Is there any way to use a photo optimization plugin here?

Question

gulp.js

In general, there is an assets folder, here are its contents:

Contents of the assets folder

And there is a task that moves all files:

const { src, dest } = require('gulp')

module.exports = function assets () {
  return src('./app/assets/**/*', { nodir: true })
    .pipe(dest('./dist/assets'))
}

Is it possible to shove a photo optimization plugin here? And create webp?

Or is it necessary to start a new task for this and go through photos only?