fix(xai-image): drop unreachable editing code path

The agent-facing image_generate tool only passes prompt + aspect_ratio to
provider.generate() (see tools/image_generation_tool.py:953). The editing
block (reference_images / edit_image kwargs) could never fire from the
tool surface, and the xAI edits endpoint is /images/edits with a
different payload shape anyway — not /images/generations as submitted.

- Remove reference_images / edit_image kwargs handling from generate()
- Remove matching test_with_reference_images case
- Update docstring + plugin.yaml description to text-to-image only
- Surface resolution in the success extras

Follow-up to PR #14547. Tests: 18/18 pass.

plugins/image_gen/xai/__init__.py

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ Exposes xAI's ``grok-imagine-image`` model as an
 
 Features:
 - Text-to-image generation
-- Image editing with reference images
 - Multiple aspect ratios (1:1, 16:9, 9:16, etc.)
 - Multiple resolutions (1K, 2K)
 - Base64 output saved to cache
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ _MODELS: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]] = {
     "grok-imagine-image": {
         "display": "Grok Imagine Image",
         "speed": "~5-10s",
-        "strengths": "Fast, high-quality, supports editing",
+        "strengths": "Fast, high-quality",
     },
 }
 
@@ -180,10 +179,6 @@ class XAIImageGenProvider(ImageGenProvider):
         resolution = _resolve_resolution()
         xai_res = _XAI_RESOLUTIONS.get(resolution, "1024")
 
-        # Check for editing mode (reference images)
-        reference_images = kwargs.get("reference_images", [])
-        edit_image = kwargs.get("edit_image")
-
         payload: Dict[str, Any] = {
             "model": API_MODEL,
             "prompt": prompt,
@@ -191,12 +186,6 @@ class XAIImageGenProvider(ImageGenProvider):
             "resolution": xai_res,
         }
 
-        # Add editing parameters if present
-        if reference_images:
-            payload["reference_images"] = reference_images[:5]
-        if edit_image:
-            payload["image_url"] = edit_image
-
         headers = {
             "Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}",
             "Content-Type": "application/json",
@@ -300,9 +289,9 @@ class XAIImageGenProvider(ImageGenProvider):
                 aspect_ratio=aspect,
             )
 
-        extra: Dict[str, Any] = {}
+        extra: Dict[str, Any] = {
-        if reference_images:
+            "resolution": xai_res,
-            extra["reference_images"] = len(reference_images)
+        }
 
         return success_response(
             image=image_ref,
@@ -310,7 +299,7 @@ class XAIImageGenProvider(ImageGenProvider):
             prompt=prompt,
             aspect_ratio=aspect,
             provider="xai",
-            extra=extra if extra else None,
+            extra=extra,
         )
 
 

plugins/image_gen/xai/plugin.yaml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: xai
 version: 1.0.0
-description: "xAI image generation backend (grok-imagine-image). Supports text-to-image and editing."
+description: "xAI image generation backend (grok-imagine-image). Text-to-image."
 author: Julien Talbot
 kind: backend
 requires_env:

tests/plugins/image_gen/test_xai_provider.py

@@ -199,30 +199,6 @@ class TestGenerate:
         assert result["success"] is False
         assert result["error_type"] == "empty_response"
 
-    def test_with_reference_images(self):
-        from plugins.image_gen.xai import XAIImageGenProvider
-
-        mock_resp = MagicMock()
-        mock_resp.status_code = 200
-        mock_resp.raise_for_status = MagicMock()
-        mock_resp.json.return_value = {
-            "data": [{"url": "https://xai.image/edited.png"}],
-        }
-
-        with patch("plugins.image_gen.xai.requests.post", return_value=mock_resp) as mock_post:
-            provider = XAIImageGenProvider()
-            result = provider.generate(
-                prompt="Edit this image",
-                reference_images=["https://example.com/ref1.png", "https://example.com/ref2.png"],
-            )
-
-        assert result["success"] is True
-        # Check that reference_images was passed in payload
-        call_args = mock_post.call_args
-        payload = call_args.kwargs.get("json") or call_args[1].get("json")
-        assert "reference_images" in payload
-        assert len(payload["reference_images"]) == 2
-
     def test_auth_header(self):
         from plugins.image_gen.xai import XAIImageGenProvider