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image-remove-white-background

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Removes solid-color backgrounds (white, green #00FF00, magenta #FF00FF) from a single AI-generated image using color key and border flood fill — not AI matting. Use when rembg over-removes foreground, for flat white/green/magenta backgrounds, color key cutout, white-background cutout, green screen, or chroma key before Godot sprite import.

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Remove flat solid-color backgrounds with color key + flood fill.
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Very specific:
When this skill applies, read and follow dependency-manager — run scripts as documented, install missing tools into .dependency/.
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Run remove_white_bg.py through the image-remove-white-background manifest entry (.dependency/image-remove-white-background/.venv/).
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Do not hand-write FFmpeg colorkey / ImageMagick commands — use the bundled script.
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Use bin/python on Unix.
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Both --image is required: Default output: <image-dir>/image-remove-white-background/<image-name>.png
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SKILL.md

Image Remove White / Chroma Background

Remove flat solid-color backgrounds with color key + flood fill. Output is RGBA PNG with transparency — ready for Godot sprites and UI.

Unlike image-remove-background (rembg AI matting), this skill only removes pixels that match the key color. It does not guess what is "subject" vs "background", so white clothing, props, and effects are preserved unless they touch the outer background through matching pixels.

Single file only. Pass one image with --image; directories are not supported.

Rules

When this skill applies, read and follow dependency-manager — run scripts as documented, install missing tools into .dependency/.

Run remove_white_bg.py through the image-remove-white-background manifest entry (.dependency/image-remove-white-background/.venv/). Never use host python, py, python3, or any interpreter outside .dependency/.
Do not hand-write FFmpeg colorkey / ImageMagick commands — use the bundled script.
Single file only. Pass one image with --image; directories are not supported.
populated: false for image-remove-white-background is not a reason to skip. Install first, set populated: true, retry the same command.
Pass the input path as-is (chat attachment path, Downloads/foo.png, project folder, etc.). Output goes to <image-dir>/image-remove-white-background/ by default — no path rewriting; never overwrite sources.

Setup (first run)

From project root:

.dependency/python/python -m venv .dependency/image-remove-white-background/.venv
.dependency/image-remove-white-background/.venv/Scripts/python.exe -m pip install Pillow

"image-remove-white-background": {
  "populated": true,
  "bin": ".dependency/image-remove-white-background/.venv/Scripts/python.exe"
}

Use bin/python on Unix.

Quick Start

Both --image is required. Default output: <image-dir>/image-remove-white-background/<image-name>.png

# White AI background (default preset)
.dependency/image-remove-white-background/.venv/Scripts/python.exe .ai/image-remove-white-background/remove_white_bg.py --image image/sprites/hero.png

# Green screen (#00FF00) — recommended for future AI generation
.dependency/image-remove-white-background/.venv/Scripts/python.exe .ai/image-remove-white-background/remove_white_bg.py --image image/sprites/hero.png --preset green

# Magenta screen (#FF00FF)
.dependency/image-remove-white-background/.venv/Scripts/python.exe .ai/image-remove-white-background/remove_white_bg.py --image image/sprites/hero.png --preset magenta

Custom output path:

.dependency/image-remove-white-background/.venv/Scripts/python.exe .ai/image-remove-white-background/remove_white_bg.py --image image/sprites/hero.png -o image/sprites_cutout/

Presets

Preset	Key color	Default tolerance	Best for
`white` (default)	`#FFFFFF`	25	AI images with pure/near-white backgrounds
`green`	`#00FF00`	40	Green-screen AI prompts (recommended)
`magenta`	`#FF00FF`	40	Magenta-screen AI prompts

Custom key color:

.dependency/image-remove-white-background/.venv/Scripts/python.exe .ai/image-remove-white-background/remove_white_bg.py --image image/foo.png --color F0F0F0 --tolerance 20

Modes

Mode	Behavior
`global` (default)	Removes all pixels matching the key color. Best when the subject has no same-color interior details to preserve.
`both`	Union of `border` and `center` — removes background connected to edges or to the center.
`border`	Flood fill from image edges only — keeps isolated white areas not reachable from edges or center (e.g. white shirt interior).
`center`	Flood fill from the image center outward — removes key-color regions reachable from the middle.

# Center-out flood (interior white holes)
.dependency/image-remove-white-background/.venv/Scripts/python.exe .ai/image-remove-white-background/remove_white_bg.py --image image/foo.png --mode center

# Edge + center without removing every white pixel
.dependency/image-remove-white-background/.venv/Scripts/python.exe .ai/image-remove-white-background/remove_white_bg.py --image image/foo.png --mode both

Defaults

Option	Default	Notes
`--image`	Required	Single supported image file
Output	`<image-dir>/image-remove-white-background/<name>.png`	Use `-o` / `--output` for custom file or directory
`--preset`	`white`	`green` / `magenta` for chroma-screen AI art
`--mode`	`global`	Use `border` or `both` when same-color interior details must be preserved
`--tolerance`	preset-specific	Raise if background remnants remain; lower if foreground edges erode
`--feather`	2	Gaussian soft edge on alpha; `0` for hard edges
`--crop`	off	Trim transparent borders after keying

Supported inputs: .png, .jpg, .jpeg, .webp, .bmp, .gif, .tif, .tiff, .avif, .ico.

Agent Workflow

Pick skill — flat solid background → this skill; complex/photo backgrounds → image-remove-background.
Paths — Pass whatever path the user gives or the chat <image_files> path directly with --image. Output lands in image-remove-white-background/ next to that input.
One file per run — process one image, verify the result, then repeat for additional files if needed.
Preset — white for existing white-bg AI art; tell user to switch AI prompts to --preset green or --preset magenta going forward.
Tolerance — if halos remain, increase --tolerance by 5–10; if subject edges eat away, decrease it.
Revert — delete output file or git restore; sources are never modified.

Troubleshooting

Issue	Fix
`image-remove-white-background` missing	Follow Setup; update manifest
Missing `--image`	Both `--image` and a file path are required
Directory passed to `--image`	Run once per file; this skill accepts image files only
Output already exists	Delete the existing output or choose a different `-o` path
Background remnants (gray fringe)	Increase `--tolerance`; try `--feather 3`
Subject edges eroded	Decrease `--tolerance`; ensure `--mode border`
White clothing removed	Switch to `--mode border` or `--mode both`; avoid `global` for characters with white details
Green spill on subject edges	Lower `--tolerance`; increase `--feather` slightly
Interior holes stay opaque	Try `--mode center` if the hole matches the key color at the image center; try `--mode both` for edge + center; otherwise `--mode global` only if safe, or fix in an editor
Center mode does nothing	Center pixel is not key color (subject sits in the middle) — use `border`, `both`, or split sprite sheets per frame
Wrong colors in JPEG	Prefer PNG from AI export; raise tolerance slightly for compression artifacts
Wrong interpreter	Must use `.dependency/image-remove-white-background/.venv/Scripts/python.exe`

CLI

Copy-paste commands: cli/image-remove-white-background.md

AI matting (complex backgrounds): image-remove-background
Enclosed white islands after edge keying: image-region-remove-key-color-app

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