fal-generate

To generate images and videos via fal.ai from the command line, you run the provided generation script with your text prompt and target model, such as flux/dev. The tool handles text-to-image, text-to-video, and image-to-video workflows directly from the terminal.

Yes, you can queue long-running video generation tasks asynchronously with fal.ai. The CLI tool supports queue-based processing with status checks, allowing you to submit long-running video generation jobs and retrieve their resulting URLs upon completion.

The environment setup requires reading your FAL_KEY from an environment variable or a local .env file. You also need a JavaScript runtime like bun installed to execute the generation, search, upload, and schema lookup scripts provided by the toolchain.

Yes, this CLI tool explicitly supports text-to-video and image-to-video workflows alongside text-to-image generation. It provides a self-contained toolchain with dedicated scripts for generate, search, upload, setup, and schema lookup to manage these tasks.

Using a CLI tool for generating images reduces manual effort and iteration time in visual content creation. It allows designers to rapidly generate multiple visual outputs and campaign variations with different prompts directly from the terminal.

Running text-to-image generation via fal.ai scripts requires a valid FAL_KEY and a compatible runtime environment like bun. Long-running video generation tasks require asynchronous queue management and manual status checks rather than immediate synchronous returns.