Blog # PixelVault Blog: Updates, Guides, and Tech Insights Thoughts on agent-first image hosting, product updates, and engineering deep dives. [August 2026 ## GitHub README images not loading? Host them so they never break Private-repo attachment URLs carry a token that expires in minutes, flipping a repo private→public kills every embed, and the attachment CDN rate-limits. Here's why GitHub images break — and how to host them on a permanent URL you own. ](/blog/host-images-for-github-readme)[July 2026 ## How to host an image with your coding agent You're mid-session in Claude Code or Codex and an image needs to become a URL. Here's the exact prompt to hand the agent, why the raw API call keeps tripping agents up, and the open-source skill that turns hosting into one command. ](/blog/host-images-with-your-coding-agent)[July 2026 ## imgbox is down? How to rescue your images before they're gone imgbox is throwing 503s and timeouts, and users are asking if it's dead. The honest truth about rescuing a dying host — and how to save your images while there's still a window. ](/blog/imgbox-is-down-rescue-images)[July 2026 ## Imgur images not loading in WordPress? Fix them in one click Imgur images in your posts turned into blank boxes — from the UK block, deletions, or hotlink limits. Here's a free WordPress plugin that fixes them instantly, and can copy them into storage you own so they never break again. ](/blog/imgur-images-not-loading-wordpress)[July 2026 ## Hosting images in emails sent with Resend Resend sends the email but doesn't host your images — and base64 `data:` URIs get stripped by Gmail and Outlook. Here's the reliable pattern: a permanent CDN URL, one API call, zero egress. Plus why email is the worst-case workload for metered hosting. ](/blog/host-images-in-resend-emails)[July 2026 ## Generate images with Nano Banana, host them on PixelVault Turn a prompt into a permanent CDN URL your coding agent can embed: generate a hero or OG card with Nano Banana (Google's Gemini image model), host it on PixelVault, done. Includes the open-source skill that does it. ](/blog/nano-banana-image-hosting)[July 2026 ## Images into remote & cloud coding agents Your agent runs in the cloud or over SSH and can't take a pasted screenshot. SSH clipboard bridges like cc-clip solve half of it — here's an honest comparison, and why a hosted URL works everywhere a tunnel doesn't. ](/blog/images-into-cloud-coding-agents)[July 2026 ## Fix UK-blocked Imgur images Imgur was blocked in the UK and hotlinked images went blank. Here's a two-line fix that gets them back — and a way to actually own them so they never break again. ](/blog/fix-uk-blocked-imgur-images)[July 2026 ## Paste-and-host, for your app GitHub lets you paste an image into a comment and get a hosted URL. We rebuilt that flow as a drop-in you can add to any textarea — here's why and how it works. ](/blog/paste-and-host-images)[July 2026 ## MCP image hosting PixelVault runs a remote MCP server — connect Claude, Cursor, or any agent and host images as a native tool call. ](/blog/mcp-image-hosting)[July 2026 ## Image hosting API vs raw S3 + CloudFront The DIY stack means buckets, IAM, a distribution, and a metered egress bill. An honest comparison — and when each one wins. ](/blog/image-hosting-vs-s3-cloudfront)[July 2026 ## Why I built PixelVault I couldn't get a company invoice for my image host, or serve images from my own domain. So I built the one I wanted. ](/blog/why-i-built-pixelvault)[July 2026 ## How to host AI-generated images DALL·E, GPT Image, Midjourney, and Flux give you URLs that expire in an hour. Here's how to make them permanent in one call. ](/blog/host-ai-generated-images)[July 2026 ## Host Playwright & CI screenshots on a real CDN Stop digging through zipped artifacts. Turn every test-failure screenshot into a clickable URL you can paste into a PR. ](/blog/host-playwright-ci-screenshots)[July 2026 ## Image hosting for AI agents Why agents get stuck hosting images, what "agent-first" really means, and how to wire it up. ](/blog/image-hosting-for-ai-agents)[March 2026 ## Introducing PixelVault Image hosting built for AI agents. Why we built it, how it works, and why it's free to start. ](/blog/introducing-pixelvault)