Smart Illustrator
axtonliu/smart-illustrator
Generates article illustrations, batch slide infographics and cover images from your text, using Gemini, Mermaid or Excalidraw engines and a prompt-only mode.
Designs and directs the visual assets that carry content — carousels, infographics, quote graphics, diagrams, and social imagery — including the generation prompts where they are AI-produced.
Install Visual Content
$ npx skills add cbrock84/headcount --skill visual-content -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install cbrock84/headcount visual-content --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/cbrock84/headcount.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/marketing/skills/visual-content .claude/skills/visual-content && 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 "visual-content" agent skill from https://github.com/cbrock84/headcount/tree/main/plugins/marketing/skills/visual-content into .claude/skills/visual-content/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "visual-content", 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/cbrock84/headcount/tree/main/plugins/marketing/skills/visual-contentType 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 cbrock84/headcount --skill visual-content -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install cbrock84/headcount visual-content --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/cbrock84/headcount.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/marketing/skills/visual-content .agents/skills/visual-content && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "visual-content" agent skill from https://github.com/cbrock84/headcount/tree/main/plugins/marketing/skills/visual-content into .agents/skills/visual-content/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "visual-content", 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 cbrock84/headcount --skill visual-content -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install cbrock84/headcount visual-content --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/cbrock84/headcount.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/marketing/skills/visual-content .cursor/skills/visual-content && 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 "visual-content" agent skill from https://github.com/cbrock84/headcount/tree/main/plugins/marketing/skills/visual-content into .cursor/skills/visual-content/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "visual-content", 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/cbrock84/headcount.git --path plugins/marketing/skills/visual-content--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 cbrock84/headcount --skill visual-content -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install cbrock84/headcount visual-content --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/cbrock84/headcount.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/marketing/skills/visual-content .gemini/skills/visual-content && 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 "visual-content" agent skill from https://github.com/cbrock84/headcount/tree/main/plugins/marketing/skills/visual-content into .gemini/skills/visual-content/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "visual-content", 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 cbrock84/headcount visual-contentInstalls 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 cbrock84/headcount --skill visual-content -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/cbrock84/headcount.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/marketing/skills/visual-content .github/skills/visual-content && 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 "visual-content" agent skill from https://github.com/cbrock84/headcount/tree/main/plugins/marketing/skills/visual-content into .github/skills/visual-content/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "visual-content", 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 cbrock84/headcount --skill visual-content -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install cbrock84/headcount visual-content --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/cbrock84/headcount.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/marketing/skills/visual-content .opencode/skills/visual-content && 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 "visual-content" agent skill from https://github.com/cbrock84/headcount/tree/main/plugins/marketing/skills/visual-content into .opencode/skills/visual-content/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "visual-content", 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
visual-content- GitHub stars
- 2k
- Token cost
- ~787 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 435 words
- Files
- 2 (incl. references)
- Skills in repo
- 177
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Designs and directs the visual assets that carry content — carousels, infographics, quote graphics, diagrams, and social imagery — including the generation prompts where they are AI-produced.
- Tasks that involve Infographics
- SKILL.md covers The format follows the…, Carousels, Infographics and diagrams and Designing for the actual context, plus 3 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
- Tasks that involve Diagrams
What it does
Visual Content is an agent skill from cbrock84/headcount. Designs and directs the visual assets that carry content — carousels, infographics, quote graphics, diagrams, and social imagery — including the generation prompts where they are AI-produced. Use this to turn a written piece into a visual format, design a carousel or infographic, create social graphics, or fix visuals that are not stopping the scroll.
Its SKILL.md is about 790 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including reference files (for example `references/sources.md`).
It sits in Media & Creative, covering Infographics, Diagrams and Social media graphics. The repository describes itself as: An agent organization structured as a company — 15+ departments, 125+ skills, each independently installable, citing the standards and regulators that settle the question. Runs… The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Infographics
- Tasks that involve Diagrams
- Tasks that involve Social media graphics
Example prompts
- “Use the visual-content skill to design and directs the visual assets that carry content — carousels, infographics, quote graphics, diagrams, and…”
- “/visual-content”
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 98d1c17. 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
Visual Content loads about 787 tokens when it runs, and up to ~1k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 92 tokens; SKILL.md has 435 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 cbrock84/headcount at commit 98d1c17, republished under its MIT licence (© cbrock84). 435 words, ~787 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/visual-content/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- visual-content
- description
- Designs and directs the visual assets that carry content — carousels, infographics, quote graphics, diagrams, and social imagery — including the generation prompts where they are AI-produced. Use this to turn a written piece into a visual format, design a carousel or infographic, create social graphics, or fix visuals that are not stopping the scroll.
Visual content
The format follows the content's shape
- Sequence or process → carousel. One step per slide, one idea per slide.
- Comparison or relationship → single diagram. A carousel would break what needs to be seen at once.
- A single memorable claim → quote graphic.
- Quantity, trend, or proportion → chart, with one message.
- Anything with more than about seven elements → it is two visuals.
Choosing format by what is fashionable rather than by the content's shape is why so many carousels are a paragraph cut into ten pieces.
Carousels
The first slide is the entire hook — treat it as a headline, not a title card. Every subsequent slide must earn the swipe, which means each ends slightly incomplete.
Consistent template across slides: same margins, same type positions, same palette. Variation across slides reads as error. Number them so the reader knows the commitment.
Last slide lands the idea. A last slide that only says "follow for more" wastes the only slide with guaranteed attention from everyone who finished.
Infographics and diagrams
A diagram earns its place when it shows a relationship prose would take three paragraphs to establish. If it restates the text, cut it.
Label directly on the element. Legends make the reader hold a mapping in memory while looking elsewhere. Strip anything not carrying meaning — decorative gradients, 3D effects, and drop shadows on data.
Designing for the actual context
Almost all of this is seen small, on a phone, in a feed, at speed. Test at that size before finishing. If the headline is not readable at thumbnail scale, it does not exist.
High contrast between subject and background is what stops the scroll. Subtlety is a desktop luxury.
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Where images are generated
Write the prompt as a brief: subject, composition, lighting, palette, mood, and negative constraints. Generate one concept per image. Then check the output actually renders any embedded text correctly and matches the brand palette — generated imagery drifts, and drifted brand color is worse than no brand color.
Sources
references/sources.md in this skill lists the outside authorities that settle the questions
here — what each one is authoritative for, and what you may do with it. Check them before
answering on anything they cover, and cite what you used. Most are free to read and not free
to reproduce; the use note on each is binding.
Never
- Choose a visual format before knowing whether the content is a sequence, a comparison, or a single claim.
- Design at full size for something that will be seen at thumbnail size.
- Put load-bearing information in an image alone. It is unsearchable, untranslatable, and invisible to a screen reader.
© cbrock84, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
SKILL.md and 1 other file (references) in plugins/marketing/skills/visual-content of cbrock84/headcount.
- SKILL.md
- references/sources.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 98d1c17
Compare with similar skills
Visual Content 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visual Content this skillcbrock84/headcount | 2k | — | ~787 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Smart Illustratoraxtonliu/smart-illustrator | 564 | — | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Space Image StudioSpaceZephyr/design-buddy | 174 | — | ~2k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Visual Explainernicobailon/visual-explainer | 10k | — | ~3.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| SEO Image GeneratorAgriciDaniel/claude-seo | 18k | 2 repos | ~2.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Guizang Material Illustrationop7418/guizang-material-illustration | 1.2k | — | ~1.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | None |
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Questions about Visual Content
What does Visual Content do?
Designs and directs the visual assets that carry content — carousels, infographics, quote graphics, diagrams, and social imagery — including the generation prompts where they are AI-produced. Visual Content is an agent skill from cbrock84/headcount. Designs and directs the visual assets that carry content — carousels, infographics, quote graphics, diagrams, and social imagery — including the generation prompts where they are AI-produced.
When should I use Visual Content?
Visual Content fits situations like: tasks that involve Infographics; tasks that involve Diagrams; tasks that involve Social media graphics.
How do I install Visual Content in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add cbrock84/headcount --skill visual-content -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/marketing/skills/visual-content in cbrock84/headcount) into .claude/skills/visual-content in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Visual Content in Codex?
Run `npx skills add cbrock84/headcount --skill visual-content -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/marketing/skills/visual-content in cbrock84/headcount) into .agents/skills/visual-content in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Visual Content 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 cbrock84/headcount --skill visual-content -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/visual-content, .gemini/skills/visual-content, .github/skills/visual-content and .opencode/skills/visual-content in your project.
What does Visual Content need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Visual Content is instructions for the agent only.
Does Visual Content 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 Visual Content 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 Visual Content use?
Visual Content 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 Visual Content use?
About 787 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.1k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 230 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Visual Content?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Visual Content: Smart Illustrator (axtonliu/smart-illustrator, 564 stars), Space Image Studio (SpaceZephyr/design-buddy, 174 stars), Visual Explainer (nicobailon/visual-explainer, 10k stars) and SEO Image Generator (AgriciDaniel/claude-seo, 18k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Visual Content?
cbrock84 (a GitHub user) maintains it in cbrock84/headcount, which has 2,001 GitHub stars. The repository holds 177 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 17, 2026.
Source: cbrock84/headcount on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.