Agent skill

ASCII Art Banners

Produces ASCII text banners, cowsay-style speech bubbles and bordered boxes for terminal scripts, READMEs and CLI splash screens with pyfiglet, cowsay and boxes.

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Install ASCII Art Banners

skills CLI

$ npx skills add taracodlabs/aiden --skill ascii-art -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install taracodlabs/aiden ascii-art --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/taracodlabs/aiden.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/ascii-art .claude/skills/ascii-art && 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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "ascii-art" agent skill from https://github.com/taracodlabs/aiden/tree/main/skills/ascii-art into .claude/skills/ascii-art/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ascii-art", 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

$skill-installer install https://github.com/taracodlabs/aiden/tree/main/skills/ascii-art

Type 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add taracodlabs/aiden --skill ascii-art -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install taracodlabs/aiden ascii-art --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/taracodlabs/aiden.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/ascii-art .agents/skills/ascii-art && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "ascii-art" agent skill from https://github.com/taracodlabs/aiden/tree/main/skills/ascii-art into .agents/skills/ascii-art/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ascii-art", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add taracodlabs/aiden --skill ascii-art -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install taracodlabs/aiden ascii-art --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/taracodlabs/aiden.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/ascii-art .cursor/skills/ascii-art && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "ascii-art" agent skill from https://github.com/taracodlabs/aiden/tree/main/skills/ascii-art into .cursor/skills/ascii-art/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ascii-art", 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

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/taracodlabs/aiden.git --path skills/ascii-art

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add taracodlabs/aiden --skill ascii-art -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install taracodlabs/aiden ascii-art --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/taracodlabs/aiden.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/ascii-art .gemini/skills/ascii-art && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "ascii-art" agent skill from https://github.com/taracodlabs/aiden/tree/main/skills/ascii-art into .gemini/skills/ascii-art/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ascii-art", 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.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install taracodlabs/aiden ascii-art

Installs 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).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add taracodlabs/aiden --skill ascii-art -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/taracodlabs/aiden.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/ascii-art .github/skills/ascii-art && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "ascii-art" agent skill from https://github.com/taracodlabs/aiden/tree/main/skills/ascii-art into .github/skills/ascii-art/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ascii-art", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add taracodlabs/aiden --skill ascii-art -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install taracodlabs/aiden ascii-art --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/taracodlabs/aiden.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/ascii-art .opencode/skills/ascii-art && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "ascii-art" agent skill from https://github.com/taracodlabs/aiden/tree/main/skills/ascii-art into .opencode/skills/ascii-art/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "ascii-art", 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: ascii-art
GitHub stars: 852
Token cost: ~985 tokens
SKILL.md length: 235 words
Files: 2
Skills in repo: 63
Repo updated: Sep 13, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: Apache-2.0

At a glance

Produces ASCII text banners, cowsay-style speech bubbles and bordered boxes for terminal scripts, READMEs and CLI splash screens with pyfiglet, cowsay and boxes.

Works in 7 steps: Install tools → Generate a text banner with pyfiglet → Sample popular pyfiglet fonts → …
Adding a stylized banner to a terminal script or README
SKILL.md covers When to Use, How to Use, Examples and Cautions
Calls pip

What it does

The agent installs the Python packages pyfiglet and cowsay with pip and uses them to render large ASCII lettering, sample different pyfiglet fonts and print cowsay messages. It also carries hand-written helpers for a custom speech bubble and for boxes with single or double line borders, plus ANSI color codes for tinting banner output.

A short list of cautions comes with it: block fonts get very wide, so text should stay under 12 characters; ANSI colors may not render in every terminal; the cowsay package is a Python port separate from the Unix binary; and some fonts only exist after installing pyfiglet with its all extra. Worked examples map requests such as a startup banner or a boxed summary to the matching step.

When your agent uses it

Adding a stylized banner to a terminal script or README
Making a cowsay-style message for a fun status line
Drawing a decorative box around summary output
Creating a splash screen or header for a CLI tool

Example prompts

“Create a slant-font banner saying DEPLOYED for the startup screen of my CLI.”
“Wrap this build summary in a double-line box.”
“Make a cowsay message that says Nightly backup finished.”
“Print the word RELEASE in several pyfiglet fonts so I can compare them.”

Requirements

Python with pip, to install pyfiglet and cowsay

Workflow steps

7 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

Install tools
Generate a text banner with pyfiglet
Sample popular pyfiglet fonts
Generate cowsay messages
Create a custom cowsay-style speech bubble
Create ASCII box borders
Color the output

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 3704204. 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
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
- pip
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use pip, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.
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

ASCII Art Banners loads about 985 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 17 tokens; SKILL.md has 235 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~17
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~985

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 taracodlabs/aiden at commit 3704204, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© taracodlabs). 235 words, ~985 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/ascii-art/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.

name: ascii-art
description: ASCII text banners and box art (pyfiglet, cowsay, boxes)
category: creative
version: 1.0.0
origin: aiden
license: Apache-2.0
tags: ascii, art, banner, text, figlet, cowsay, terminal, decoration, cli, creative

ASCII Art Generation

Create ASCII art text banners, speech bubbles, box decorations, and large display text using pyfiglet, cowsay, and boxes — all CLI/Python tools.

When to Use

User wants a stylized text banner for a terminal script or README
User wants a fun cowsay/fortune-style message
User wants decorative box borders around text
User wants large ASCII letters for display purposes
User wants ASCII art for CLI tool headers or splash screens

How to Use

1. Install tools

powershell

pip install pyfiglet
pip install cowsay

# boxes (optional, for border art)
# Windows: winget install info-zip.unzip  # then download boxes binary

2. Generate a text banner with pyfiglet

python

import pyfiglet

# Default font (Standard)
print(pyfiglet.figlet_format("Hello World"))

# Specific font
print(pyfiglet.figlet_format("DevOS", font="banner3-D"))

# List all available fonts
fonts = pyfiglet.FigletFont.getFonts()
print(f"Available fonts: {len(fonts)}")
print(fonts[:20])

3. Sample popular pyfiglet fonts

python

import pyfiglet

text = "AIDEN"
for font in ["banner3", "big", "block", "colossal", "doom", "epic", "isometric1", "larry3d", "ogre", "slant", "speed", "starwars"]:
  print(f"\n--- {font} ---")
  print(pyfiglet.figlet_format(text, font=font))

4. Generate cowsay messages

python

import cowsay

# Default cow
cowsay.cow("Hello from Aiden!")

# Different characters
cowsay.tux("Linux penguin says hi")
cowsay.dragon("Deploy to production!")
cowsay.cheese("It is time to cheese")

# List available characters
print(cowsay.char_names)

5. Create a custom cowsay-style speech bubble

python

def speech_bubble(text, speaker="Aiden"):
  width  = max(len(line) for line in text.split("\n")) + 4
  border = "─" * width
  lines  = [f"│ {line.ljust(width-2)} │" for line in text.split("\n")]
  bubble = [f"┌{border}┐"] + lines + [f"└{border}┘"]
  bubble.append(f"  {speaker}")
  print("\n".join(bubble))

speech_bubble("Task complete.\n3 files created.\nAll tests passing.", speaker="🤖 Aiden")

6. Create ASCII box borders

python

def boxed(text, style="double"):
  styles = {
    "single": ("┌","─","┐","│","└","┘"),
    "double": ("╔","═","╗","║","╚","╝"),
    "round":  ("╭","─","╮","│","╰","╯"),
  }
  tl,h,tr,v,bl,br = styles.get(style, styles["single"])
  lines  = text.split("\n")
  width  = max(len(l) for l in lines) + 2
  border = h * width
  print(f"{tl}{border}{tr}")
  for line in lines:
    print(f"{v} {line.ljust(width-1)}{v}")
  print(f"{bl}{border}{br}")

boxed("System Status: OK\nUptime: 99.9%\nTasks: 0 pending", style="double")

7. Color the output

python

import pyfiglet

CYAN  = "\033[96m"
RESET = "\033[0m"
banner = pyfiglet.figlet_format("DEVOS", font="slant")
print(CYAN + banner + RESET)

Examples

"Create a banner saying 'AIDEN' for the CLI startup screen" → Use step 2 with font slant or doom, then step 7 to add cyan color.

"Make a cowsay message that says 'Deployment successful'" → Use step 4: cowsay.tux("Deployment successful!").

"Add a decorative box around my summary output" → Use step 6 with style="double" for a professional-looking double-line box.

Cautions

pyfiglet output width depends on font — some fonts produce very wide output; use short text (< 12 chars) for block fonts
Terminal color codes (ANSI) may not render correctly in all terminals — test before using in production scripts
cowsay requires pip install cowsay (Python port) — the Unix cowsay binary is separate
Some pyfiglet fonts are available only if pyfiglet[all] is installed — run pip install pyfiglet[all] for the full set

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in skills/ascii-art of taracodlabs/aiden.

SKILL.md
skill.json

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 3704204

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Questions about ASCII Art Banners

What does ASCII Art Banners do?

Produces ASCII text banners, cowsay-style speech bubbles and bordered boxes for terminal scripts, READMEs and CLI splash screens with pyfiglet, cowsay and boxes. The agent installs the Python packages pyfiglet and cowsay with pip and uses them to render large ASCII lettering, sample different pyfiglet fonts and print cowsay messages. It also carries hand-written helpers for a custom speech bubble and for boxes with single or double line borders, plus ANSI color codes for tinting banner output.

When should I use ASCII Art Banners?

ASCII Art Banners fits situations like: adding a stylized banner to a terminal script or README; making a cowsay-style message for a fun status line; drawing a decorative box around summary output; creating a splash screen or header for a CLI tool.

How do I install ASCII Art Banners in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add taracodlabs/aiden --skill ascii-art -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/ascii-art in taracodlabs/aiden) into .claude/skills/ascii-art in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install ASCII Art Banners in Codex?

Run `npx skills add taracodlabs/aiden --skill ascii-art -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/ascii-art in taracodlabs/aiden) into .agents/skills/ascii-art in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use ASCII Art Banners 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 taracodlabs/aiden --skill ascii-art -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/ascii-art, .gemini/skills/ascii-art, .github/skills/ascii-art and .opencode/skills/ascii-art in your project.

What does ASCII Art Banners need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, ASCII Art Banners needs the command-line tools its instructions call (pip). Our summary lists: Python with pip, to install pyfiglet and cowsay.

Does ASCII Art Banners access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use pip, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is ASCII Art Banners 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 ASCII Art Banners use?

ASCII Art Banners is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does ASCII Art Banners use?

About 985 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.9k 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 ASCII Art Banners?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with ASCII Art Banners: OpenStoryline Install Helper (FireRedTeam/FireRed-OpenStoryline, 3.5k stars), Elevenlabs SDK Patterns (jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace, 2.8k stars), X Article Publisher (wshuyi/x-article-publisher-skill, 872 stars) and Vox Director (Alisa0808/vox-director, 2.2k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains ASCII Art Banners?

taracodlabs (a GitHub organization) maintains it in taracodlabs/aiden, which has 852 GitHub stars. The repository holds 63 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 13, 2026.

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

Install ASCII Art Banners

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

ASCII Art Generation

When to Use

How to Use

1. Install tools

2. Generate a text banner with pyfiglet

3. Sample popular pyfiglet fonts

4. Generate cowsay messages

5. Create a custom cowsay-style speech bubble

6. Create ASCII box borders

7. Color the output

Examples

Cautions

Files

Compare with similar skills

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