install-rembg

Install Rembg

Installs or upgrades the quick-rmbg CLI via pipx or uv tool, pulling the latest version from the upstream GitHub repository along with rembg and onnxruntime dependencies.

When to use

• User tries to use a removal skill but quick-rmbg is not on PATH
• User wants to upgrade to a newer version of the CLI
• First-time setup of the plugin

Inputs to gather

• None — tool selection is automatic (prefer pipx, fall back to uv tool).

Procedure

1. Check if quick-rmbg already exists: command -v quick-rmbg. If found, ask user if they want to upgrade; skip if no.
2. Choose installer:
   • If pipx is available: pipx install git+https://github.com/danielrosehill/Quick-RMBG.git.
   • Else if uv tool is available: uv tool install git+https://github.com/danielrosehill/Quick-RMBG.git.
   • Else fail with instructions to install pipx or uv.
3. Monitor for completion (deps: rembg, onnxruntime).
4. Verify: quick-rmbg --help. Exit code 0 = success.
5. Warn: first invocation will download the default model (~150 MB+); bandwidth and storage permitting.
6. Note: GPU acceleration (ROCm/CUDA) is optional. The CLI will auto-detect. Manual config via configure-rmbg if needed.

Output / side effects

• Installs quick-rmbg to pipx/uv's bin directory (usually on PATH).
• Downloads ~150 MB+ model on first run; may take 5–10 minutes depending on network.

Safety / constraints

• Requires pipx or uv already installed.
• First-run downloads can be slow; warn user.
• GPU dependencies (ROCm/CUDA) must be pre-installed for hardware acceleration; CPU fallback is always available but slower.