricing is scary. Gathos is flat with a 6-hour fair-use window. A buggy script cannot hand you a $400 bill at 3am.
04
Pre-built skills for the common jobs
Thumbnail generator, Shopify product-shot bulk tool, Loom voiceover, podcast clip factory, auto-dub into 600+ languages. Each one is a curl-install line.

Skills most teams install first

Each is a single curl command. Install one, install all five.

Creator workflow

YouTube thumbnails

The job: you run a YouTube channel and you need a fresh thumbnail for every video. Stock-photo subscriptions and Midjourney cost money per image. Gathos gives you unlimited generation at a flat $18/month, plus it can actually render readable text inside the image.

Ecommerce workflow

Shopify product shots

Small Shopify stores spend $200 to $1,500 per SKU on photography. With Gathos you upload one reference shot, describe the scene, and get 20 clean variants: flatlay, on-model, lifestyle, seasonal. $18/month flat, no per-image cost.

Async video

AI voiceover for Loom

Loom videos are the backbone of remote teams. The one thing that kills them: you cannot re-record when you want to tweak the script, and you cannot ship them in Spanish or Hindi without a second take. Gathos clones your voice from a 30-second sample and speaks any script in 600+ languages.

Video localization

Auto-dub videos

You have a 10-minute video in English. You want Hindi, Spanish, and Portuguese versions without hiring three voice actors and a translator. Upload it to Gathos: the skill transcribes, translates, re-reads the translation in your cloned voice, and re-aligns to your on-screen timing.

Podcast growth

Podcast clip factory

Every podcast episode is a month of social content if you chop it right. The chopping is the hard part. Gathos bundles the whole pipeline: transcript, highlight picking, vertical reframe, caption burn-in, cover art generation, and a 60-second trailer narrated in your voice.

Frequently asked questions

How do I install Gathos into Claude Code?+
One line of curl: `curl -sL https://gathos.com/install.sh | bash`. It writes the skill files into your Claude Code skills directory and asks you to paste your API key once. From then on, Claude Code knows about every Gathos skill.
Do I need to know the Gathos API?+
No. The skills abstract it. You ask Claude Code for "a thumbnail for this video title" and it picks the right skill, calls the right endpoint, and hands you the output. If you want to drop to raw API, the endpoints are at https://api.gathos.com/api/v1.
Can I write my own skills?+
Yes. Gathos skills are plain markdown with a front-matter block and a "how to use the API" section. Copy an existing one as a template, change the job description, commit to your own repo.
What happens if I exceed my plan limit?+
You get a 429 with a clear error message in your Claude Code terminal ("6-hour window limit reached. Resets in X minutes."). Nothing breaks silently. Your script can catch the 429 and back off.
Does Gathos work with Claude Code in the terminal and in the VSCode extension?+
Both. The skills live in your user-level Claude Code config so they apply to every invocation.

Using a different agent?

GitHub Copilot

Image and voice generation, plugged into GitHub Copilot.

GitHub Copilot supports custom agents and MCP servers in 2026, which means Gathos can be wired in as a callable tool inside any IDE that ships Copilot. The setup is one curl line and one config entry.

ChatGPT Custom GPTs

Image and voice generation, callable from a custom ChatGPT GPT.

Custom ChatGPT GPTs support Actions, which are HTTPS-callable tools the GPT can invoke during a conversation. Gathos exposes a clean OpenAPI schema so wiring it as an Action takes about ten minutes.

Continue

Image and voice generation in Continue.dev sessions.

Continue is the open-source alternative to Cursor, focused on developer control and self-hosting. It supports custom slash commands and tools through a clean config. Gathos plugs in as a callable tool so the agent can generate assets from the same editor session.

Aider

Image and voice generation, called from inside Aider sessions.

Aider is a terminal-first pair programmer that has stayed lean and fast. It does not ship with image generation or TTS, and the popular pattern is to bolt those on as external commands. Gathos slots in as a Bash-callable tool so an Aider session can generate assets without leaving the terminal.

Gemini CLI

Image and voice generation, native to Gemini CLI.

Gemini CLI's Skills spec went GA in early 2026 · same single-file markdown convention Anthropic and Codeium adopted. Gathos installs as a Gemini CLI skill so the agent can generate images and voiceover from any terminal session.

Cursor

Image generation and voice cloning in Cursor.

Cursor is where millions of developers write code every day. Gathos plugs into Cursor as a set of agent-callable skills · you describe what you want in a chat message, Cursor runs the API, and the output lands in your project folder. Flat $18/month.

Windsurf

Image generation and voice cloning, native to Windsurf.

Windsurf shipped Cascade Skills in Wave 13 (January 2026), and the spec is the same single-file markdown convention Anthropic and Cursor adopted. Gathos plugs in as a Cascade Skill so the agent can generate thumbnails, product shots, voiceover, and dubbed videos without you leaving the editor.

Plug Gathos into Claude Code in one command.