Equip Agents
Updated April 20, 2026
Close the capability gap
in Gemini CLI
Gemini CLI is Google's open-source AI agent CLI, it reasons with Gemini models, runs code, searches the web, and reads files. What it can't do natively: generate images, generate video, or understand visual inputs at the capability-call level. AnyCap fills that gap. Install it once, add it as a skill to Gemini CLI, and the agent gains access to image generation, video generation, and image understanding through a single runtime with no additional provider integrations.
What Gemini CLI can't do without AnyCap
Gemini CLI handles reasoning and code-centric tasks well. The gap is in production multimodal capabilities, the kind an agent needs to complete real-world tasks that involve creating or understanding visual content.
Capability
Gemini CLI alone
With AnyCap
Image generation
No. Gemini CLI can't generate images natively.
Yes. Seedream 5, Nano Banana Pro, Nano Banana 2, routed through one command.
Video generation
No. Video generation isn't available in Gemini CLI.
Yes. Veo 3.1, Kling 3.0, Seedance 1.5 Pro, async with predictable polling.
Image understanding
Limited. Text-based description only via chat.
Yes. Read any image file or URL and get structured output for the agent to act on.
Video analysis
Limited. Not built into CLI capability calls.
Yes. Analyze video files or URLs and extract structured insights.
Multi-provider routing
N/A. No generative media routing.
Yes. One credential, one CLI, routes across all supported models by task.
Add AnyCap to Gemini CLI in three steps
Installing AnyCap and connecting it to Gemini CLI takes about two minutes. Once the skill is active, Gemini CLI can discover and call any AnyCap capability as part of an agentic workflow.
Install the AnyCap CLI
curl -fsSL https://anycap.ai/install.sh | sh
Installs the anycap binary. Verify with: anycap --version
Authenticate
anycap login
Opens a browser auth flow. Free tier available.
Add the AnyCap skill to Gemini CLI
npx -y skills add anycap-ai/anycap -a gemini-cli -y
Registers the AnyCap skill in Gemini CLI's skill context. Gemini CLI will discover it on next run.
What Gemini CLI can do with AnyCap
Once the AnyCap skill is active, Gemini CLI can invoke any of these capability commands as part of an agentic workflow, directly or as part of a multi-step task.
Image generation
Generate images
anycap image generate --prompt "a product photo on a clean white surface"
Routes to Seedream 5, Nano Banana Pro, or Nano Banana 2. Returns a URL.
Video generation
Generate video
anycap video generate --model kling-3-0 --prompt "a product rotating slowly"
Async job with polling. Returns video URL when complete.
Image understanding
Read and analyze images
anycap image read --input https://example.com/screenshot.png
Returns structured description the agent can act on.
Video analysis
Analyze video
anycap video read --input https://example.com/recording.mp4
Extracts structured insights from a video file or URL.
How Gemini CLI decides what to call
Need text reasoning? → Gemini CLI handles it natively
Need to generate an image? → anycap image generate
Need to generate a video? → anycap video generate
Need to analyze a screenshot? → anycap image read
Need to review a recording? → anycap video read
Why a capability runtime, not a direct API
Each generative media provider has its own SDK, credential path, rate-limit surface, and error vocabulary. Adding Veo 3.1, Kling 3.0, and Seedream 5 directly to a Gemini CLI workflow means five separate integrations that each need maintenance. When one provider changes its response schema, the workflow breaks.
AnyCap normalizes all of this. The agent authenticates once. The CLI interface is identical across all models. Async job handling, retry logic, and credential resolution happen inside the runtime, not in the agent's prompt or tool code. When a new model is added to AnyCap, Gemini CLI gets access to it without any changes to the workflow.
Frequently asked questions
Can Gemini CLI generate images?
Not natively. Gemini CLI is built for reasoning, code generation, and web search. Adding AnyCap as a skill gives Gemini CLI access to image generation through Seedream 5, Nano Banana Pro, and Nano Banana 2.
How do I add image generation to Gemini CLI?
Install AnyCap (curl -fsSL https://anycap.ai/install.sh | sh), authenticate with anycap login, then add the skill with npx -y skills add anycap-ai/anycap -a gemini-cli -y. Gemini CLI will discover the capability on its next run.
Which video models are available for Gemini CLI through AnyCap?
Veo 3.1 (Google DeepMind), Kling 3.0 (Kuaishou), and Seedance 1.5 Pro (ByteDance) are all available through AnyCap. The agent selects the model with a --model flag or lets AnyCap route based on the task.
Does AnyCap replace Gemini's built-in capabilities?
No. AnyCap adds generative media capabilities that Gemini CLI doesn't have natively. Gemini CLI still uses its own Gemini models for reasoning, coding, and text tasks. AnyCap handles the visual and media layer.