gemini_image_edit

Previous value: -"Output resolution (512 = 0.5K, Flash-only)"New value: +"Output resolution (512 = 0.5K, gemini-3.1-flash-image only)"

Previous value: -"Model id override (default: server default; see gemini_list_models). gemini-3.1-flash-image (Nano Banana 2, the default) is the generalist: fast, 4K, reliable text, strong multi-reference consistency. gemini-3-pro-image (Pro) is for the hardest work — best world knowledge, brand precision. gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image (Lite) is cheapest: 1K only, no search grounding."New value: +"Model id override (default: server default; see gemini_list_models). gemini-nano-banana-2.1 (Nano Banana 2.1, the default) is the generalist: fast, 4K, reliable text, strong multi-reference consistency. gemini-3-pro-image (Pro) is for the hardest work — best world knowledge, brand precision. gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image (Lite) is cheapest: 1K only, no search grounding."

Previous value: -"Directory to write images to (default: $GEMINI_OUTPUT_DIR or cwd)"New value: +"Directory to write images to (default: $GEMINI_OUTPUT_DIR or ~/Downloads/gemini-mcp)"

Previous value: -"Paths to input image file(s) (1 = edit, 2+ = compose)"New value: +"Paths to input image file(s) (1 = edit, 2+ = compose). Local paths must be inside GEMINI_REFERENCE_DIR (else GEMINI_UPLOAD_DIR) when set."

Removed value: -{
-  "description": "Must be true to proceed. Without this, the tool returns a preview.",
-  "type": "boolean"
-}

Added value: +{
+  "description": "ONLY for the two-step confirmation fallback (a client without MCP elicitation). The confirmToken from this same tool's phase-1 \"confirmation-required\" response, passed back ONLY after the user has seen that preview and explicitly approved it in chat — never on the first call, never invented, never reused. Call again with the same arguments. Ignored when the client supports elicitation.",
+  "type": "string"
+}

Previous value: -"http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"New value: +"https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema"

Previous value: -"Run in the background and return a job_id immediately instead of the image, so a long (Pro/4K) generation cannot hit the host tools/call timeout (-32001). Poll gemini_get_result with the job_id to fetch the result. PREFER `max_wait_ms` on the hosted connector: it runs where the executor is only guaranteed to stay alive while the request is open, so this option is served there as a bounded wait rather than an immediate hand-off."New value: +"Return a job_id immediately instead of the result, so a long generation cannot hit the host tools/call timeout (-32001); poll gemini_get_result. On the hosted connector prefer max_wait_ms — the executor only lives while a request is open, so async is served there as a bounded wait."

Previous value: -"Names of saved characters (see gemini_list_characters / gemini_save_character): each one's reference image and description are attached to the request automatically, keeping recurring subjects consistent without re-sending anything. Hosted connector only."New value: +"Names of saved characters (gemini_list_characters): each one's reference image and description are attached automatically, keeping recurring subjects consistent without re-sending anything. Hosted connector only."

Previous value: -"Opaque idempotency key: a repeat call with the same key returns the recorded result (reused: true) instead of billing a new generation. Set it when retrying after a host timeout (-32001) to avoid a duplicate charge."New value: +"Repeat calls with this key return the recorded result (reused: true) instead of billing a new generation. Set it when retrying after a host timeout (-32001)."

Previous value: -"Input images as base64 strings or data URIs. Last resort: prefer images_url or images_file_uris, which keep image bytes out of the conversation"New value: +"Input images as base64 strings or data URIs. Last resort — about 14k tokens per photo; prefer images_url or images_file_uris. The server uploads each one and reports a file_uri under image_inputs: pass that to images_file_uris next time instead of re-sending the bytes."

Previous value: -"Input images by Gemini Files API reference (\"files/<id>\", or the full uri) from gemini_upload_file or POST /upload. Upload once, then reference it across as many calls as you like — no bytes are re-sent and none enter the conversation. Files are retained ~48h, after which the reference stops resolving."New value: +"Input images as Files API references (\"files/<id>\" or the full uri) from gemini_upload_file. Upload once and reuse across calls with no bytes in the conversation; retained ~48h, after which the reference stops resolving."

Previous value: -"Input images by r2_key from THIS connector's store: a signed upload (gemini_get_upload_url → curl PUT) or an earlier generation's media[].r2_key. The server reads its own bucket directly — no bytes in the conversation, no signed URL, no ~48h Files API expiry. Hosted connector only."New value: +"Input images by r2_key from this connector's store: a signed upload (gemini_get_upload_url → curl PUT) or an earlier generation's media[].r2_key. The server reads its own bucket — no bytes in the conversation, no ~48h expiry. Hosted connector only."

Previous value: -"Input images as public https URLs — the SERVER downloads them, so no image bytes travel through the conversation. Preferred over images_base64, which costs ~14k tokens per photo and breaks if a file read was truncated. Max 15MB each; must be a directly-linked image (Content-Type image/*)."New value: +"Input images as public https URLs — the server downloads them, so no image bytes cross the conversation. Preferred over images_base64, which costs ~14k tokens per photo. Max 15MB each, Content-Type image/*."

Previous value: -"Return base64 images inline instead of writing to disk"New value: +"Return the image as an inline image block you can SEE, instead of a path (stdio) or link (hosted). The default costs nothing to carry and hands back a reference you can reuse; use this when you need to check the result yourself. On the hosted connector gemini_view_media does the same for an image you already have"

Previous value: -"Wait up to this many ms for the result; if generation is still running when the budget expires, return { job_id, status: \"running\" } immediately instead (poll gemini_get_result). Keeps fast results in-band while a slow batch can never trip the host tools/call timeout (-32001) — e.g. 20000 for multi-image sets. Ignored when async is set."New value: +"Wait up to this many ms in-band, then hand back { job_id, status: \"running\" } to poll with gemini_get_result (e.g. 20000 for multi-image sets). Keeps fast results inline and slow ones off the host timeout (-32001). Ignored when async is set."

Previous value: -"Model id override (default: server default; see gemini_list_models). gemini-3.1-flash-image (Nano Banana 2) is the versatile generalist workhorse — balances speed with state-of-the-art 4K generation, world knowledge, and reliable text rendering; excels at multi-reference-image processing and consistency. gemini-3-pro-image (Nano Banana Pro) is the premium choice for the most complex visual tasks — highest world knowledge, advanced localization, accurate brand consistency, precision creative control. gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image (Nano Banana 2 Lite) is the fastest/cheapest for simple tasks (1K only, no search grounding)."New value: +"Model id override (default: server default; see gemini_list_models). gemini-3.1-flash-image (Nano Banana 2, the default) is the generalist: fast, 4K, reliable text, strong multi-reference consistency. gemini-3-pro-image (Pro) is for the hardest work — best world knowledge, brand precision. gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image (Lite) is cheapest: 1K only, no search grounding."

Previous value: -"Shape of the output, in plain terms: \"landscape\" (wide, 16:9), \"portrait\" (tall, 9:16) or \"square\" (1:1). Use this for a request phrased as landscape/portrait/vertical/horizontal. For any other proportion — 35mm photo (3:2), print (4:3), social (4:5), cinematic (21:9) — name it with aspect_ratio instead, which overrides this when both are given."New value: +"Output shape in plain terms: landscape (16:9), portrait (9:16) or square (1:1). For any other proportion — 3:2, 4:3, 4:5, 21:9 — use aspect_ratio, which wins if both are given."

Previous value: -"Name of a saved style preset (see gemini_list_styles / gemini_save_style): its prompt fragment — and reference image, if it has one — is applied to the request automatically. Hosted connector only."New value: +"Name of a saved style preset (gemini_list_styles): its prompt fragment, and reference image if it has one, are applied automatically. Hosted connector only."

Previous value: -"Upstream request timeout in ms for this call (default: $GEMINI_TIMEOUT_MS, else 60000 — or 120000 when image_size is 4K, which routinely runs past 60s)"New value: +"Upstream timeout in ms for this call (default $GEMINI_TIMEOUT_MS, else 60000 — 120000 at 4K, which runs past 60s)"

Previous value: -"Output aspect ratio"New value: +"Exact output aspect ratio. For a plain landscape/portrait/square request, `orientation` is the shorthand; this wins if both are given."

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Shape of the output, in plain terms: \"landscape\" (wide, 16:9), \"portrait\" (tall, 9:16) or \"square\" (1:1). Use this for a request phrased as landscape/portrait/vertical/horizontal. For any other proportion — 35mm photo (3:2), print (4:3), social (4:5), cinematic (21:9) — name it with aspect_ratio instead, which overrides this when both are given.",
+  "enum": [
+    "landscape",
+    "portrait",
+    "square"
+  ],
+  "type": "string"
+}

Previous value: -"Run in the background and return a job_id immediately instead of the image, so a long (Pro/4K) generation cannot hit the host tools/call timeout (-32001). Poll gemini_get_result with the job_id to fetch the result (jobs are per-process and expire ~10 min after completion)."New value: +"Run in the background and return a job_id immediately instead of the image, so a long (Pro/4K) generation cannot hit the host tools/call timeout (-32001). Poll gemini_get_result with the job_id to fetch the result. PREFER `max_wait_ms` on the hosted connector: it runs where the executor is only guaranteed to stay alive while the request is open, so this option is served there as a bounded wait rather than an immediate hand-off."

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Names of saved characters (see gemini_list_characters / gemini_save_character): each one's reference image and description are attached to the request automatically, keeping recurring subjects consistent without re-sending anything. Hosted connector only.",
+  "items": {
+    "minLength": 1,
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  "maxItems": 8,
+  "type": "array"
+}

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Input images by r2_key from THIS connector's store: a signed upload (gemini_get_upload_url → curl PUT) or an earlier generation's media[].r2_key. The server reads its own bucket directly — no bytes in the conversation, no signed URL, no ~48h Files API expiry. Hosted connector only.",
+  "items": {
+    "minLength": 1,
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  "type": "array"
+}

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Wait up to this many ms for the result; if generation is still running when the budget expires, return { job_id, status: \"running\" } immediately instead (poll gemini_get_result). Keeps fast results in-band while a slow batch can never trip the host tools/call timeout (-32001) — e.g. 20000 for multi-image sets. Ignored when async is set.",
+  "exclusiveMinimum": 0,
+  "maximum": 600000,
+  "type": "integer"
+}

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Name of a saved style preset (see gemini_list_styles / gemini_save_style): its prompt fragment — and reference image, if it has one — is applied to the request automatically. Hosted connector only.",
+  "minLength": 1,
+  "type": "string"
+}