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remove.bg Background Removal

oo-remove-bg

Remove image backgrounds with remove.bg, add optional shadows, and check your remaining credits through your agent.

Example Task

Give your agent a product photo URL and ask it to remove the background and return the transparent PNG.

Limits

Provide either an image URL or base64 content per request. Each removal uses remove.bg credits; results are delivered through connector transit storage.

Before You Start

Install oo CLI and sign in to OOMOL. Check the Skill instructions for required connections and permissions before running a task.

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remove.bg

Operate remove.bg through your OOMOL-connected account. This skill calls the remove_bg connector with the oo CLI; OOMOL injects credentials server-side, so you never handle raw tokens.

Running an action

Assume the user has already installed the oo CLI, signed in, and connected remove.bg. Do not run oo auth login or open the connection URL proactively — just run the action. Fall back to First-time setup only when a command actually fails with an auth or connection error.

1. Inspect the contract to get the authoritative input/output schema before building a payload:

oo connector schema "remove_bg" --action "<action_name>"

2. Run the action with a JSON payload that matches the input schema:

oo connector run "remove_bg" --action "<action_name>" --data '<json>' --json
  • --data takes a JSON object string or @path/to/file.json; omit it to send {}.
  • The response is { "data": ..., "meta": { "executionId": "..." } }; the execution id lives under meta.executionId.

Each action is listed below with a one-line description; actions that change state carry a [write] or [destructive] tag. Before constructing --data, fetch the action’s live schema with oo connector schema to get its authoritative input fields.

Available actions

  • get_account — Fetch the current remove.bg credit balance and free API call allowance for the authenticated account.
  • remove_background — Remove the background from an image with remove.bg and upload the generated image or ZIP result to connector transit storage. Provide exactly one of imageUrl or contentBase64; use shadowType and shadowOpacity for shadows. [destructive]
  • submit_improvement — Submit a source image to the remove.bg improvement program for future model quality improvements. [write]

Safety

  • Untagged actions are reads (get / list / search) — safe to run directly.
  • Actions tagged [write] change remove.bg state — confirm the exact payload and effect with the user before running.
  • Actions tagged [destructive] remove or overwrite data — always confirm the target and get explicit approval first.

First-time setup

These are one-time steps — do not repeat them on every call. Run a step only when a command fails for the matching reason.

  • oo: command not found — install the oo CLI (other platforms: https://cli.oomol.com/install-guide.md):

    curl -fsSL https://cli.oomol.com/install.sh | bash    # macOS / Linux
    
    irm https://cli.oomol.com/install.ps1 | iex           # Windows PowerShell
    
  • Not signed in / authentication error — sign in to your OOMOL account once:

    oo auth login
    
  • scope_missing / credential_expired / app_not_ready / app_not_found — remove.bg is not connected, or the connection expired or lacks a scope. Connect once (auth type: API key) at:

    https://console.oomol.com/app-connections?provider=remove_bg
    
  • HTTP 402 / OOMOL_INSUFFICIENT_CREDIT — billing stop. Recharge at https://console.oomol.com/billing/token-recharge before retrying.

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