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# WhatsApp Image Generation Agent (Model-based)

> WhatsApp agent that generates images using Gemini's built-in capabilities

## Code

```python cookbook/05_agent_os/interfaces/whatsapp/image_generation_model.py theme={null}
from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.db.sqlite import SqliteDb
from agno.models.google import Gemini
from agno.os.app import AgentOS
from agno.os.interfaces.whatsapp import Whatsapp

agent_db = SqliteDb(db_file="tmp/persistent_memory.db")
image_agent = Agent(
    id="image_generation_model",
    db=agent_db,
    model=Gemini(
        id="models/gemini-2.5-flash-image",
        response_modalities=["Text", "Image"],
    ),
)

agent_os = AgentOS(
    agents=[image_agent],
    interfaces=[Whatsapp(agent=image_agent)],
)
app = agent_os.get_app()

if __name__ == "__main__":
    agent_os.serve(app="image_generation_model:app", reload=True)
```

## Usage

<Steps>
  <Snippet file="create-venv-step.mdx" />

  <Step title="Set Environment Variables">
    ```bash theme={null}
    export WHATSAPP_ACCESS_TOKEN=your_access_token
    export WHATSAPP_PHONE_NUMBER_ID=your_phone_number_id
    export WHATSAPP_VERIFY_TOKEN=your_verify_token
    export WHATSAPP_SKIP_SIGNATURE_VALIDATION=true  # For local dev
    export GOOGLE_API_KEY=your_google_api_key
    ```

    See the [WhatsApp Bot setup guide](/deploy/interfaces/whatsapp/overview) for how to get these values from the [Meta Developer Dashboard](https://developers.facebook.com/apps/).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Install dependencies">
    ```bash theme={null}
    uv pip install -U agno google-generativeai
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Run Example">
    ```bash theme={null}
    python cookbook/05_agent_os/interfaces/whatsapp/image_generation_model.py
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Key Features

* **Direct Image Generation**: Gemini Flash with native image generation
* **Text-to-Image**: Converts descriptions into visual content
* **Multimodal Responses**: Generates both text and images
* **WhatsApp Integration**: Sends images directly through WhatsApp