About background-removal
A skill for removing or changing image backgrounds through image apps run with the inference.sh CLI. It is intended for creators working with portraits, product photos, and design assets, and can also pass generated images to Reve for editing.
Key features
- 01Remove image backgrounds
- 02Replace backgrounds with scenes
- 03Combine image generation and editing
- 04Return transparent-background PNGs
Use cases
- 01Prepare e-commerce product photos
- 02Edit professional headshots
- 03Create marketing design assets
- 04Make social media profile pictures
Install
Copy the command and run it in a terminal.
$
npx skills add https:/ / github.com/ qu-skills/ superpowers --skill background-removalAfter installing, type/background-removalin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.
Details
From the project READMEInstall the belt CLI skill:
npx skills add belt-sh/cli
Background Removal
Remove backgrounds from images via inference.sh CLI.

Quick Start
Requires inference.sh CLI (
belt). Install instructions
belt login
belt app run infsh/birefnet --input '{"image_url": "https://your-photo.jpg"}'
How To
Use Reve for image editing including background changes:
belt app run falai/reve --input '{
"prompt": "remove the background, make it transparent",
"image_url": "https://portrait.jpg"
}'
Or change background directly:
belt app run falai/reve --input '{
"prompt": "change the background to a beach",
"image_url": "https://product-photo.jpg"
}'
Workflow: Generate and Edit
# 1. Generate an image
belt app run falai/flux-dev-lora --input '{"prompt": "a cute robot mascot"}' > robot.json
# 2. Edit with Reve
belt app run falai/reve --input '{
"prompt": "remove background, transparent",
"image_url": "<url-from-step-1>"
}'
Use Cases
- E-commerce: Clean product photos
- Portraits: Professional headshots
- Marketing: Assets for design
- Social Media: Profile pictures
- Design: Elements for compositions
Output
Returns a PNG with transparent background.
Related Skills
# Full platform skill (all apps)
npx skills add inference-sh/skills@infsh-cli
# Image generation
npx skills add inference-sh/skills@ai-image-generation
# FLUX models (including inpainting)
npx skills add inference-sh/skills@flux-image
# Upscaling
npx skills add inference-sh/skills@image-upscaling
Browse all image apps: belt app list --category image
Documentation
- Running Apps - How to run apps via CLI
- Image Generation Example - Complete image workflow guide
- Apps Overview - Understanding the app ecosystem
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