# Image helpers

See {doc}`../images` and {doc}`../building-images` for complete programs.
These helpers use the same connection sources as the sandbox factory.
A supplied client, cache, or store remains owned by the caller.

```{eval-rst}
.. automodule:: contree_sdk.images
   :members: sync_import_image, async_import_image, sync_build_image, async_build_image, image_cache_directory
   :member-order: bysource
```