Image Generation with DALL-E

CrewAI supports integration with OpenAI’s DALL-E, allowing your AI agents to generate images as part of their tasks. This guide will walk you through how to set up and use the DALL-E tool in your CrewAI projects.

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Prerequisites

• crewAI installed (latest version)
• OpenAI API key with access to DALL-E

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Setting Up the DALL-E Tool

from crewai_tools import DallETool

@agent
def researcher(self) -> Agent:
    return Agent(
        config=self.agents_config['researcher'],
        tools=[SerperDevTool(), DallETool()],  # Add DallETool to the list of tools
        allow_delegation=False,
        verbose=True
    )

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Using the DALL-E Tool

Once you’ve added the DALL-E tool to your agent, it can generate images based on text prompts. The tool will return a URL to the generated image, which can be used in the agent’s output or passed to other agents for further processing.

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Example Agent Configuration

role: >
    LinkedIn Profile Senior Data Researcher
goal: >
    Uncover detailed LinkedIn profiles based on provided name {name} and domain {domain}
    Generate a Dall-e image based on domain {domain}
backstory: >
    You're a seasoned researcher with a knack for uncovering the most relevant LinkedIn profiles.
    Known for your ability to navigate LinkedIn efficiently, you excel at gathering and presenting
    professional information clearly and concisely.

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Expected Output

The agent with the DALL-E tool will be able to generate the image and provide a URL in its response. You can then download the image.

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Best Practices

1. Be specific in your image generation prompts to get the best results.
2. Consider generation time - Image generation can take some time, so factor this into your task planning.
3. Follow usage policies - Always comply with OpenAI’s usage policies when generating images.

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Troubleshooting

1. Check API access - Ensure your OpenAI API key has access to DALL-E.
2. Version compatibility - Check that you’re using the latest version of crewAI and crewai-tools.
3. Tool configuration - Verify that the DALL-E tool is correctly added to the agent’s tool list.