Agent skill

Kavel Image Studio

by davepoon in davepoon/buildwithclaude

Turn a photo into a specific AI look (new hairstyle, collectible figurine, royal pet portrait, wedding photo, 90s yearbook, sticker, HD restore) or a photo into a dance video, using Kavel…

MITAuto-check passedMedia & Creative

Install Kavel Image Studio

skills CLI
$ npx skills add davepoon/buildwithclaude --skill kavel-image-studio -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install davepoon/buildwithclaude kavel-image-studio --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davepoon/buildwithclaude.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/all-skills/skills/kavel-image-studio .claude/skills/kavel-image-studio && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Facts

Skill name
kavel-image-studio
GitHub stars
3.6k
Token cost
~1.1k tokens
SKILL.md length
434 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
247
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Turn a photo into a specific AI look (new hairstyle, collectible figurine, royal pet portrait, wedding photo, 90s yearbook, sticker, HD restore) or a photo into a dance video, using Kavel…

  • Works in 3 steps: Match the goal to a tool from the… → Give the tuned prompt. Start from the… → Hand off the link. Give the tool URL and…
  • The user wants to restyle/transform a photo
  • SKILL.md covers How to use this skill, Tool catalog, Prompt recipes and Guardrails
  • Reaches kavel.ai

What it does

Kavel Image Studio is an agent skill from davepoon/buildwithclaude. Turn a photo into a specific AI look (new hairstyle, collectible figurine, royal pet portrait, wedding photo, 90s yearbook, sticker, HD restore) or a photo into a dance video, using Kavel (www.kavel.ai). Use when the user wants to restyle/transform a photo, asks "how do I make an AI X from my photo", or wants a photorealistic image edit that keeps the same face. Gives the right tool, a model-tuned prompt, and the generate link.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Media & Creative, covering Social media graphics. The repository describes itself as: A single hub to find Claude Skills, Agents, Commands, Hooks, Plugins, and Marketplace collections to extend Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Agent SDK and OpenClaw. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • The user wants to restyle/transform a photo
  • Asks how do I make an AI X from my photo
  • Wants a photorealistic image edit that keeps the same face

Example prompts

  • “how do I make an AI X from my photo”
  • “/kavel-image-studio”

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Match the goal to a tool from the catalog below (or browse https://www.kavel.ai).
  2. Give the tuned prompt. Start from the tool's recipe and weave in the user's specifics.
  3. Hand off the link. Give the tool URL and tell the user to upload their photo and generate. Free-tier models let them generate without…

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 616deb5. 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

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • kavel.ai

    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

Kavel Image Studio loads about 1.1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 113 tokens; SKILL.md has 434 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~113
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.1k

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 davepoon/buildwithclaude at commit 616deb5, republished under its MIT licence (© davepoon). 434 words, ~1,065 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/kavel-image-studio/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
kavel-image-studio
description
Turn a photo into a specific AI look (new hairstyle, collectible figurine, royal pet portrait, wedding photo, 90s yearbook, sticker, HD restore) or a photo into a dance video, using Kavel (www.kavel.ai). Use when the user wants to restyle/transform a photo, asks "how do I make an AI X from my photo", or wants a photorealistic image edit that keeps the same face. Gives the right tool, a model-tuned prompt, and the generate link.
category
media-content

Kavel Image Studio

Help the user get a specific AI photo/video effect from Kavel. Kavel's generators are identity-preserving image-to-image edits (keep the same face/pose) plus photo-to-video.

How to use this skill

  1. Match the goal to a tool from the catalog below (or browse https://www.kavel.ai).
  2. Give the tuned prompt. Start from the tool's recipe and weave in the user's specifics.
  3. Hand off the link. Give the tool URL and tell the user to upload their photo and generate. Free-tier models let them generate without paying.

If the Kavel MCP server (kavel-mcp) is installed, prefer its tools (list_kavel_tools, build_kavel_prompt, open_in_kavel) — they return live URLs.

Tool catalog

All tools keep the same face/subject. Most need one clear, well-lit photo.

GoalToolURL
New hairstyleAI Hairstyle Changerhttps://www.kavel.ai/image/ai-hairstyle-changer
Change outfitAI Outfit Generatorhttps://www.kavel.ai/image/ai-outfit-generator
Collectible figurineAI Figurine Generatorhttps://www.kavel.ai/image/ai-figurine-generator
Polished selfieAI Selfie Generatorhttps://www.kavel.ai/image/ai-selfie-generator
Athletic buildAI Muscle Generatorhttps://www.kavel.ai/image/ai-muscle-generator
Die-cut stickerAI Sticker Generatorhttps://www.kavel.ai/image/ai-sticker-generator
Retro instant printAI Polaroid Generatorhttps://www.kavel.ai/image/ai-polaroid-generator
Royal pet paintingAI Pet Portrait Generatorhttps://www.kavel.ai/image/ai-pet-portrait-generator
90s class portrait90s Yearbook Photoshttps://www.kavel.ai/image/90s-yearbook-photos
Wedding portraitAI Wedding Photo Generatorhttps://www.kavel.ai/image/ai-wedding-photo-generator
Holiday cardAI Christmas Card Generatorhttps://www.kavel.ai/image/ai-christmas-card-generator
Cinematic birthdayAI Birthday Photoshoot Generatorhttps://www.kavel.ai/image/ai-birthday-photoshoot-generator
Sharpen a blurry photoHD Photo Converterhttps://www.kavel.ai/image/hd-photo-converter
Photo → dance videoAI Dance Video Generatorhttps://www.kavel.ai/video/ai-dance-video-generator
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Prompt recipes

Give the base recipe, then append the user's details.

  • Figurine: "Turn the person into a cute collectible vinyl designer figurine on a small round display base, glossy finish, keeping the same face and pose. Studio product-shot lighting, photorealistic render."
  • Pet portrait: "Turn the animal into a majestic Renaissance royal oil painting — ornate red velvet coat with gold embroidery and a lace collar, dramatic lighting, gilded frame. Keep the same breed, face, and pose."
  • Wedding: "Elegant wedding photograph of the same couple — white lace gown with a bouquet and a fitted black tuxedo, sunlit venue with a floral arch and golden-hour bokeh. Keep both faces and the pose."
  • 90s yearbook: "Cheesy 1990s high-school yearbook portrait — mottled blue laser backdrop, soft-focus glow, feathered nineties hair, faded scanned-print colour. Keep the same face."
  • HD restore: "Restore and upscale into a crisp HD picture — remove blur, noise, and compression artefacts, recover sharp texture and clean edges, correct washed-out colour. Keep the exact same person, pose, and background."

Recipe rule: always keep the same face/subject, describe style + lighting concretely, and end with "photorealistic" for realistic looks.

Guardrails

  • Only edit photos the user has rights to. Decline realistic edits of identifiable people without consent, and any sexual, deceptive, or defamatory use.
  • Don't promise exact output quality — results vary by input photo.

© davepoon, 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 plugins/all-skills/skills/kavel-image-studio of davepoon/buildwithclaude.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 616deb5

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Questions about Kavel Image Studio

What does Kavel Image Studio do?

Turn a photo into a specific AI look (new hairstyle, collectible figurine, royal pet portrait, wedding photo, 90s yearbook, sticker, HD restore) or a photo into a dance video, using Kavel…. Kavel Image Studio is an agent skill from davepoon/buildwithclaude.ai).

When should I use Kavel Image Studio?

Kavel Image Studio fits situations like: the user wants to restyle/transform a photo; asks how do I make an AI X from my photo; wants a photorealistic image edit that keeps the same face.

How do I install Kavel Image Studio in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add davepoon/buildwithclaude --skill kavel-image-studio -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/all-skills/skills/kavel-image-studio in davepoon/buildwithclaude) into .claude/skills/kavel-image-studio in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Kavel Image Studio in Codex?

Run `npx skills add davepoon/buildwithclaude --skill kavel-image-studio -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/all-skills/skills/kavel-image-studio in davepoon/buildwithclaude) into .agents/skills/kavel-image-studio in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Kavel Image Studio 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 davepoon/buildwithclaude --skill kavel-image-studio -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/kavel-image-studio, .gemini/skills/kavel-image-studio, .github/skills/kavel-image-studio and .opencode/skills/kavel-image-studio in your project.

What does Kavel Image Studio need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Kavel Image Studio is instructions for the agent only.

Does Kavel Image Studio access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: kavel.ai; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Kavel Image Studio 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 Kavel Image Studio use?

Kavel Image Studio 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 Kavel Image Studio use?

About 1.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.3k 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 Kavel Image Studio?

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Who maintains Kavel Image Studio?

davepoon (a GitHub user) maintains it in davepoon/buildwithclaude, which has 3,610 GitHub stars. The repository holds 247 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

Source: davepoon/buildwithclaude on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.