Algorithmic Art with p5.js
anthropics/skills
Creates original generative art in two steps: a written algorithmic philosophy, then a p5.js sketch with seeded randomness and an interactive viewer for exploring parameters.
Creates an unexpected creative deliverable by reading the other available skills, picking one to three and combining them into a single cohesive artifact.
Install Surprise Me Creative Mashup
$ npx skills add bytedance/deer-flow --skill surprise-me -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install bytedance/deer-flow surprise-me --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bytedance/deer-flow.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/public/surprise-me .claude/skills/surprise-me && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "surprise-me" agent skill from https://github.com/bytedance/deer-flow/tree/main/skills/public/surprise-me into .claude/skills/surprise-me/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "surprise-me", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/bytedance/deer-flow/tree/main/skills/public/surprise-meType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add bytedance/deer-flow --skill surprise-me -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install bytedance/deer-flow surprise-me --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bytedance/deer-flow.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/public/surprise-me .agents/skills/surprise-me && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "surprise-me" agent skill from https://github.com/bytedance/deer-flow/tree/main/skills/public/surprise-me into .agents/skills/surprise-me/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "surprise-me", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add bytedance/deer-flow --skill surprise-me -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install bytedance/deer-flow surprise-me --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bytedance/deer-flow.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/public/surprise-me .cursor/skills/surprise-me && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "surprise-me" agent skill from https://github.com/bytedance/deer-flow/tree/main/skills/public/surprise-me into .cursor/skills/surprise-me/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "surprise-me", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/bytedance/deer-flow.git --path skills/public/surprise-me--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add bytedance/deer-flow --skill surprise-me -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install bytedance/deer-flow surprise-me --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bytedance/deer-flow.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/public/surprise-me .gemini/skills/surprise-me && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "surprise-me" agent skill from https://github.com/bytedance/deer-flow/tree/main/skills/public/surprise-me into .gemini/skills/surprise-me/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "surprise-me", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install bytedance/deer-flow surprise-meInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add bytedance/deer-flow --skill surprise-me -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bytedance/deer-flow.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/public/surprise-me .github/skills/surprise-me && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "surprise-me" agent skill from https://github.com/bytedance/deer-flow/tree/main/skills/public/surprise-me into .github/skills/surprise-me/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "surprise-me", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add bytedance/deer-flow --skill surprise-me -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install bytedance/deer-flow surprise-me --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bytedance/deer-flow.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/public/surprise-me .opencode/skills/surprise-me && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "surprise-me" agent skill from https://github.com/bytedance/deer-flow/tree/main/skills/public/surprise-me into .opencode/skills/surprise-me/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "surprise-me", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
surprise-me- GitHub stars
- 84k
- Used in
- 3 other repos
- Token cost
- ~658 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 322 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 23
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Creates an unexpected creative deliverable by reading the other available skills, picking one to three and combining them into a single cohesive artifact.
- Works in 5 steps: Discover Available Skills → Plan the Surprise → Fallback — No Other Skills Available → …
- You ask the agent to surprise you with something creative
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
- You are bored and want an unexpected showcase
What it does
When someone asks to be surprised, or is bored or wants inspiration, the agent reads every skill listed as available, selects one to three and designs a creative mashup that produces a single cohesive deliverable instead of separate demos. Examples include a presentation about algorithmic art or a research report turned into a slide deck.
Planning favors visual impact and emotional delight over information density, and draws on the user's known interests from memory when available. Theme ideas include something tied to today's date or news, a small project the user did not ask for, a playful what-if, a data and design artifact, or an interactive HTML or React experience.
If no other skills exist, three fallbacks apply: a designed HTML artifact built from an interesting news story, a single-page interactive experience such as generative art, a mini-game or an animated infographic, or a personalized artifact from known user context. The agent then follows each chosen skill's instructions, combines the outputs and reveals the result with a short teaser and minimal explanation.
When your agent uses it
- You ask the agent to surprise you with something creative
- You are bored and want an unexpected showcase
- You want a single piece that combines several installed skills
Example prompts
- “Surprise me with something creative using whatever skills you have.”
- “I'm bored. Make me something interesting and unexpected.”
- “Give me something I did not ask for but would love, combining a couple of your skills.”
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 8a3350a. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Surprise Me Creative Mashup loads about 658 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 89 tokens; SKILL.md has 322 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from bytedance/deer-flow at commit 8a3350a, republished under its MIT licence (© bytedance). 322 words, ~658 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/surprise-me/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- surprise-me
- description
- Create a delightful, unexpected "wow" experience for the user by dynamically discovering and creatively combining other enabled skills. Triggers when the user says "surprise me" or any request expressing a desire for an unexpected creative showcase. Also triggers when the user is bored, wants inspiration, or asks for "something interesting".
Surprise Me
Deliver an unexpected, delightful experience by dynamically discovering available skills and combining them creatively.
Workflow
Step 1: Discover Available Skills
Read all the skills listed in the <available_skills>.
Step 2: Plan the Surprise
Select 1 to 3 skills and design a creative mashup. The goal is a single cohesive deliverable, not separate demos.
Creative combination principles:
- Juxtapose skills in unexpected ways (e.g., a presentation about algorithmic art, a research report turned into a slide deck, a styled doc with canvas-designed illustrations)
- Incorporate the user's known interests/context from memory if available
- Prioritize visual impact and emotional delight over information density
- The output should feel like a gift — polished, surprising, and fun
Theme ideas (pick or remix):
- Something tied to today's date, season, or trending news
- A mini creative project the user never asked for but would love
- A playful "what if" concept
- An aesthetic artifact combining data + design
- A fun interactive HTML/React experience
Step 3: Fallback — No Other Skills Available
If no other skills are discovered (only surprise-me exists), use one of these fallbacks:
- News-based surprise: Search today's news for a fascinating story, then create a beautifully designed HTML artifact presenting it in a visually striking way
- Interactive HTML experience: Build a creative single-page web experience — generative art, a mini-game, a visual poem, an animated infographic, or an interactive story
- Personalized artifact: Use known user context to create something personal and delightful
Step 4: Execute
- Read the full SKILL.md body of each selected skill
- Follow each skill's instructions for technical execution
- Combine outputs into one cohesive deliverable
- Present the result with minimal preamble — let the work speak for itself
Step 5: Reveal
Present the surprise with minimal spoilers. A short teaser line, then the artifact.
- Good reveal: "I made you something ✨" + [the artifact]
- Bad reveal: "I decided to combine the pptx skill with the canvas-design skill to create a presentation about..." (kills the surprise)
© bytedance, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/public/surprise-me of bytedance/deer-flow.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 8a3350a
Used in 3 other repositories
We found 3 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 3 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in bytedance/deer-flow, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.
Compare with similar skills
Surprise Me Creative Mashup next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surprise Me Creative Mashup this skillbytedance/deer-flow | 84k | 3 repos | ~658 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Algorithmic Art with p5.jsanthropics/skills | 180k | 38 repos | ~4.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Canvas Designanthropics/skills | 180k | 52 repos | ~3k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Photo Abstract EditorialZzzLc0405/photo-abstract-editorial | 5.9k | — | ~815 | Automated safety check: Pass | Proprietary | |
| ManimGL Best Practicesadithya-s-k/manim_skill | 1.2k | 2 repos | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | CC-BY-NC-4.0 | |
| Mono Coloryanliudesign/mono-color-skill | 3.4k | — | ~8.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Surprise Me Creative Mashup
What does Surprise Me Creative Mashup do?
Creates an unexpected creative deliverable by reading the other available skills, picking one to three and combining them into a single cohesive artifact. When someone asks to be surprised, or is bored or wants inspiration, the agent reads every skill listed as available, selects one to three and designs a creative mashup that produces a single cohesive deliverable instead of separate demos. Examples include a presentation about algorithmic art or a research report turned into a slide deck.
When should I use Surprise Me Creative Mashup?
Surprise Me Creative Mashup fits situations like: you ask the agent to surprise you with something creative; you are bored and want an unexpected showcase; you want a single piece that combines several installed skills.
How do I install Surprise Me Creative Mashup in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add bytedance/deer-flow --skill surprise-me -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/public/surprise-me in bytedance/deer-flow) into .claude/skills/surprise-me in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Surprise Me Creative Mashup in Codex?
Run `npx skills add bytedance/deer-flow --skill surprise-me -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/public/surprise-me in bytedance/deer-flow) into .agents/skills/surprise-me in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Surprise Me Creative Mashup in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add bytedance/deer-flow --skill surprise-me -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/surprise-me, .gemini/skills/surprise-me, .github/skills/surprise-me and .opencode/skills/surprise-me in your project.
What does Surprise Me Creative Mashup need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Surprise Me Creative Mashup is instructions for the agent only.
Does Surprise Me Creative Mashup access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Surprise Me Creative Mashup safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Surprise Me Creative Mashup use?
Surprise Me Creative Mashup is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Surprise Me Creative Mashup use?
About 658 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.6k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Surprise Me Creative Mashup?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Surprise Me Creative Mashup: Algorithmic Art with p5.js (anthropics/skills, 180k stars), Canvas Design (anthropics/skills, 180k stars), Photo Abstract Editorial (ZzzLc0405/photo-abstract-editorial, 5.9k stars) and ManimGL Best Practices (adithya-s-k/manim_skill, 1.2k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Surprise Me Creative Mashup?
bytedance (a GitHub organization) maintains it in bytedance/deer-flow, which has 83,674 GitHub stars. The repository holds 23 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 11, 2026.
Source: bytedance/deer-flow on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.