# Banatie Product Description

## What is Banatie?

Banatie is an **AI-powered image generation API platform** designed specifically for developers who use AI coding tools like Claude Code, Cursor, and other agentic development environments.

## The Problem We Solve

Developers building web projects face a significant workflow friction:
1. Need an image for their project
2. Leave coding environment
3. Go to AI image generator (Midjourney, DALL-E, etc.)
4. Generate and iterate on prompts
5. Download the image manually
6. Organize files in project structure
7. Import back into project

**This process often takes longer than building the actual functionality.**

## Our Solution

Banatie provides seamless integrations that allow developers to generate production-ready images directly within their development workflow:

### Integration Methods
- **MCP Server** — Direct integration with Claude Code, Cursor, and other MCP-compatible tools
- **REST API** — Standard HTTP API for any application
- **Prompt URLs** — Generate images via URL parameters (on-demand generation)
- **SDK/CLI** — Developer tools for automation

### Key Features
- **Prompt Enhancement** — AI improves your prompts automatically
- **Built-in CDN** — Images delivered fast, globally
- **@name References** — Maintain consistency across project images
- **Project Organization** — Images organized by project automatically

## Technology

- **AI Models:** Google Gemini (Imagen 3)
- **Infrastructure:** Global CDN delivery
- **Future:** Image transformation pipeline (resize, format conversion)

## Positioning

We're at the intersection of **AI generation** and **image delivery infrastructure**.

NOT competing with:
- Creative tools (Midjourney, Leonardo) — we're for developers, not artists
- Generic APIs (OpenAI DALL-E API) — we add workflow integration

Competing with:
- Manual workflow (download → organize → import)
- Cloudinary/ImageKit (on transformation features)
- Replicate (on generation API)

## Pricing Philosophy

- **Value-based pricing** — Price on workflow time saved, not raw generation cost
- **Developer-friendly** — Free tier for testing, reasonable paid tiers
- **No surprise bills** — Clear usage limits and alerts

## Current Status

- ✅ API v1 complete
- ✅ Landing page live (banatie.app)
- 🔄 Customer validation in progress
- ⏳ MCP server in development
- ⏳ SDK/CLI tools planned

## Brand Voice

- Technical but approachable
- Problem-focused, not feature-focused
- Developer-to-developer communication
- Honest about limitations and roadmap