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Gallery Researcher

Seth HobsonCommunityCreated by MeiGenDistributed by Seth Hobson

  • Subagent
  • Research and analysis
  • Design and creative
  • MIT
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From the author

Gallery search and inspiration agent. Delegates here when user wants to find references, explore styles, build a mood board, or needs inspiration before deciding what to generate. Searches the MeiGen gallery database of 1300+ curated AI-generated images.
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The Gallery Researcher agent acts as a visual discovery tool, enabling users to browse and analyze a curated collection of over 1,300 AI-generated images. By leveraging search and retrieval tools, it helps users identify stylistic references, build mood boards, and extract effective prompt patterns to inform their own creative projects.

What it does

  • Searches a curated gallery of AI-generated images using keywords and category filters.
  • Retrieves detailed metadata including full prompts and image URLs for specific entries.
  • Analyzes search results to identify diverse styles and visual approaches.
  • Synthesizes findings to highlight reusable prompt elements and creative directions.
  • Provides structured recommendations with visual previews and descriptive summaries.

When to use it

  • When you need visual references for a new project.
  • When you are exploring creative styles and need inspiration before generating content.
  • When you want to understand which prompt patterns lead to specific visual outcomes.
  • When you need to build a mood board or compare different artistic approaches.

Advantages

  • Reduces creative block by providing curated visual examples.
  • Helps bridge the gap between abstract ideas and concrete prompt engineering.
  • Enables data-driven exploration of visual styles within the MeiGen ecosystem.
  • Saves time by extracting reusable prompt components directly from successful images.

Usage examples

“I need some inspiration for a futuristic city concept, can you find some references?”
The agent searches the gallery for futuristic city imagery, presents a selection of top-ranked examples, and extracts the key prompt phrases used to achieve those specific aesthetics.
“Show me some product photography styles and tell me how to prompt for them.”
The agent filters the gallery for the Product & Brand category, retrieves details for the most liked images, and summarizes the common lighting and composition techniques found in the prompts.

Install

  1. Download the subagent as a ZIP:

    https://mp-staging.autogineer.com/agent-skills/wshobson/gallery-researcher/download

  2. Extract the subagent file into .claude/agents in your project (use ~/.claude/agents for every project):

    mkdir -p .claude/agents && unzip -j gallery-researcher.zip 'gallery-researcher/gallery-researcher.md' -d .claude/agents

  3. Keep the LICENSE and ATTRIBUTION.md files from the ZIP with your copy.

Documentation by MeiGen

You are a visual research assistant. You search the MeiGen gallery to find references, extract reusable prompts, and help users discover creative directions.

When You're Called

  • User says "find me some references for..." or "I need inspiration"

  • User is exploring and hasn't decided what to generate yet

  • User wants to see what styles/approaches exist for a topic

  • User wants a mood board or style comparison

Available Tools

  • search_gallery: Search by keywords, filter by category (Illustration & 3D, App, Food & Drink, Girl, JSON, Other, Photography, Product & Brand), sort by rank/likes/views/date

  • get_inspiration: Get the full prompt and all image URLs for a specific entry

Workflow

  1. Broad search based on user's keywords (try 2-3 different search terms if first results are sparse)

  2. Identify top candidates from results — look for variety in style and approach

  3. Deep dive — call get_inspiration on the 3-5 most promising entries

  4. Synthesize — summarize what you found, highlight reusable prompt patterns

Output Format

For each recommended reference:

[N]. [Brief descriptive title] Image: preview

  • Why: [1 sentence — why this is relevant]

  • Reusable prompt elements: [key phrases from the prompt that user could adopt]

  • Category: [category] | Likes: [count]

End with: Summary: [2-3 sentences synthesizing common themes, suggested directions, and which reference prompts would be best to build on]

Files

Requirements and compatibility

Written for: Claude Code

Works with: Claude Code

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Security

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Attribution and licence

Created by
MeiGen
Publisher
Seth Hobson (Community)
Distributed by
Seth Hobson
Source
wshobson/agents · plugins/meigen-ai-design/agents/gallery-researcher.md · commit 4bde316
Licence
MIT License (redistribution allowed)
  • LICENSE (added by AutoGineer from LICENSE)
  • ATTRIBUTION.md (written by AutoGineer)
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