sightengine command line tool

Examples:

 	$ sightimage foo.jpg
	0.99

	$ sightimage https://bar.quux/quint.jpg
	0.001

Prints a float value from 0.00 to 1.00 of how likely it is that the given image was AI generated. The image can be specified as a URL or filename.

Installation

Just download the sightengine shell script to anywhere in your PATH, such as /usr/local/bin, and mark it executable (chmod +x sightengine).

Usage

The first time it is run it will ask for your API username and secret, which you can get from sightengine.com by signing up for an account (no cost as of June 2025). Note that the API key will be stored in plain text in your home directory in ~/.config/sightimage/apikey.

Options

Usage: sightengine  [-vah]  <URL|imagefile> 

    Uses sightengine.com's API interface to check if an image is AI generated.
    Can specify an image URL or filename.

       -v: verbose output
       -a: ask again for the API user and secret
       -h: help