Feature Request: @-Reference Tagging for Images
OpenAI Developer Community
May 31, 2026
ChatGPT’s image editing workflow would benefit from a Higgsfield-style @ reference system that allows users to explicitly target attached images in prompts.
Example:
* @ref1 = face source
* @ref2 = clothing source
* @ref3 = environment source
* @ref4 = lighting source
This would eliminate ambiguity in multi-image editing tasks such as face swaps, character turnarounds, style sheets, vehicle redesigns, prop design, and continuity work. The current “reference 1/reference 2” approach becomes cumbersome when many images are attached. Explicit @ tagging would improve precision, consistency, and editing reliability.
Discussion in the ATmosphere