Image Outpainting

# Image Outpainting

Extend a still beyond its original canvas — uncrop, change aspect ratio, fill in what the camera didn't capture. This skill routes across the identity-preserving edit endpoints in the RunComfy catalog, picking the right one for prose-driven extension, reference-style matching, or brand-locked continuation.

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## Powered by the RunComfy CLI

```bash
# 1. Install (see runcomfy-cli skill for details)
npm i -g @runcomfy/cli      # or:  npx -y @runcomfy/cli --version

# 2. Sign in
runcomfy login              # or in CI: export RUNCOMFY_TOKEN=<token>

# 3. Outpaint
runcomfy run google/nano-banana-2/edit \
  --input '{"prompt": "...extend canvas...", "image_urls": ["..."]}' \
  --output-dir ./out
```

CLI deep dive: [`runcomfy-cli`](https://www.skills.sh/agentspace-so/runcomfy-agent-skills/runcomfy-cli) skill.

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## Pick the right model

Listed by suitability for outpainting workflows.

**Nano Banana 2 Edit** — `google/nano-banana-2/edit` *(default for prompt-shaped outpaint)*
> Identity-preserving edit; honors spatial language ("extend the canvas to the left and right by ~30%", "add sky above the building"). The result is a wider canvas with the original content preserved.
> Pick for: aspect-ratio change (square → 16:9), uncrop a portrait, extend a landscape photo with matching environment.
> Avoid for: pixel-precise extension matching texture seams — use a ComfyUI outpainting workflow.

**GPT Image 2 Edit** — `openai/gpt-image-2/edit`
> Up to 10 reference images, layout-precise instruction following. Useful when outpainting needs to match a reference style or includes layout repositioning.
> Pick for: composite outpaint (extend canvas + paste in element from another image), layout repositioning during the canvas change.
> Avoid for: simple outpaint without external references.

**FLUX Kontext Pro** — `blackforestlabs/flux-1-kontext/pro/edit`
> Single-instruction, high-preservation edit. Use form: `"Extend the canvas to a 16:9 aspect ratio. Add matching sky and architecture continuing from the existing scene. Keep everything in the original image exactly."`
> Pick for: single-shot outpaint with maximum preservation of the original content.

**Seedream / Dreamina / Qwen / FLUX 2 edit endpoints**
> Brand-specific edit endpoints (`bytedance/seedream-5/lite/edit`, `bytedance/dreamina-4-0/edit`, `qwen/qwen-image/qwen-image-edit-2511`, `blackforestlabs/flux-2-pro/edit`, etc.).
> Pick for: keeping the outpaint within the same brand/style as the source generation. See [`image-edit`](https://www.skills.sh/agentspace