Photo Abstract Editorial
ZzzLc0405/photo-abstract-editorial
Creates one vertical editorial image from an uploaded photo, keeping the photo untouched and adding an abstract panel and short English title derived from it.
Generates one finished retro CRT computer-interface illustration from a portrait, photo, creature, object or theme, as an exaggerated 1980s bitmap caricature.
Install CRT Interface Illustration
$ npx skills add TaiT-tt/tait-crt-interface-skill --skill tait-crt-interface-skill -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install TaiT-tt/tait-crt-interface-skill tait-crt-interface-skill --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "tait-crt-interface-skill" agent skill from https://github.com/TaiT-tt/tait-crt-interface-skill/tree/main into .claude/skills/tait-crt-interface-skill/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tait-crt-interface-skill", 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.
$ npx skills add TaiT-tt/tait-crt-interface-skill --skill tait-crt-interface-skill -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install TaiT-tt/tait-crt-interface-skill tait-crt-interface-skill --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "tait-crt-interface-skill" agent skill from https://github.com/TaiT-tt/tait-crt-interface-skill/tree/main into .agents/skills/tait-crt-interface-skill/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tait-crt-interface-skill", 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 TaiT-tt/tait-crt-interface-skill --skill tait-crt-interface-skill -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install TaiT-tt/tait-crt-interface-skill tait-crt-interface-skill --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "tait-crt-interface-skill" agent skill from https://github.com/TaiT-tt/tait-crt-interface-skill/tree/main into .cursor/skills/tait-crt-interface-skill/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tait-crt-interface-skill", 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.
$ npx skills add TaiT-tt/tait-crt-interface-skill --skill tait-crt-interface-skill -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install TaiT-tt/tait-crt-interface-skill tait-crt-interface-skill --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "tait-crt-interface-skill" agent skill from https://github.com/TaiT-tt/tait-crt-interface-skill/tree/main into .gemini/skills/tait-crt-interface-skill/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tait-crt-interface-skill", 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 TaiT-tt/tait-crt-interface-skill tait-crt-interface-skillInstalls 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 TaiT-tt/tait-crt-interface-skill --skill tait-crt-interface-skill -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "tait-crt-interface-skill" agent skill from https://github.com/TaiT-tt/tait-crt-interface-skill/tree/main into .github/skills/tait-crt-interface-skill/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tait-crt-interface-skill", 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 TaiT-tt/tait-crt-interface-skill --skill tait-crt-interface-skill -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install TaiT-tt/tait-crt-interface-skill tait-crt-interface-skill --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "tait-crt-interface-skill" agent skill from https://github.com/TaiT-tt/tait-crt-interface-skill/tree/main into .opencode/skills/tait-crt-interface-skill/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tait-crt-interface-skill", 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
tait-crt-interface-skill- GitHub stars
- 519
- Token cost
- ~9.4k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 4,893 words
- Files
- 35 (incl. scripts, references, assets)
- Skills in repo
- 1
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- None found
At a glance
Generates one finished retro CRT computer-interface illustration from a portrait, photo, creature, object or theme, as an exaggerated 1980s bitmap caricature.
- Works in 4 steps: Abstraction Blueprint → Attention and Interface Geometry → Color and Pixel Construction → …
- Turning a portrait or group photo into a retro CRT-style illustration
- SKILL.md covers Mode Policy, Execution Profile Gate, Two-Stage Intake Gate and Optional Style Preset Router, plus 8 more sections
- Runs Python scripts from its folder
What it does
An image-generation skill, written for Codex, that redraws uploaded or described subjects as a circa-1980s bitmap editorial caricature set beneath early Macintosh or Minitel-style windows, with barrel-curved CRT edges and a fixed title-bar signature. Before generating, it runs a strict two-stage intake to settle a palette, either named or taken from your image, and an aspect ratio, unless you supply them.
The agent picks an execution profile from the capabilities it can see. With Codex tooling and local scripts it runs scripts/finalize_crt.py on the generated image. Otherwise it compiles those requirements into a single prompt and returns the generated image directly, and with no image generation available it stops with an unsupported-environment message. It generates once, inspects once and returns one image. Optional Chinese presets 街头怪诞, 巨像符号 and 冷面几何 are supported, and the agent does not ask you to choose a preset.
When your agent uses it
- Turning a portrait or group photo into a retro CRT-style illustration
- Making a 1980s-style interface caricature of an object or a described theme
- Producing one stylized image with a chosen palette and aspect ratio
Example prompts
- “Turn this team photo into a retro CRT interface illustration in a green and amber palette.”
- “Make a 1980s Macintosh-style caricature of a pet cat, in a 4:5 ratio.”
- “Create a CRT illustration of a lighthouse using the 街头怪诞 preset.”
Requirements
- An image-generation capability in the agent
- Python with Pillow, for the finalize step in the full Codex profile
Workflow steps
4 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
- Abstraction Blueprint
- Attention and Interface Geometry
- Color and Pixel Construction
- CRT Signal Surface
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 6bd76c9. 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
Ships 1 file in scripts/ (Python, from the files we listed), which the agent can run.
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
CRT Interface Illustration loads about 9.4k tokens when it runs, and up to ~14k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 241 tokens; SKILL.md has 4,893 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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.
SKILL.md
Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 4,893 words (~9,432 tokens).
“Use one shared content pipeline with two capability-gated execution profiles. Resolve the profile once, parse any optional named style preset, resolve palette, resolve ratio, inspect once, anchor the subject roster, build one abstraction blueprint, apply the matching preset recipe or…”
- name
- tait-crt-interface-skill
Files
SKILL.md and 34 other files (scripts, references, assets) in the repository root of TaiT-tt/tait-crt-interface-skill.
- SKILL.md
- .DS_Store
- .gitattributes
- README.md
- agents/openai.yaml
- assets/banner.png
- assets/tait-crt-interface-color-card.png
- references/palettes.md
- references/requirements.md
- references/style-presets.md
- scripts/finalize_crt.py
- 生成示例/参考图/参考图01.png
- 生成示例/参考图/参考图02.png
- 生成示例/参考图/参考图03.png
- 生成示例/参考图/参考图04.png
- … and 20 more
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 6bd76c9
Compare with similar skills
CRT Interface Illustration 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRT Interface Illustration this skillTaiT-tt/tait-crt-interface-skill | 519 | — | ~9.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Photo Abstract EditorialZzzLc0405/photo-abstract-editorial | 5.9k | — | ~815 | Automated safety check: Pass | Proprietary | |
| Scene Distillation Zine PosterZeejay0/gathered-scenes-zine-skill | 5.4k | — | ~7.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Surreal Pop Collage2998980-hue/surreal-pop-collage | 337 | 1 repos | ~780 | Automated safety check: Warn | MIT | |
| Image PromptKiyoraka/Project-AI-MemoryCore | 374 | — | ~2.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Skywork Designaiskillstore/marketplace | 433 | 1 repos | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | None |
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Questions about CRT Interface Illustration
What does CRT Interface Illustration do?
Generates one finished retro CRT computer-interface illustration from a portrait, photo, creature, object or theme, as an exaggerated 1980s bitmap caricature. An image-generation skill, written for Codex, that redraws uploaded or described subjects as a circa-1980s bitmap editorial caricature set beneath early Macintosh or Minitel-style windows, with barrel-curved CRT edges and a fixed title-bar signature. Before generating, it runs a strict two-stage intake to settle a palette, either named or taken from your image, and an aspect ratio, unless you supply them.
When should I use CRT Interface Illustration?
CRT Interface Illustration fits situations like: turning a portrait or group photo into a retro CRT-style illustration; making a 1980s-style interface caricature of an object or a described theme; producing one stylized image with a chosen palette and aspect ratio.
How do I install CRT Interface Illustration in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add TaiT-tt/tait-crt-interface-skill --skill tait-crt-interface-skill -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (the TaiT-tt/tait-crt-interface-skill repository) into .claude/skills/tait-crt-interface-skill in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install CRT Interface Illustration in Codex?
Run `npx skills add TaiT-tt/tait-crt-interface-skill --skill tait-crt-interface-skill -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (the TaiT-tt/tait-crt-interface-skill repository) into .agents/skills/tait-crt-interface-skill in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use CRT Interface Illustration 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 TaiT-tt/tait-crt-interface-skill --skill tait-crt-interface-skill -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/tait-crt-interface-skill, .gemini/skills/tait-crt-interface-skill, .github/skills/tait-crt-interface-skill and .opencode/skills/tait-crt-interface-skill in your project.
What does CRT Interface Illustration need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, CRT Interface Illustration needs Python for the scripts in its folder. Our summary lists: An image-generation capability in the agent; Python with Pillow, for the finalize step in the full Codex profile.
Does CRT Interface Illustration 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 CRT Interface Illustration 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. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.
What licence does CRT Interface Illustration use?
No licence was found for CRT Interface Illustration or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
How many tokens does CRT Interface Illustration use?
About 9.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 38k 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 4.5k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to CRT Interface Illustration?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with CRT Interface Illustration: Photo Abstract Editorial (ZzzLc0405/photo-abstract-editorial, 5.9k stars), Scene Distillation Zine Poster (Zeejay0/gathered-scenes-zine-skill, 5.4k stars), Surreal Pop Collage (2998980-hue/surreal-pop-collage, 337 stars) and Image Prompt (Kiyoraka/Project-AI-MemoryCore, 374 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains CRT Interface Illustration?
TaiT-tt (a GitHub user) maintains it in TaiT-tt/tait-crt-interface-skill, which has 519 GitHub stars. The repository was last updated on August 11, 2026.
Source: TaiT-tt/tait-crt-interface-skill on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.