Agent skill · creative production · aiskillstore
background-removal
AI Background Removal - Remove background from images, create transparent PNG. Supports JPG, PNG, WebP local files and remote URLs. One credit per image.
Why this skill is useful
Provides specific API commands and workflows for background removal that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires curl installed locally. Requires verging.ai account access. About 2k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 405 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
background-removal - AI Background Removal Remove image backgrounds with AI via verging.ai. Returns transparent PNG. Command Format Options Option Short Description Default -------- ------- ------------- --------- --image -i Image file path or URL Required --api-key -k API Key $VERGINGAPIKEY --output -o Save path for result Current directory --download -d Auto download result false Authentication Recommended: Authorization: ApiKey <yourkey> Get your API key: https://verging.ai → Login → Avatar → API Keys API Reference (Exact Formats) 1. Check Credits Response: {"email":"...","name":"...","credits":100} 2. Create Background Removal Job (Multipart with file — direct upload) Response: {"code":10000,"result":{"jobid":"456"},"message":{"en":"Request Success","zh":"提交任务成功"}} 3. Poll Job Status Response: [{"id":456,"status":"COMPLETED","progress":100,"resulturl":"https://...","imageurl":"https://...","createdat":"...","updatedat":"..."}] Status values: PENDING → PROCESSING → COMPLETED (or FAILED) Execution Flow (Follow Exactly) 1. Parse args → extract image path/URL 2. Download remote image (if URL): curl -L -o /tmp/verging-bg-removal/photo.jpg "URL" 3. Validate → check file exists, format is JPG/PNG/WebP, size < 10MB 4. Check credits → GET /api/v1/auth/me (needs 1 credit) 5. Create job → POST /background-removal/create-job (Multipart with image=@path — server uploads to R2 internally, no separate upload step needed) 6. Poll status → GET /background-removal/jobs?jobids=X every 5 seconds until COMPLETED 7. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills aiskillstore/background-removal--02eaa7