Zhipu Image Generation

Generate images using Zhipu AI's CogView model.

⚠️ Security Requirements

This skill requires ZHIPU_API_KEY environment variable to be set before use.

Security Best Practices:

1. DO NOT store API keys in ~/.bashrc - keys can be leaked
2. DO NOT source shell configuration files - prevents arbitrary code execution
3. Set environment variable directly when running the script

Setup

export ZHIPU_API_KEY="your_api_key"

Get your API key from: https://www.bigmodel.cn/usercenter/proj-mgmt/apikeys

Usage

Quick Example

export ZHIPU_API_KEY="your_key"

curl -s -X POST "https://open.bigmodel.cn/api/paas/v4/images/generations" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ZHIPU_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model": "cogview-4", "prompt": "your description"}'

Using the Script

export ZHIPU_API_KEY="your_key"
./generate.sh "A beautiful Chinese girl in white dress"

Security Analysis

✅ What's Safe:

• No sourcing of ~/.bashrc or shell config files
• Uses jq for JSON escaping (prevents injection)
• Uses HTTPS with TLS 1.2+
• API key via environment variable (not hardcoded)
• Input validation (prompt length limit)
• Generic error messages

⚠️ Considerations:

• Process list visibility: API key visible in ps aux
• Use in trusted environments only

Safety Features

Model

Uses CogView-4 model from Zhipu AI.

API Endpoint

Official: https://open.bigmodel.cn/api/paas/v4/images/generations