Iterate on favorites

After generating a grid, the most natural next move is “more like #4 and #7.” FLORA MCP makes this trivial: the outputs of one tool call become the inputs of the next, all in the same chat.

Note

This is FLORA’s differentiator. Most generative MCPs are single-shot — they generate, then forget. FLORA Techniques accept image references as inputs, so context carries forward across calls.

Prerequisite: You’ve already run a Technique and have outputs in the conversation. Start with Discover and run if not.

What you type

Love #4 and #7. Can you make 5 more variations of those? Same visual direction, but explore composition and copy.

What the agent does

1. Resolve your references

   The agent knows #4 and #7 are specific outputs from the previous run. It pulls their URLs from the chat context.

2. Submit the run with image references

   The agent calls client.techniques.runs.create(techniqueId, { inputs: [...] }) again, this time passing #4 and #7 as imageUrl inputs (or whichever input name your Technique uses for visual anchors), plus a directive to “explore composition and copy” and a count of 5.

3. Render new grid inline

   A new grid appears, anchored to the visual direction of #4 and #7 but exploring the requested variation axis.

What you see

Locking in the visual direction from #4 and #7, exploring composition and copy.

[5 new thumbnails render progressively]

The original 3×3 grid is still in scroll. You can compare side by side without leaving the chat.

Variations to try

• “Make 10 more like #2, but pushing harder on the brand “warm minimalism” direction.”
• “Use #1 as the layout reference and #5 as the color reference. Generate 6 combinations.”
• “Try #4 again but with the headline from the brief instead of placeholder copy.”

The more specific the directive, the better. The Technique decides which input slots accept image references vs text — the agent figures it out from client.techniques.retrieve(techniqueId) schema.

Under the hood

From the previous run the agent already knows:

• #4 → https://ik.imagekit.io/flora/run_abc.../output_3.png
• #7 → https://ik.imagekit.io/flora/run_abc.../output_6.png

It calls flora_run_technique again with those URLs as the image reference inputs:

{
  "technique_id": "tech_thumbnail_v3",
  "inputs": {
    "brief": "...original brief...",
    "image_reference_1": "https://ik.imagekit.io/flora/run_abc.../output_3.png",
    "image_reference_2": "https://ik.imagekit.io/flora/run_abc.../output_6.png",
    "directive": "explore composition and copy",
    "count": "5"
  }
}

Then it polls flora_list_generations with the new run_id and technique_id until the 5 new images are ready.

Tips

• Output URLs are long-lived but not permanent. Re-running a same chat days later may fail if URLs expire — re-generate the favorites or upload them as assets first.
• If results drift too far from your favorites, increase the weight the agent assigns to references: “Hold the visual direction of #4 even tighter — same lighting, same composition style.”
• This pattern composes with Techniques that don’t natively accept references: the agent can describe the favorites in text and pass that description as the prompt.